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27.04.2011 11:50

Kazakhstan, Russia should join efforts to create and unify modern farming machinery, view

ALMATY. April 27. KAZINFORM /Yekaterian Ionova/ State prize winner of Russia in science and technology Eduard Zhalnin becomes a professor emeritus of the Kazakh National Agrarian University. He is currently giving lectures at this university for the teaching staff and students, candidates for masters' and doctors' degrees.

27.04.2011 11:20

Supercities face high quake risk, UNDP

NEW YORK. Aril 27. KAZINFORM More than half of the world's supercities, with populations of 2-15 million, are at future risk of being affected by nearby magnitude seven or greater earthquakes, warned Eric Calais, Haiti-based seismologist with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

27.04.2011 10:45

London 2012: Olympics tickets deadline expires

LONDON. April 27. KAZINFORM The deadline for buying Olympics tickets has expired, after organisers extended it by an hour due to a last-minute surge in demand.

27.04.2011 09:26

Progress M-10M readies at Baikonur

BAIKONYR. April 27. KAZINFORM /Sara Kabikyzy/ Work at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is underway for the launch of Soyuz flight vehicle with cargo space transport ship Progress M-10M. The start of the spacecraft which is to deliver about 2.5 tons of cargo to the International Space Station is set for April 27 at 19:05 of the Astana time.

27.04.2011 09:04

Fire broke out in Arcelor Mittal Temirtau mine, 319 people evacuated

ASTANA. April 27. KAZINFORM On April 26 a fire broke out in the Kostenko mine of Arcelor Mittal Temirtau JSC in Karaganda. 319 people were evacuated.

27.04.2011 08:56

EU experts suggest creation of procurement supervision agency in Kazakhstan

ALMATY. April 27. KAZINFORM European Union experts recommended Tuesday that Kazakhstan's finance ministry create an agency to supervise public procurement.

27.04.2011 08:12

Education and culture TV channels to be launched in Kazakhstan in 2012

ASTANA. April 27. KAZINFORM Two new TV channels including on education Bilim Arnasy and on culture Madeniet will be launched in Kazakhstan in 2012 and in September of this year accordingly, Minister of Communications and Information Askar Zhumagaliyev announced on his Twitter blog on April 25.

27.04.2011 07:51

Soaring food prices threaten to push mlns of Asians into poverty: ADB

MANILA. April 27. KAZINFORM Resurgent global food prices, which posted record increases in the first two months of 2011, are again threatening to push millions of people in developing Asia into extreme poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report Tuesday.

26.04.2011 14:59

"Night at the Museum" festival in Astana to mark the International Museum Day

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM On May 18, a cultural festival called "Night at the Museum" to mark the International Museum Day will be hosted by the "Atameken (Homeland): Mini-Kazakhstan Map" memorial complex in Astana.

26.04.2011 13:28

Kazakh Government approved new drinking water draft program

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ A new draft program on drinking water and water discharge service "Ak Bulak" for 2011-2020 was presented and approved at today's governmental sitting. According to the program it is planned to provide cities with 100% central water supply system and rural settlements with 80% by 2020 against current 82% and 42.5% correspondingly.

26.04.2011 12:42

Caspian Sea status debated in Baku

BAKU. April 26. KAZINFORM /Arnur Mukhametkarim/ 28th session of the Special Working Group on development of the Convention on the Caspian Sea legal status has started its work today in Baku. It will last for two days, our correspondent reports.

26.04.2011 12:19

Kazakh Majilis, Kyrgyz Parliament signed memo of cooperation

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ The Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan and Zhogorky Kenesh of Kyrgyz Republic signed a memo of cooperation. The signing ceremony took place upon completion of the meeting of Majilis Chairman Ural Mukhamedzhanov and a group of Kyrgyz deputies, led by Parliament Chairman Ahmatbek Keldibekov.

26.04.2011 11:23

Second-tier banks' assets increased by KZT 111.9 bln, Kelimbetov

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ "Assets of the second-tier banks of Kazakhstan increased by KZT 111.9 or 0.9% for the year to date," said Kairat Kelimbetov, Economic Development and Trade Minister of Kazakhstan, in Astana.

26.04.2011 11:05

Int'l reserves exceed USD 71 bln, Kazakh Minister

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ "According to the National Bank's current data as of April 22 the country's international reserves passed USD 71 billion mark," Economic Development and Trade Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov told at today's governmental sitting in Astana.

26.04.2011 10:28

Initially estimated GDP growth made 6.5% in 1Q, Kelimbetov

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ "As the preliminary estimates indicate the country's GDP grew by 6.5% in the first quarter of 2011," Economic Development and Trade Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov told at today's governmental sitting in Astana. "Short-term economic indicator reached 7.1%," the Minister added.

26.04.2011 09:46

SCO military chiefs meet in Shanghai on defense, security

SHANGHAI. April 26. KAZINFORM () -- The military chiefs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agreed in Shanghai on Monday to strengthen defense cooperation.

26.04.2011 09:06

Painter fell down from bridge, drowned in River Ishim

ASTANA. April 26. KAZINFORM A painter fell down from the bridge in Astana into the River Ishim and was drowned, the press service of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry reports.

26.04.2011 08:23

Kazakhstan's 20th anniversary of independence celebrated in Istanbul

ISTANBUL. April 26. KAZINFORM Experts and officials last week discussed recent developments in Kazakhstan and its future at a workshop in İstanbul, where the Central Asian republic's ties with Turkey were also reaffirmed.

25.04.2011 14:01

A.Lukashenko expected in Astana this May

ASTANA. April 25. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ "President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is expected to pay an official visit to Astana at the close of May," Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Belarus to Kazakhstan Valery Brylev said.

25.04.2011 13:35

9 Kazakh air carriers removed from EC black list

ASTANA. April 25. KAZINFORM The European Commission's Air Safety Committee convened early April in Brussels to revise the list of the airlines banned from the European airspace under the Regulation 2111/2005, the Transport and Communications Ministry's press service informs.