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Russian FA Confident Capello Will Stay Despite PSG Rumors

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:40:00 +0600

MOSCOW. June 20. KAZINFORM Russian Football Association chief Nikolai Tolstykh is confident national team manager Fabio Capello will see out his contract and take Russia to the 2014 World Cup.

The rise of smartphone accidents

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:38:00 +0600

LONDON. June 20. KAZINFORM The problem with much mobile technology is that it's not really designed to be used while you're actually mobile - or at least, not if being mobile demands that you concentrate on something other than your mobile technology.

UK City of Culture 2017 shortlist of four announced

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:25:00 +0600

LONDON. June 20. KAZINFORM Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have made the shortlist to become the UK's second City of Culture in 2017.

Tennis star Serena Williams to raped teen girl: You should have known better

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:45:00 +0600

WASHINGTON. June 20. KAZINFORM Tennis sensation Serena Williams had some blunt words of wisdom and harsh criticism for the 16-year-old girl who was raped by two high school football players in Ohio in August 2012: You kind of brought this on yourself.

So Why Didn't NSA Catch The Tsarnaev Brothers?

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:50:00 +0600

BOSTON. June 20. KAZINFORM Security: With the director of national intelligence defending a program he told Congress didn't exist, the Patriot Act's author says this isn't the targeted surveillance intended and warns of losing needles in a too-big haystack. Edward Snowden is quite possibly a traitor, but we have been caught in a Prism of our own making, outsourcing our national security to 29-year-old unstable contractors, one of nearly 500,000 employees of private firms with access to the government's most sensitive secrets.

Clapping reveals applause is a 'social contagion'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:05:00 +0600

WASHINGTON. June 20. KAZINFORM Researchers found that it takes one or two people to start - and end - a round of applause. The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests. Instead scientists have found that clapping is contagious, and the length of an ovation is influenced by how other members of the crowd behave.

Kazakhstan sculptor creates his masterpieces of silicone

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:19:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - Unusual sculptor has appeared in Kazakhstan, Aidos Esmagambetov creates masterpieces out of silicone. The works of a hyperrealist seem much more alive than those of Madame Tussauds wax museum, the newspaper "Express K" informs in the material under the heading "Tussauds, move on" as of 20 June 2013.

Kindergarten for disabled children will open in Petropavlovsk

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:29:00 +0600

PETROPAVLOVSK. June 20. KAZINFORM - Petropavlovsk by the end of this year is planning to open a kindergarten for kids with disabilities.

EXPO-2017: One of largest «green» projects to be implemented in Akmola region

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:40:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - The construction of "Samal" wind farm in Ereymentau district of Akmola region will be one of the largest foreign investment projects in Kazakhstan carried out under EXPO-2017, the press service of the Akim of the region reports.

Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan reached $ 390 million in 2012

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:36:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Erbolat Dosaev with his Azerbaijani counterpart Shahin Mustafayev took part in the business forum in Aktau, the press service of the Kazakh Ministry reposrts. The sides have taken into consideration prospects for further cooperation between the two countries and implementation of joint business projects.

Khorgos Vice-President Shin sued for corruption

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:49:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - Main Transport Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan in the course of considering the application of "Samruk-Taraz" Foundation has revealed the evidence of corruption in the management of the International Center of Border Cooperation Khorgos ("ICBC "Khorgos"JSC), the press office informs.

Broken heart could lead to a suicide of a young actress in Karaganda

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:07:00 +0600

KARAGANDA. June 20. KAZINFORM - In Karaganda a 26-year-old actress of the Seifullin Kazakh Drama Theater has committed suicide, the press service of the regional Department of Internal Affairs says. The tragedy happened on June 19 before the evening performance. "Artistic director of the theater, trying to find one of the actresses went to look for her. He found the girl dead in a hotel room of the theater, where the young lady stayed. Having attached the iron handle to the shower door, the young woman took her own life, " reads the statement.

Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:12:00 +0600

ROME. June 20. KAZINFORM Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion.

Kazakhmys copper smelting plant to be reconstructed

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - Kazakhmys will stop operation of Zhezkhazgan copper smelteing plant (ZCSP) in connection with its reconstruction.

Kazakh singer and composer to be 1st Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:46:00 +0600

ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM - Famous Kazakh singer and composer, founder of Kazakh ethno-pop group "Urker" Aidos Sagat has become the first Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Agency for Refugees in Kazakhstan. It is reported on Meloman.kz.

Britain to upgrade banking stardard by rigorous regulations

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:20:00 +0600

LONDON. June 20. KAZINFORM Senior bankers found guilty of reckless misconduct in Britain could face prison sentences under harsh rules recommended by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on Wednesday.

Study to link SIM cards with fingerprints

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:57:00 +0600

ABU DHABI. June 20. KAZINFORM Linking a SIM card's number with a customer's fingerprints could be the latest attempt at eliminating anonymous usage of SIM cards. Saudi Call Company and a French company intend to file an integrated study into this possible solution with the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC). The procedure would replace the current one that demands registering the ID number or the iqama (residence permit) number for expats.

US study links pollution to autism risk

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:02:00 +0600

DETROIT. June 20. KAZINFORM Pollutants in the air are known to affect brain development, but the first national study of in utero exposure and autism rates raises new concerns.