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Liverpool, Man City and Barcelona ease into Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» PARIS - Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday, as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.
Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea had nearly doubled in volume since 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution.
Powerful quake hits Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2024
» BEIJING - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday with reports of several injuries and collapsed houses, Chinese state media reported.
Fire at dawn in Kazakhstan hostel kills 13
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan said Thursday that at least 13 people were killed in a fire that broke out at dawn in a hostel in the Central Asian country's largest city Almaty.
OSCE urges more democratic reforms after Kazakh elections
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - International observers on Monday welcomed progress in Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections but said more democratic reforms were needed as the country hopes to turn the page after a brutal crackdown.
Kazakh president cruises to re-election
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was as expected re-elected as leader of Central Asia's largest country in a landslide, months after deadly unrest, according to preliminary results released on Monday.
Presidential vote underway in Kazakhstan after turbulent year
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan on Sunday began voting in presidential elections expected to cement incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's grip on power, months after deadly unrest spurred a historic power shift in the Central Asian country.
Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» ALMATY, Kazakhstan: An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.
Qatar Airways posts record $1.54bn profit despite pandemic
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» DOHA: Qatar Airways on Thursday posted a record net profit of $1.54 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, a result it attributed to a "successful strategy" during the coronavirus pandemic.
Kazakhs back sweeping reforms to end strongman's era
AFP, Published on 06/06/2022
» NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN): Kazakhs overwhelmingly voted for sweeping constitutional changes in a referendum that marks the end of founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev's three-decade grip on Central Asia's richest country, authorities announced Monday.