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Russian spacecraft blasts off from Kazakhstan

The rocket was carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus. ADVERTISEMENT A Russian Soyuz rocket took off to the International Space Station on Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted last minute.  The launch was originally planned for Thursday but was halted by an automatic safety system about 20

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Can Kazakhstan Stay the Course on Economic Reform? – The Diplomat

This week, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shuffled his government. Besides new Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, notable new appointments included Finance Minister Madi Takiyev, and National Economy Minister Nurlan Baybazarov. The fresh faces in the economic bloc come as Tokayev pledges to pursue a new economic course, including promises to reduce the state’s outsized role in

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Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan share their views on economic strategy and geopolitics

Is peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan achievable? How does Kazakhstan view relations with Russia? The presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan discuss economic and geopolitical strategies in an exclusive interview with Euronews. Baku recently hosted a UN-led regional economic conference, bringing together leaders from SPECA-participating countries in Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan.  Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya

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Mine Fire in Kazakhstan Kills 46, Accelerates Nationalization Talks – The Diplomat

Crossroads Asia | Economy | Central Asia After years of safety problems, ArcelorMittal confirms its in talks to transfer ownership to Kazakhstan. But a change of ownership won’t necessarily make mining any safer.  Tokayev speaking to families and citizens in Temirtau, Karaganda region. Credit: Akorda.kz Advertisement When a fire broke out at the Kostenco coal mine in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda

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Kazakhstan mine fire death roll rises to 42

The death toll from a fire at a coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to 42 on Sunday, with four people still missing, the press service of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said. It added that rescue operations were being “hampered by the presence of destroyed mining equipment, as well as rubble in some places.” The

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At least 21 dead in Kazakhstan coal mine fire

Operating company ArcelorMittal Temirtau added that at least another 25 people still remain unaccounted for. ADVERTISEMENT A coal mine fire in central Kazakhstan killed at least 21 workers while another 25 remained unaccounted for on Saturday, the operating company ArcelorMittal Temirtau said in a statement. Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine

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At least 25 dead after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan

At least 25 people have died in a mine fire in Kazakhstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker which operates the mine, said on Saturday. Of the 252 people at the Kostenko mine, 206 had been evacuated after what appeared to be a methane blast, with 18 seeking medical help, the company

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Kazakhstan vulnerable to secondary sanctions – The Diplomat

Advertising In recent months, rising tensions between Washington and Moscow, as well as increased attacks in Ukraine, have raised questions about the role of Russia’s neighbors, especially Kazakhstan. In Washington and Europe, leaders are now considering imposing secondary sanctions on countries found to be helping Russia obtain banned goods. In an effort to achieve these

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