Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan in talks on $700 million in cryptocurrency mining projects
Kazakhstan is in talks to attract investments worth 300 billion tenge ($714 million) into the cryptocurrency sector, Digital Development Minister Bagdat Mussin…
Coronavirus cases, deaths on the increase in Eurasia
Further coronavirus cases, virus-linked deaths, and recoveries were recorded in Central Asian and Eurasian countries on Sunday. New numbers were announced by…
Kazakh president threatens to sack cabinet if COVID-19 efforts fail
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he may sack his cabinet if its second, two-week lockdown fails to curb the coronavirus…
Kazakhstan implements second lockdown after COVID cases surge
Kazakhstan will implement a second, softer lockdown for two weeks from July 5 to help combat a surge in coronavirus cases, the…
Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev contracts COVID-19 as outbreak worsens in the country
Kazakhstan's influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev has self-isolated after testing positive for COVID-19, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay wrote on Twitter. "There is…
From isolation to isolation, ISS return to Earth
A crew of three has returned from the International Space Station (ISS) to a very different planet they left last year. Their…
Dead toll reaches 14, after Plane with 100 persons on board crashes in Kazakhstan (UPDATED)
A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on…
Soyuz MS-12 space capsule lands in Kazakhstan
The Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule lands about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. A Soyuz…
The ISS expedition 61/62 gets ready to launch
A member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 61/62, UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri leaves a hotel during the send-off ceremony…
Kazakhstan election exit poll indicates victory for incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kazakhstan's interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the hand-picked successor of long-term former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, wins over 70 percent of the votes in…
Kazakh military helicopter crashes with 13 people on board
A Kazakh military helicopter with 13 people on board crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan during exercises, the Defence Ministry said. The incident…
One detained after Olympic medal-winning figure skater stabbed to death at age 25 (UPDATED)
Updated: Kazakhstan authorities have detained one suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Olympic figure skater Denis Ten who was stabbed to death…