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Nazarbayev Declares Moratorium on Latest Land Code Changes, Creates Ministry of Information and Communications
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Citing a failure of the government to adequately explain four elements of the nation’s new Land Code relating to the sale and lease of agricultural lands, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev placed a moratorium May 5 on those elements until...
Nazarbayev vows ‘tough measures’ against any attempt to develop Ukrainian scenario in Kazakhstan
…read more Source: AKIpress News Agency
Japan PM to meet Putin for warmer ties with Russia
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in London, Britain May 5, 2016. (Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in a bid to bolster ties and seek to resolve a decades-long territorial dispute. Tokyo-Moscow relations have been hamstrung by the row dating back...
Abe to walk fine line between territorial spat, Ukraine in Putin talks
…read more Source: Kyodo News
Football: Sevilla down Shakhtar to reach another Europa final
MADRID (AFP) – Sevilla remained on course for a third consecutive Europa League title as Kevin Gameiro struck twice to down Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 and progress to a final meeting with Liverpool 5-3 on aggregate on Thursday.The Andalusians have won the competition four times in the last 10 years and can secure their place in next seasons...
Kerry to travel to Paris for Syria talks
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry is to travel to Paris next week for talks on the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, the State Department said Thursday.But a State Department spokesman was unable to say whether Kerry would attend a French meeting on Syria with Arab ministers called for the same day.Kerry will be in Paris on...
Sweatcoin: This Apple app pays people to get fit
A free smartphone app that will pay people to be physically active launches on Wednesday in Britain, with users given digital “sweatcoins” depending on how many steps they take that can be exchanged for rewards or traded like money. It’s the latest initiative in an emerging fitness economy that includes all manner of monitoring...
Tokyo has high hopes for Abe’s unofficial meeting with Putin
TOKYO: Japanese officials say they have high expectations for improved bilateral relations going into Friday’s summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which a longstanding territorial dispute and a potential visit to Tokyo by the Russian leader will likely be discussed. The scheduled...
European Football Championship Under-17 to Start in Baku
Baku / 05.05.16 / Turan: The competition involves 16 teams, which at the preliminary stage are divided into four groups. Group A includes Azerbaijan, Portugal, Belgium and Scotland. Group B includes Ukraine, Germany, Austria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Group C includes France, Denmark, England and Sweden. Group D includes Italy, Serbia, the...
Japan’s Abe meets Putin in Russia
TOKYO: Japanese officials say they have high expectations for improved bilateral relations going into Friday’s summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which a longstanding territorial dispute and a potential visit to Tokyo by the Russian leader will likely be discussed. The scheduled...
