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Some Russian govt websites intermittently unavailable

The websites of the Russian president, government and State Duma lower house of parliament were intermittently unavailable for users in Russia and Kazakhstan on Thursday.

Reuters

Kellie Harrington guaranteed at least bronze medal after Strandja Cup quarter-final win

The Olympic gold medallist made it two wins from two on her return to the ring as she comfortably outboxed Kazakhstan's Aidana Zabynbekova

Irish Mirror

Tokyo gold medallist Kellie Harrington secures at least bronze on ring return

Harrington made it two wins from two on her return to the ring as she comfortably outboxed Kazakhstan's Aidana Zabynbekova to make it to the final four

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VIDEO: Russian Cargo Spacecraft On Its Way To Resupply Cosmonauts On International Space Station

Maintenance equipment, medical supplies, sanitary and hygienic products, clothing, food rations and fresh food on their way.

Zenger

Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It review – infantile grossout horror-comedy

Kazakhstani caper sends Dastan off for one last fishing weekend with his mates before the baby arrives, but horror descends in more ways than one

The Guardian - UK

HFI announces handball team probables for Asian women’s youth handball championship

Asian women’s youth handball championship will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan) from March 18 to 27

The Hindu

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

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Kazakh leader thanks Putin for help during January unrest

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday for helping to prevent a coup in the Central Asian nation last month, which both leaders blamed on international "bandits" and "terrorists".

Reuters

Kazakhstan Proposes 500% Take Hike For Crypto Miners

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners in Kazakhstan could soon face a five-fold increase in taxes.

Benzinga

China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Xi says China, Egypt hold 'similar visions and strategies'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country and Egypt share similar visions and strategies in defending their own interests

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: 11 key moments from Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

Spectacular lighting of the Olympic flame follows an understated but beautifully realised opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Arrivals with Covid mainly coming from Russia, Kazakhstan

PHUKET: Most of the tourists found infected with Covid-19 upon arrival are coming from Russia or Kazakhstan, provincial governor Narong Woonciew said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Kazakh leader's chief of staff becomes lower house speaker

Kazakhstan's lower house speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin resigned on Tuesday and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's former chief of staff was elected to replace him, continuing a series of top-level reshuffles after deadly unrest.

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How do we solve bitcoin’s carbon problem?

With bitcoin’s impact on the environment under scrutiny, experts debate whether a greener cryptocurrency is possible

Reuters

Some Kazakh protesters feel they were tricked into fuelling clan feud

Some anti-government protesters in Kazakhstan, angry at a steep rise in car fuel prices, said their peaceful demonstrations this month were hijacked by mysterious masked men and that they feel they were tricked into fuelling a clan power struggle.

Reuters

Kazakh president Tokayev takes over as ruling party leader

Kazakhstan's ruling Nur Otan party elected President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as its chairman on Friday, his office said in a tweet, finalising the transfer of political power from his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The Hindu

Focus on trade and connectivity as PM Modi set to host first India-Central Asia summit

PM to hold video conference with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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AFP

Power returning to Central Asia after large-scale power blackout

Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Power was trickling back to three Central Asian countries Tuesday after one of the biggest blackouts in the grid-sharing region's history.

AFP

Central Asia hit by large-scale power blackout

Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - An electricity grid accident left millions of people in three Central Asian countries without power on Tuesday, idling subway trains, disrupting flights and trapping people in lifts.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What post-unrest reforms is Kazakhstan proposing?

The leader of Kazakhstan has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the worst outburst of public unrest the country of 19 million has seen in three decades

Reuters

Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan was disconnected.

The Conversation

Kazakhstan's internet shutdown is the latest episode in an ominous trend: digital authoritarianism

The Kazakhstan government shut off the internet nationwide on Jan. 5, 2022, in response to widespread civil unrest in the country. The unrest started on Jan. 2, after the government lifted the price cap on liquid natural gas, which Kazakhs use to fuel their cars. The Kazakhstan town of Zhanaozen,…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kazakhstan unrest exposes cracks in long-term dictatorship

Staying in power forever is difficult for any authoritarian ruler. The downfall of a leader who was viewed as a model for tyranny may have served as a warning to heads of state plotting long-term dictatorships.

Zenger

VIDEO: Russia Says ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops Have Left Kazakhstan

Moscow says all troops and weapons are now back in Russia.

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