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Kazakhstan, UAE to cooperate on peaceful nuclear energy uses

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday their cooperation on using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, the Gulf News agency reported on Thursday.

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China designates Kazakh prefecture as Special Economic Zone

China has designated its Yili prefecture a Special Economic Zone to increase trade with KazakhstanWednesday, September 01, 2010 - China has designated the Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture bordering Kazakhstan as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to facilitate trade between the region and its Kazakh neighbor, business news magazine China Briefing reported on Wednesday.

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Azerbaijan to invest to $1 billion in increase of railway oil transit

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan have agreed on development of railway transportation of oil.

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Kazakhstan gives nod to ARMZ-Canada Uranium One mining deal

The Kazakhstan Industry and New Technologies Ministry has cleared Canada Uranium One (U1) to acquire stakes in Kazakhstan-based uranium mines Akbastau and Zarechnoye from Russia's Atomredmetzoloto.

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Kazakhstan the home of the apple

The apple originates from Kazakhstan, it has been discovered after the first complete sequencing of its genome. Almaty, whose old name 'Alma-Ata’ means 'father of apples’ in Kazakh, has claimed the honour of being birthplace of the apple for more than a hundred years.

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Putin Extends Ban on Grain Exports

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday abruptly extended the grain export ban by at least several months from the end of this year because farmers and wholesalers sent grain prices up by holding the latest harvest.

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KazMunaiGas takes dip in North Sea

JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (KMG EP) has agreed to farm into 35% of BG-operated license P1722 in the UK central North Sea, containing the White Bear prospect.

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