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History Today: How Hurricane Katrina became one of America's worst natural disasters
Firstpost
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August 29, 2025
Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history, made its landfall on August 29, 2005. More than 1,800 people lost their lives, while over a million others were displaced from their homes. On this day in 1949, the Soviet...
Kazakhstan’s Legacy, Global Voices Mark International Day Against Nuclear Tests
The Astana Times
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August 29, 2025
ASTANA — Aug. 29, designated as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, carries special weight in Kazakhstan, where the Soviet Union once detonated more than 450 bombs at the Semipalatinsk test site. Born from Kazakhstan’s initiative at the...
Chinese, Tajik scientists unite to protect plateau wildlife
CGTN
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At over 4,000 meters above sea level, Chinese and Tajik scientists braved bitter winds as they followed the tracks of Marco Polo sheep. When a herd appeared along the snow line, the team quickly set up a spotting scope and began recording data....
Bakai Bank Sets Central Asian Benchmark with High S&P Global Sustainability Score
EUToday
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August 29, 2025
17 Kyrgyzstan’s Bakai Bank has emerged as a standout in sustainable banking, earning a strong debut score in the 2025 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). The prestigious evaluation, which assesses over 12,000 companies worldwide...
UNDP to join construction of new water reservoirs in Kazakhstan
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ASTANA, Aug 29 (Kazinform/APP) : Kazakhstan and UNDP discussed joint work as part of the IDB-financed project “Development of Climate Resilient Water Resources”, Kazinform News Agency reports....
China Focus: Guardians across Pamirs: Chinese, Tajik scientists unite to protect plateau wildlife
Xinhua News Agency
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URUMQI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- At over 4,000 meters above sea level, Chinese and Tajik scientists braved bitter winds as they followed the tracks of Marco Polo sheep. When a herd appeared along the snow line, the team quickly set up a spotting scope...
Tajikistan signs treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation with Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Astana. August 29. KazTAG – Tajikistan has signed a treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation with Kazakhstan, reported the Kazakh foreign ministry. “Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu arrived...
Jordan turns away from France and opens the door to Kazakhstan
News.Az
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A new alliance is emerging in global energy politics, one that could reshape the balance of power in the uranium market. Jordan, long in search of a reliable partner to develop its uranium reserves, has now definitively turned away from France and...
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 29/08/2025 Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 22 August 2025, a trilateral summit was held in the Avaza Tourism Zone of...
China and SCO partners drive green transition through clean energy projects, sustainable development cooperation
Global Times
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An aerial view of the Upper Marsyangdi A hydropower project founded and operated by a Chinese company in Lamjung, Nepal, on August 8, 2025 Photo: VCGEditor's Note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central...
Kazakhstan Approves List of Water Bodies of National Significance
The Astana Times
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August 28, 2025
ALMATY – The Kazakh government has approved a list of water bodies classified as having special national significance and introduced new regulations governing economic activities in these areas on Aug. 23, reported the Prime Minister’s press...
Kazakhstan Plans Major Financial Legislation Reform
The Astana Times
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August 28, 2025
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is preparing a comprehensive reform of its financial legislation aimed at ensuring long-term economic growth and strengthening financial stability, Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) Timur Suleimenov announced...
What is the environmental cost of space travel?
Geographical
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August 28, 2025
The launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Baikanur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Image: Shutterstock By Geographical Contributor Space exploration is booming — but with it comes a growing environmental cost here on Earth. In 2023, the global space...
Taza Kazakhstan: National Environmental Movement Uniting Over 10 Million Citizens
The Astana Times
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August 27, 2025
ASTANA – At the initiative of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Taza Kazakhstan large-scale national environmental campaign has become one of the most significant social movements in the country. Its primary goal is not only to improve the...
Kazakhstan And Jordan To Launch Joint Uranium Venture
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Alimat Aliyeva By the end of 2026, Kazakhstan and Jordan plan to establish a joint venture to develop uranium deposits in Jordan, signaling a deepening of strategic cooperation in the energy sector, Azernews reports. The...
From Semei to Hiroshima: Astana Times Editor on Bringing Global Solidarity Through Journalism
The Astana Times
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August 28, 2025
TOKYO – A note from the author: Eighty years ago, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left a lasting reminder to humanity of the inhuman nature of nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan, too, is a nation deeply scarred by nuclear tests conducted...
French Pharma Giant Sanofi to Localize Production in Kazakhstan
Times of Central Asia
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August 28, 2025
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, will localize the production of medical products in Kazakhstan. The agreement was reached following negotiations in Paris between Kazakh health Ministry officials and...
Bolshoi and Maly Balkhan Mountains: new Nature Reserve will be created in western Turkmenistan
Turkmenportal
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The mountains of Bolshoy and Maly Balkhan, which are located in the west of Turkmenistan, will become a reserve. At present, a new reserve is being created with a core on Bolshoy Balkhan and sanctuaries on Maly Balkhan and South Ustyurt. This is...
Astana Advances Smart City Project to Strengthen Public Safety
The Astana Times
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August 27, 2025
ASTANA – Astana is advancing its Smart City project to make the capital one of the safest and most technologically advanced cities in the region. The initiative involves an investment of 53 billion tenge (US$99 million) and introduces advanced...
Jordan, Kazakhstan sign deal to establish company to produce, market uranium
Zawya
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AMMAN — Jordan and Kazakhstan on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of nuclear energy and uranium mining. Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan said that the deal aims to establish a joint...