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Some Kazakh motorists trumpet their love of sex
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Traffic police in a southern Kazakhstan city have complained of a rising tide of motorists replacing their license plates with signs reading "I Love Sex." Online news channel Mir reported Friday that one of them, a 19-...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Road Transportation, Elections, Politics
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Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight
ReutersBack on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston....Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Six more deals feed hungry US high-grade primary market
ReutersBy John Balassi May 16 (IFR) - Even though investors have digested over USD30bn in high-grade supply in just three days, six more issuers were in the USD primary market on Thursday looking to take advantage of tightening credit spreads and lower rates....Tags: Bonds, Federal Reserve, HSBC Holdings plc, BNP Paribas, Thomson Corporation
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Kazakhstan's GDP growth slows to 4.6 pct in Q1 yr/yr
ReutersALMATY, May 15 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's gross domestic product growth slowed to 4.6 percent in year-on-year terms in the first quarter of this year from a 5.6 percent rise in the same period of 2012, the State Statistics Agency said on Wednesday. Central...Tags: Economic Indicator
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Starman falls to Earth after five-month space odyssey
Reuters* Astronaut became web hit with space version of Bowie hit * "The crew are feeling well," Mission Control says * Replacement astronauts due to launch on May 28 By Dmitry Solovyov and Irene Klotz ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 14 (Reuters) - The...Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Science, Space Programs, Medical Procedures and Tests
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UPDATE 1-Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit
Reuters* "The crew are feeling well," Mission Control says * Returning crew includes station's first Canadian commander * Replacement astronauts due to launch on May 28 By Dmitry Solovyov and Irene Klotz ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 14 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Science, Space Programs, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Kyrgyz "mob rule" derails gold field sale-president
Reuters* President says Kyrgyz statehood threatened * Jerooy focus of Kazakh investor's $400 mln arbitration claim * Kyrgyzstan also embroiled in gold row with Canada's Centerra By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK, May 14 (Reuters) - An emotional Kyrgyzstan...Tags: Government, Arbitration, Casino and Gambling Industry, Parliament, National Government
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Tennis-Venus Williams dumped out of Rome masters by Robson
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - A rusty Venus Williams was blown away 6-3 6-2 by rising British left-hander Laura Robson at the Rome Masters tennis on Monday. With clay dust swirling around the tree-lined Foro Italico courts, the American former world number one...Tags: Samantha Stosur, Novak Djokovic, France, Marin Cilic, Venus Williams
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Books a popular gift for Maryland governor
Books -- about the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Bay and other topics -- were popular gifts to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley last year, according to his financial disclosure forms. He received nearly 90 books during the year, The Baltimore Sun's political...
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ENRC warns shareholders of more questions on Congo
ReutersLONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - UK authorities are investigating whether Kazakh miner ENRC breached Britain's rules for listed companies, specifically with acquisitions made in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a 2012 sale in Kazakhstan, it said in its...Tags: First Quantum Minerals Limited, Companies and Corporations, Congo, Economy, Business and Finance, Shareholders
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Tennis-Li ousts Kvitova to book Stuttgart semi-final spot
ReutersBERLIN, April 26 (Reuters) - World number five Li Na withstood a late comeback from Petra Kvitova to beat the fifth-seeded Czech 6-3 7-5 on Friday and set up a Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-final with American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The second seed...Tags: Australian Open, Maria Sharapova, Sabine Lisicki, Ana Ivanovic, Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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UK prosecutors open formal probe into miner ENRC
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office has begun a formal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption at Kazakh miner ENRC , following months of talks between the two sides and two internal inquiries. The formal probe,...Tags: Moody's Corporation, United Kingdom, Political Corruption
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