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22.06.2022 10:38

S. Korea reports first two suspected cases of monkeypox

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea has reported its first two suspected cases of monkeypox, public health officials said Wednesday, Yonhap reports.

22.06.2022 10:14

EU countries reach consensus on membership candidate status for Ukraine

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM European Union countries reached a political consensus on Tuesday to grant Ukraine membership candidate status at the EU summit on June 23-24, said France’s secretary of state for European affairs, TASS reports.

22.06.2022 09:20

Trains grind to halt in UK as workers stage largest strike since 1989

LONDON. KAZINFORM British rail and London Tube services have been reduced to a minimum as unionized workers on Tuesday began the largest strike in the sector in 30 years over pay and conditions, EFE reported.

22.06.2022 08:28

222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support: UN report

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM A new UN report released on Tuesday revealed that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016, to 222 million today, WAM reports.

21.06.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 4 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,370 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

21.06.2022 21:39

UAE announces 1,556 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 275,317 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

21.06.2022 21:06

Olympics: Tokyo Games cost totals 1.42 tril. yen, twice bid figure

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The cost of hosting last year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is set to total 1.42 trillion yen ($10.5 billion), the games organizing committee said Tuesday, nearly doubling the 734 billion yen quoted in the bid file from 2013, Kyodo reports.

21.06.2022 20:20

10 more dead as floods ravage India's Assam

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM - Massive flooding in India's northeastern state of Assam has claimed 10 more lives, officials said on Tuesday morning, Anadolu Agency reports.

21.06.2022 19:41

Aussie state announces multi-billion-dollar conservation budget

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - As the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced its 2022-23 state budget on Tuesday, a spotlight has been cast on conservation and environmental protection, which has been allocated more than 2 billion Australian dollars (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars), Xinhua reports.

21.06.2022 18:48

Russia records 2,500 daily COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 2,500 over the past day to 18,403,427, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.

21.06.2022 17:50

S. Korea successfully launches homegrown space rocket in second attempt

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea on Tuesday successfully launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites into orbit, reaching a major milestone in the country's space program, Yonhap reports.

21.06.2022 16:39

7 COVID-19 cases detected in Kyrgyz capital last week

BISHKEK. KAZINFORM - 7 COVID-19 cases were detected in Bishkek during the week from June 13 to 19, the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision reported, Kabar reports.

21.06.2022 13:44

Rainstorms affect 485,000 people in China’s Jiangxi

NANCHANG. KAZINFORM - The flood control and drought relief headquarters of east China's Jiangxi Province upgraded the flood control emergency response to level II on Monday evening, as around 485,000 residents were affected by lingering rain, Xinhua reports.

21.06.2022 11:12

3 more airports to resume accepting int’l flights in July: Japan PM

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Three more regional airports in Japan will reopen for international flights in July as the nation further eases COVID-19 border controls, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday, Kyodo reports.

21.06.2022 10:47

S. Korea prepares to launch homegrown space rocket after failed attempt last year

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea was preparing Tuesday to launch its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites into orbit, a critical mission for the country's space program, Yonhap reports.

21.06.2022 09:26

Single-use plastics ban plan laid out by Canada

TRENTON, Canada. KAZINFORM Plastic straws and grocery bags will be history by year's end, the Canadian government announced Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

20.06.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 3 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,366 with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday, IRNA reports.

20.06.2022 21:53

UAE announces 1,532 new COVID-19 cases, 1,591 recoveries, no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 247,059 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

20.06.2022 21:14

Tesla begins 10% staff cut as layoffs pace up with US recession fears

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - US electric carmaker Tesla has begun 10% staff cuts, as layoffs paced up with recession fears in the American economy, with many companies either trimming their workforce or slowing down and freezing hiring, Anadolu Agency reports.

20.06.2022 20:40

Russia records 2,667 daily COVID-19 cases, 54 COVID deaths

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 2,667 over the past day to 18,400,927, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Monday, TASS reports.