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Moon urges N. Korea, other parties to seize rare dialogue opportunity SEOUL. KAZINFORM President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea and the United States on Monday to seize the current chance to achieve denuclearization and lasting peace, as Seoul and Washington are wrapping up their combined military drills, Yonhap reports.

19.08.2019 22:10

EU marks World Humanitarian Day ANKARA. KAZINFORM Breaches of international humanitarian law persist in being as one of the biggest hurdles to protecting the safety of civilians worldwide, according to the European Union, Anadolu Agency reports.

19.08.2019 21:25

8,000 evacuated due to wildfire in Gran Canaria LAS PALMAS. KAZINFORM Some 8,000 people have been evacuated from several areas of Spain's Gran Canaria Islands due to a large wildfire that has spread to more than 3,400 hectares, EFE reports.

19.08.2019 19:55

IS claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing at wedding hall in Kabul: media KABUL. KAZINFORM The hardliner Islamic State (IS) outfit has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing at a wedding hall in Kabul on Saturday night that claimed over 60 lives and injured more than 180 others, a local media outlet reported Sunday, Xinhua reports.

19.08.2019 17:32

Olympics: 2nd-chance domestic lottery for 2020 Games tickets closes TOKYO. KAZINFORM The second-chance domestic lottery for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games tickets closed at noon on Monday for some 4.16 million residents of Japan who came up empty-handed in the initial draw.

19.08.2019 15:08

Genes linked to Alzheimer's risk, resilience identified CHICAGO. KAZINFORM An international team of researchers led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a pair of genes that influence risk for both late-onset and early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

19.08.2019 12:03

Candidate registration open for Emirati parliamentary elections 2019 until August 22nd ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The National Election Committee, NEC, today announced that nine candidate registration centres across the UAE are now accepting applications for Federal National Council, FNC, membership and will continue to do so until August 22, 2019, WAM reports.

19.08.2019 09:45

Korea takes first step toward free high school education SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea has taken a first step toward free high school education by exempting all third graders from their entire education expenses starting in the fall semester, the Ministry of Education said Monday, Yonhap reports.

19.08.2019 08:10

Samsung Electronics accounts for 20 pct of S. Korea's exports in H1 SEOUL. KAZINFORM Samsung Electronics Co. was responsible for 20 percent of South Korea's total exports in the first half of this year, showing its heavy influence on the national economy, its financial report showed Sunday, YONHAP reports.

18.08.2019 16:12

2,000 inhabitants evacuated as wildfire rages in Spain's Canary Islands TEJEDA. KAZINFORM More than 2,000 people have been evacuated in a small town in the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria island as a wildfire raged through the region, Xinhua reports.

18.08.2019 14:36

FAO: 39 million people suffer from hunger in Latin America MONTEVIDEO. KAZINFORM An increase in the number of people suffering from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, now totaling 39 million, is a cause of concern for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), according to its deputy representative for that region, EFE reports.

18.08.2019 13:30

Over 40 dead, 100 injured as blast rips through wedding in Kabul MOSCOW. KAZINFORM Over 40 people were killed and about 100 injured in a blast that occurred at a wedding in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday, the Tolo News agency reported citing own sources, according to TASS.

18.08.2019 10:35

32 people now reported injured in bus crash in Russia’s Perm - Health Ministry PERM. KAZINFORM The number of those who were injured in a bus accident in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 32, the Perm Region’s Health Ministry branch said via its website on Saturday, TASS reports.

17.08.2019 23:03

Dubai to witness Middle East’s first dinosaur skeleton auction with initial value of AED 14 million DUBAI. KAZINFORM A massive 155-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will be up for grabs for lovers of rare collectibles as Emirates Auction announced it will organize the Middle East’s first auction to sell the giant dinosaur skeleton WAM reports.

17.08.2019 18:03

N. Korea says it tested 'new weapon' under leader Kim's guidance SEOUL. KAZINFORM North Korea said Saturday that it has tested a «new weapon» under the guidance of its leader, Kim Jong-un, in the launch of two projectiles the previous day, YONHAP reports.

17.08.2019 16:27

At least eight dead, 10 injured in hotel fire in Ukrainian city of Odessa KIEV. KAZINFORM At least eight people died in a fire that broke out in a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Service announced on Saturday, TASS reports.

17.08.2019 14:00

EU records $10.3B trade deficit in H1 ANKARA. KAZINFORM The EU foreign trade balance posted a €9.1 billion ($10.3 billion) deficit in the first half of this year, Eurostat announced Friday, according to Anadolu Agency.

17.08.2019 12:17

Heavy rainfall, strong winds continue after typhoon sweeps Japan TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Heavy rainfall and strong winds continued in parts of Japan on Friday as a powerful typhoon lingered over the Sea of Japan after ripping through the western part of the country the previous day, triggering landslide and flood warnings, Kyodo reports.

16.08.2019 22:11

Special festival recreates major intangible Korean cultural assets in Seoul SEOUL. KAZINFORM - A special festival in central Seoul will showcase the essence of some internationally recognized traditional Korean performing arts, the culture ministry said Friday, Yonhap reports.

16.08.2019 18:08

Dengue fever kills 48, infects over 10,700 people in Myanmar YANGON. KAZINFORM Forty eight people died and 10,757 others were infected by Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) across Myanmar in the past seven months, according to a release from the Public Health Department under the Ministry of Health and Sports on Wednesday.

16.08.2019 17:09

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