More Muslim prayer rooms open in Japan, but relatively few takers
HIROSHIMA. KAZINFORM With an increase in Muslim visitors to Japan, more prayer rooms are being installed in commercial facilities across the country, but the number of users remains limited due to reasons such as lack of awareness and difficulty of access.
20 World Tour teams to participate in 2019 UAE Tour
ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM Twenty international teams will participate in the 2019 UAE Tour, the only World Tour race in the Middle East, which sets off in Abu Dhabi on Sunday 24 February to finish in Dubai on Saturday 2 March. The 2019 edition of the UAE Tour features three summit finishes and three sprint stages.
S. Korea grapples with declining childbirths, looming uncertainties for its future
SEOUL. KAZINFORM For decades, the entrance to the maternity ward at Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center bustled with parents-to-be, but today it stands vacant, having been shuttered for months. The hospital's decline is a stark illustration of one of the most daunting challenges facing South Korea: its low birthrate.
Swiss researchers reveal prosthetic giving amputees sense of touch
GENEVA. KAZINFORM Researchers from the Lausanne-based university EPFL said Thursday they have developed a next-generation bionic hand that allows amputees to regain their sense of touch and the abilities to sense the limb's position in space.
EU-Arab League Summit to start in Egypt
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will, alongside the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, represent the European Union at the 1st EU-League of Arab States (LAS) Summit on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 February in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the European Commission's press office informs.
Once thought extinct, world's biggest bee «rediscovered» in Indonesia
JAKARTA. KAZINFORM The world's largest bee, which until recently was feared to be extinct, was "rediscovered" last month on Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, an international conservation organization said this week, Kyodo reported.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully touches down on asteroid
TOKYO. KAZINFORM Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe successfully touched down Friday on a distant asteroid, the nation's space agency said, beginning the next phase of a mission aimed at discovering new insights into the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system.
Sharm el-Sheikh locals lament ‘wall' going up around resort
CAIRO. KAZINFORM - Egyptian authorities have started work on a concrete barrier around the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, which has struggled to attract tourists since a Russian passenger jet crashed in the region shortly after taking off in 2015 in a terrorism-linked attack, killing 224 people, The Guardian reports.
Preparations in full swing for Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL. KAZINFORM With the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump five days away, the Korean War foes look busy preparing for what would be a watershed event in denuclearization, future bilateral relations and regional security.
Short bursts of everyday physical activity can help people stay healthy: study
SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - How to get maximum health benefits without going to the gym? Short bursts of physical activity like climbing stairs or washing the car could be the key to helping some of us stay healthy, according to an international study released on Thursday, Xinhua reports.
Short bursts of everyday physical activity can help people stay healthy: study
SYDNEY. KAZINFORM How to get maximum health benefits without going to the gym? Short bursts of physical activity like climbing stairs or washing the car could be the key to helping some of us stay healthy, according to an international study released on Thursday.
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