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Kazakh President Replaces Emergencies Minister As Deadly Wildfires Scorch East.
The fires have burned some 60,000 hectares of thick forest, but authorities said early on June 10 that the situation was "stabilizing."
Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev appointed a new emergency situations minister on June 10, hours after the dismissal of his predecessor with deadly wildfires roaring in the northeast of that Central Asian country. Fifty-six-year-old ministry veteran Syrym Sharipkhanov takes over from Yury Ilyin with a regional state of emergency declared in the east and at least three forest rangers dead and 11 others reported incommunicado a day earlier. The fires have burned some 60,000 hectares of thick forest around Abai, but authorities said early on June 10 that the situation was "stabilizing." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here .
Tensions High In Kazakh Village After Alleged Rape Of Teenage Girl.
Tension remains high in Kazakhstan’s southern town of Zaghambar as authorities deployed special forces there on April 24-25 after police detained a teenage boy suspected of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
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Ex-Deputy Chief Of Kyrgyz Anti-Monopoly Service Arrested.
A court in Kyrgyzstan on April 26 sent former Deputy Chief of the Anti-Monopoly Service Akjoltoi Tukunov to pretrial detention for at least two months on charge of calling for mass disorders.
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Kyrgyz Opposition Politician To Appeal Fraud Conviction.
The leader of United Kyrgyzstan opposition party Adakhan Madumarov told journalists after he was released from a detention center on April 26 that he will appeal his conviction as the case against him was "ungrounded."
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Russian Justice Ministry Wants To Ban Nonexistent Separatist Movement.
Russia's Justice Ministry said on April 26 that it had asked the Supreme Court to ban what it called the "International Anti-Russia Separatist Movement," a group that does not appear to exist.
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Russian 'Crab King' Sentenced In Absentia To 17 Years For Ordering Rival's Murder.
A Russian court sentenced businessman Oleg Kan in absentia on April 26 to 17 years in prison after being convicted of ordering the assassination of a business rival in 2010.
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Raging ‘once in a century’ floods sweep away homes and cars in China leaving 60,000 stranded.
AT LEAST four people have died with 11 still missing after severe floods only seen "once in a century" continue to wreck havoc in China. Shocking pictures show bridges collapsing and homes left swimming underwater as landslides and torrential rain...
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Mayor Adams, NYPD blame 'outside agitators' for pro-Hamas protests.
Sergeant Joseph Imperatrice joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the latest on the anti-Israel protests as concerns stem from the organization and the funding of the pro-Hamas demonstrations. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News ...
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LIVE: Karine Jean-Pierre holds White House briefing - 4/24/2024.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC strategic communications coordinator John Kirby speak to the press. #foxnews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour ...
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Zendaya on shedding Disney image
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LIVE: White House holds press briefing - NBC News
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Australia's spy chief says technology 'is not above the law'.
Social media companies should be doing more to cooperate with the Australian government, the country’s spy boss said as tension grew between Elon Musk and Australian leaders. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative ...
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