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Kein Gewinn unter dieser Nummer. Wie Zuseher abgezockt wurden und die Telekom 46 Millionen Euro versenkte.

 

Die leicht bekleidete Blondine zählt den Countdown schon zum x-ten Mal herunter. Am Geldband ziehen überdimensionierte Euroscheine vorbei, 40.000 Euro sind schon im Jackpot und keiner ruft an. Dabei wäre die Lösung so einfach, ein rezeptfreies Medikament gilt es zu erraten. Im allerletzten Moment wird doch ein Anrufer durchgestellt. Der hat unglaublich scharfsinnig kombiniert, dass es sich nur um Hustensaft handeln kann und gewonnen.

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A Kazakh horror show nears its ending

 

State seeks bailed-out bank sales; mooted deals get mixed reception. Four years after being nationalized and restructured by the Kazakh government, a trio of troubled Kazakh lenders are eyeing a return to private-sector control.

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Kazakh Muslim Union moves to put life-long presidents to death

 

Kazakhstan's controversial Muslim Union and Muslim Committee on Humans Rights in Central Asia have proposed to set an age limit for the country's future presidents to 80 years and put to death any ruler who tries to keep the reins beyond that age, Central Asian News reports.

 

 

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Palast on the Steppes of a Dictatorship

 

boratThe title of Greg Palast's piece, "Boston, Bombs and Borat: From Kazakhstan with Truth," initially posted online on April 28th immediately struck an intriguing note. After all, it's not very often that a seemingly critical journalist with lots of muckraking cred pens an article from tightly controlled Kazakhstan, the massive resource-rich authoritarian state at the strategic heart of Central Asia.

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SOS Kazakhstan: Alarm bells are raised as religious freedom is denied

 

The “Church of Silence” is still a reality in this former Soviet country, where faithful still face repression. From Stalin’s gulags to censored books. “Religious freedom is non-existent” in Kazakhstan, international organisations complain, as the persecution of religious minorities intensifies. Members of religious communities and human rights defenders have said there is no freedom of faith in the country.  

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Boston Bombers CIA and Prince Andrew Connections

 

The uncle of Boston's two Tsarnaev brothers worked for the CIA-front organisation called USAID.

 

 

 

 

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EDITOR'S BLOG: Russia has serious reputation issues

 

 

It's been a busy month for Russians in our news. From Berezovsky, to the younger Abramovich to the mess of miner ENRC...

 

 

 

 

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Kazakhstan: Big Brother Monitoring Overseas Students

 

zhmagulKazakhstan's Education Ministry has enlisted the secret police to monitor students studying abroad on a government-sponsored scholarship program. The KNB, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, will ensure the students return home to serve the motherland.

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Journalist kritisiert Rückschritte bei Pressefreiheit

 

 LukpanDie Pressefreiheit ist in Kasachstan in den vergangenen Jahren stetig eingeschränkt worden. "Vor fünf Jahren gab es noch unabhängige nationale Medien", sagt der Journalist Lukpan Achmedjarow der Nachrichtenagentur sda in Genf. Übrig geblieben seien heute nur noch drei regionale unabhängige Zeitungen. Darunter ist die Wochenzeitung "Uralskaja Nedelja" in der nordwestlichen Stadt Uralsk, für die Achmedjarow als Reporter arbeitet. Unabhängige Radio- oder Fernsehsender gibt es keine mehr.

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The pop star and the opera singer: daughters of Soviet-era dictators emerge as contenders

 

THEY are the last survivors of the Soviet era: two ageing, possibly ailing, dictators clinging to power in Central Asia, warily embraced by the West despite their disregard for human rights and democracy.

 

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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