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Kazakhstan's war on coronavirus fake news underwhelms

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Did Duman Aitzhanov, an obstetrician from Almaty, tell the truth? 

COVID-19 highlights vulnerabilities in higher education

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The majority of higher education institutions in Kazakhstan are vulnerable and underfunded, and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has brought added complications.

US sanctions 11 Chinese companies over human rights abuses in Xinjiang

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The United States is restricting 11 Chinese companies from buying American technology and other goods because it says they're linked to alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang.

'Unknown pneumonia' said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan

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 A Beijing health official has admitted that the ‘unknown pneumonia’ said to be sweeping across Kazakhstan is actually ‘likely to be Covid-19’.

China reports NEW unknown disease spreading across Asian country deadlier than COVID-19

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 CHINESE officials have warned of a fatal "unknown pneumonia" with a death rate higher than the coronavirus COVID-19 which is spreading across an Asian country.

Kazakhstan’s Eurasian illusions

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 Trying to find out what “Eurasia” means for Kazakhstan’s foreign policy turned out to be much harder than predicted.

Luca Anceschi on Kazakhstan’s ‘Neo-Eurasianism’

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 Eurasianism, as developed in Kazakhstan, became an official vehicle for the foreign policy vision of Nursultan Nazarbayev.

US Congress approves China sanctions over Uighur crackdown

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 US House passes bill authorising sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim Uighurs.

Pakistan Discovers the High Cost of Chinese Investment

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A new report sheds light on the true costs of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for Pakistan.

Kazakhstan’s Richest Sell Almaty Airport

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TAV, a Turkish holding, completed the purchase of Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan’s most active airport.

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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