Kazakhstan to regain legendary Soviet space launch site, 'Gagarin's start'
The transfer of "Gagarin's Start", the launchpad for the world's first spaceflight, will be finalised by June.
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Astana hosts major military parade for WWII 80th anniversary
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II with a major military parade in Astana on Wednesday.
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In Kazakhstan, Russia Looms Large Over World War II Commemorations
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The 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II has brought up complicated questions about Russian influence and colonialism.
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It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive? | Zoe Williams
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The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfway
When Tony Blair came out this week to say current net zero policies were “doomed to fail”, there was s…
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NASA'S oldest serving astronaut celebrates his 70th birthday by landing back on Earth after seven months in space
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A Soyuz capsule carrying US citizen Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday, the day of Mr Pettit's milestone 70th birthday.
Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft brings NASA, Russia astronauts back to earth
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Landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan coincides with US astronaut Donald Pettit’s 70th birthday.
Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft brings US, Russia crew back to earth
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Landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan coincides with US astronaut Donald Pettit’s 70th birthday.
Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
A capsule with Dan Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission.
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Hundreds of Ethnic Germans Are Dying for Russia in Ukraine. This Man Is Tracking Them.
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Andrej Triller, a descendant of Volga Germans deported to Kazakhstan by the Soviets, has been documenting the new tragedy hitting his community.
China Spikes Kremlin’s Proposed Power of Siberia 2 Alternative
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The proposal envisioned the delivery of up to 45 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian natural gas annually to China via Kazakhstan.