AnewZ Morning Brief - 23rd July, 2025
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Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests
Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests.
The Central Asian country is the world's largest producer of uranium and has massive oil reserves but it suffers from chronic energy shortages.
The "Yes" vote won 71.12 percent in the referendum on October 6 and the turnout was 63.66 percent, the Kazakh electoral commission said on Monday.
China, France, Russia and South Korea are in the running to build the new power station, which is to be located on the shores of Lake Balkhash.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says the plant would be "the biggest project in the history of independent Kazakhstan". Tokayev indicated that he preferred an "international consortium made up of global companies equipped with cutting-edge technologies".
The issue of nuclear power is sensitive given that between 1949 and 1989, the Soviet Union carried out around 450 nuclear tests there, exposing 1.5 million people to radiation.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Azerbaijan and Georgia will deepen their cooperation ties across various sectors. It's after Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.
Israel’s Defense Minister has raised the prospect of a renewed campaign against Iran, warning that Tehran must be prevented from reviving its nuclear ambitions.
Syria and Israel are expected to restart negotiations in Baku, according to Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath, which cited unnamed sources close to the process.
Türkiye and Azerbaijan signed a new agreement on mutual military security during the opening day of the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 in Istanbul on Tuesday (22 July).
Kazakhstan plans to double its copper ore production by 2030 through the development of three major new deposits, significantly boosting the country’s mining and metals sector.
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