Israel’s humanitarian pauses in Gaza seen as response to crisis, not strategy
Israel has introduced brief pauses in fighting and aid airdrops in Gaza, moves analysts say reflect mounting humanitarian and political pressure rathe...
Kazakhstan ranks 114th out of 139 countries in the 2025 Global Cost of Living Index, with living costs 73.4% lower than New York City, the index baseline (100%).
According to data from Finprom.kz, Kazakhstan's cost of living index is 26.6, including:
Within the CIS region, Kazakhstan's prices are lower than Armenia, Moldova, and Azerbaijan, but higher than Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Russia.
Globally, the most expensive countries are the U.S. Virgin Islands, Switzerland, and Iceland, while the cheapest are Pakistan, Libya, and Egypt.
Despite affordability, inflation remains a concern:
The average monthly salary in Kazakhstan reached 423,100 tenge (US$825), but real wage growth, adjusted for inflation, was only 1.2%.
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.
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.
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Israel has introduced brief pauses in fighting and aid airdrops in Gaza, moves analysts say reflect mounting humanitarian and political pressure rather than a shift in military strategy.
Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz has signed its first agreement with SOCAR Energy Ukraine, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, to import a small volume of natural gas via the Trans-Balkan pipeline.
Freight traffic on the vital Middle Corridor trade route has nearly tripled through Georgia in the first half of the year, officials have confirmed, highlighting the growing strategic importance of the South Caucasus as a key artery for commerce between Asia and Europe.
The inaugurate BRICS Motor Rally will take place from 9th to 15th August 2025, along the route from Yekaterinburg to Moscow. The event is supported by the BRICS Business Council under the chairmanship of Braz, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported today (28 July) that a fragment of a military helicopter, which vanished from radar during a scheduled flight on Friday, has been found in the Almaty region.
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