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World's oldest figurative cave painting discovered in Indonesia SYDNEY. KAZINFORM The oldest figurative cave painting in the world is the image of a pig painted 45,500 years ago in a cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi discovered by a group of Australian and Indonesian archaeologists, as reported last Thursday by scientific sources.

20.01.2021 22:25

Tulipmania 2021 unique exhibition in Singapore to be dedicated to Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM On January 18, 2021, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Singapore Arken Arystanov and Chief Executive Officer of Singapore's world-famous Gardens by the Bay Felix Loh signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate for the annual Tulipmania 2021 display.

20.01.2021 22:03

Kazakh FM, UN Under-Secretary-General talked over phone NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi talked over the phone with Fekitamoeloa Katoa ' Utoikamanu, the Under-Secretary-General and United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, Kazinform reports.

20.01.2021 21:50

Eurasian Intergovernmental Council to meet in-person in Kazakhstan on 5 February MOSCOW. KAZINFORM A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council with the participation of the prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Union is scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan on 5 February, Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, told the media on 20 January, BelTA has learned.

20.01.2021 21:38

Quake occurs 517 km northeastwards Almaty ALMATY. KAZINFORM An earthquake occurred 517 km northeastwards Almaty in the territory of China, the official website of the seismological experimental and methodological expedition reads.

20.01.2021 21:06

Turkestan rgn to build 7 new medical facilities TURKESTAN. KAZINFORM Turkestan region will build 7 new medical facilities to develop its medical infrastructure. To this end allocated was KZT 78.5 bln, Kazinform reports.

20.01.2021 20:47

OPEC daily basket price stood at $54.85 a barrel Tuesday VIENNA. KAZINFORM The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at US$54.85 a barrel on Tuesday, 19th January, 2021, compared with $53.92 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

20.01.2021 19:44

Beijing district restricts residents from leaving city to stem COVID-19 spread BEIJING. KAZINFORM Beijing's Daxing District issued a notification Wednesday banning all people in the district from leaving the capital in the wake of new COVID-19 cases.

20.01.2021 19:21

Blizzard, ice-slick, snow and rain mixed to grip Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM A storm alert was issued for some regions of Kazakhstan for January 21-24 as blizzard, ice-slick and heavy precipitations are approaching, Kazhydromet reports.

20.01.2021 18:35

U.K. flight ban extended by 1 week, arrivals from Brazil required to prove virus-free SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's health authorities said Tuesday that the ban on flights from Britain will be extended by one week again and arrivals from Brazil will have to prove that they are virus-free as the country stepped up measures against new coronavirus variants that are known to be more transmissible.

20.01.2021 18:10

WHO reports surge in coronavirus deaths last week GENEVA. KAZINFORM Over 93,000 people died from coronavirus in the past week, which is a record high figure since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization said in its weekly bulletin on Wednesday.

20.01.2021 17:38

Quadruplets born for the first time in 30 years in Mangistau rgn AKTAU. KAZINFORM 25-year-old Samira Gasanova welcomed quadruplets on November 15 last year. It was her first pregnancy. The boy and three baby girls were delivered via caesarian section on the 30th week of her pregnancy, Kazinform reports.

20.01.2021 17:05

COVID: Lombardy appeals against being a red zone, ANSA ROME. KAZINFORM Lombardia Governor Attilio Fontana said Tuesday that his administration has presented an appeal to the regional administrative court (TAR) against central government's decision to class it as a high COVID-19 risk 'red zone'.

20.01.2021 16:49

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev receives Akim of Zhambyl region Berdibek Saparbayev NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The Head of State heard a report on the results of the region’s development in 2020, about the progress of the execution of his instructions, as well as plans for the implementation of the tasks announced in his State of the Nation Address.

20.01.2021 16:09

Germany extends lockdown to Feb. 14, tightens measures BERLIN. KAZINFORM Germany on Tuesday extended its coronavirus lockdown until Feb. 14 as Europe's biggest economy struggled to contain a second wave of infections.

20.01.2021 15:41

Kazakh PM visits N Kazakhstan PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM Kazakh PM Askar Mamin paid a working visit to North Kazakhstan to survey fulfillment of investment projects and to hold a meeting on further socioeconomic development of the region, Kazinform reports.

20.01.2021 15:17

Heavy precipitation in store for southern, eastern Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstani meteorologists warn heavy precipitation will douse southern and eastern Kazakhstan in three upcoming days, Kazinform has learnt from Kazhydromet.

20.01.2021 14:37

New director of Almaty Metro appointed ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Sagyndyk Telibayev has been appointed the Director of Almaty Metro. Deputy akim (mayor) of Almaty city Yerlan Kozhagapanov introduced him to the staff KGP Metro Almaty, Kazinform reports.

20.01.2021 14:07

Plans to expand line-up of Belarusian farm vehicles produced in Kazakhstan GOMEL. KAZINFORM – The Belarusian harvester manufacturer Gomselmash and AgromashHolding KZ of Kazakhstan plan to expand the line-up of agricultural vehicles produced in Kazakhstan, BelTA learned from the Gomselmash website.

20.01.2021 13:45

Chinese mainland reports 88 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases BEIJING. KAZINFORM - The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 103 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 88 locally transmitted cases and 15 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

20.01.2021 13:18

Dubai-Almaty passenger tests positive for COVID-19 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 13 international flights arrived in the Republic of Kazakhstan yesterday, Kazinform has learnt from the official Telegram channel of the Special Commission fighting the spread of COVID-19.

20.01.2021 12:56

54 lost their lives to COVID-19 in Kazakhstan in past week NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Nationwide, 54 deaths caused by the coronavirus infection were reported in the past week, Kazinform has learnt from the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

20.01.2021 12:26

ANSA: PM Conte wins Senate confidence vote ROME. KAZINFORM - Premier Giuseppe Conte won a crunch confidence vote in the Senate on Tuesday with 156 votes in favour, 140 against and 16 abstentions. But the executive fell short of an absolute majority of 161 votes in the Upper House, ANSA reports.

20.01.2021 11:48

307 COVID-19 patients in critical condition in Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 25,038 people are under treatment for the coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan as of January 20, Kazinform has learnt from the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

20.01.2021 11:15

COVID-19: East Kazakhstan region moves to ‘yellow zone’ NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – East Kazakhstan region has moved from the ‘green zone’ to the ‘yellow’ one based on the number of fresh daily infections, Kazinform has learnt from the official Telegram channel of the Special Commission fighting the spread of COVID-19.

20.01.2021 10:52

Kazakh water polo team loses in Italy TRIESTE. KAZINFORM – The Women’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament has kicked off in Trieste, Italy, Kazinform has learnt from the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

20.01.2021 10:43

COVID-like pneumonia: 118 new cases, 3 deaths in Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has recorded 118 new cases of the coronavirus-like pneumonia in the past day. The disease claimed lives of three people in the past day, Kazinform has learnt from coronavirus2020.kz.

20.01.2021 10:21

Vaccination against COVID-19 has started nearly everywhere in Brazil BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday (Jan. 19) confirmed the delivery of 6 million doses of CoronaVac to all states plus the Federal District. Vaccination has started nearly everywhere in the country, Agencia Brasil reports.

20.01.2021 09:57

New virus cases rise from low plateau 1 year after COVID-19 outbreak in S. Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggles to further slow down the third wave of the pandemic with an enhanced social distancing scheme, Yonhap reports.

20.01.2021 09:33

COVID-19 recoveries in Kazakhstan surpass 155,000 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 948 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan in the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries to 155,397, Kazinform has learnt from coronavirus2020.kz.

20.01.2021 09:12

Kazakhstan reports over 1,100 fresh COVID-19 cases NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has added 1,134 new cases of the coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, up 135 from the previous day, Kazinform has learnt from coronavirus2020.kz.

20.01.2021 08:36

China launches new mobile telecommunications satellite XICHANG. KAZINFORM - China successfully launched a new mobile telecommunication satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

20.01.2021 08:17

January 20. Today's Birthdays NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM. KAZINFORM Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 20th January.

20.01.2021 08:00

Number of COVID-19 cases across globe up by over 312,000 in past day GENEVA. KAZINFORM - More than 312,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 94.12 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin, TASS reports.

20.01.2021 07:39

Blizzard forecast for some parts of Kazakhstan Jan 20 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Snowfall is forecast to douse most regions in Kazakhstan, while a mix of rain and snow is expected in the south and southwest of the country, Kazinform has learnt from Kazhydromet.

20.01.2021 07:15

January 20. Kazinform's timeline of major events NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 20th of January. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on January 20.

20.01.2021 07:00

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