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UN declares global decade of peace and dialogue
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (250+ words) On June 25, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2027-2036 as the International Decade for Strengthening Peace for the Sake of Future Generations, Khovar reports. The resolution reaffirms the principles of the UN Charter, including the determination "to save…...
Week in Brief: 10 key developments shaping Kazakhstan this week
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (421+ words) This week in Astana and beyond, Qazinform News Agency presents a roundup of the top headlines that shaped the past seven days in Kazakhstan. 1. From connectivity to critical minerals: Key outcomes of Tokayev's Brussels visit 2. New Constitution marks new stage…...
PACE commends Kazakhstan's Constitutional Referendum as milestone in governance reform
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (228+ words) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has commended the outcome of the March 15 constitutional referendum held in Kazakhstan "as an important stage in the institutional transformation of the State and the modernisation of its system of public governance,…...
Kazakhstan's junior gymnasts win bronze at Asian Championships
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (155+ words) Kazakhstan's women's artistic gymnastics team claimed the bronze medal in the junior competition at the Asian Championships in Zunyi, China, Qazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan." The Kazakh team finished third in the…...
New eco park opens in Turkistan region
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (300+ words) A new 50-hectare eco park has opened along the Karashyk River in Kazakhstan's Turkistan region as part of the nationwide Taza Qazaqstan environmental campaign initiated by the Head of State, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the akimat of the Turkistan…...
Aqzhan " "Pure Soul" - a cultural phenomenon of the Great Steppe
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (749+ words) They say that nowhere in the world is the sky quite like the one above Astana. It is here, where endless steppes once stretched and where today skyscrapers rise into the sky of Kazakhstan's modern capital, that the mare Aqzhan…...
Balancing AI efficiency and public interest discussed by civil servants at UN Public Service Forum
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (516+ words) Qazinform Balancing AI efficiency and public interest discussed by civil servants at UN Public Service Forum More than 40 government officials and practitioners from Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Tbilisi for the workshop "AI in Governance:…...
Open AI unveils GPT-5. 6 with new flagship Sol model
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (253+ words) On Friday, Open AI introduced GPT-5. 6, a new family of artificial intelligence models led by its flagship model, Sol, Qazinform News Agency reports. The GPT-5. 6 series includes three models: Sol, the flagship model for the most demanding tasks; Terra, designed…...
Japanese scientists discover a new way to build and edit DNA
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (302+ words) Researchers in'Japan'have developed a new technique that could make it easier to build and modify long strands of DNA,'Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports. A team led by scientists at Nagoya University'reported a method that uses silver nanoparticles to cut…...
Japan suspects illegal sale of homegrown seedlings in China and S. Korea
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (247+ words) A survey by the farm ministry revealed on Friday that around 50 Japanese-developed varieties of farm products, including prized citrus and strawberries, are suspected of having been sold online without authorization, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing Kyodo. The survey results, conducted…...