So you think you have snow problems? Kazakhstan has them in spades, every year, but this young republic is used to clearing obstacles, and has now become the first ex...
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Nursultan Nazarbayev has ruled Kazakhstan as the oil-rich central Asian nation’s president since its independence in 1991. The world’s largest land-locked state is...
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Fun-Da-Mental are enjoying their residency at the Creation of Peace festival in Kazan, Russia. In the UK, however, the band is facing accusations of stirring up Islamic...
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