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Sports Live Today, July 8: Dayal Booked for Alleged Sexual Exploitation; Norrie Faces Alcaraz In Wimbledon 2025
Outlook India
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July 8, 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Yash Dayal, centre, celebrates with teammates after their win in the Indian Premier League cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi Welcome to our live blog...
Backstreet Boys to Perform in Kazakhstan This September
The Astana Times
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July 9, 2025
ASTANA – The legendary American band Backstreet Boys will give concerts in Kazakhstan this fall, performing in Almaty on Sept. 19 and in Astana on Sept. 21, according to the band’s official website. Photo credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for...
Kazakhstan Secures 8 Golds, As World Boxing Cup Stage Wraps Up in Astana
The Astana Times
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July 7, 2025
ASTANA – The World Boxing Cup stage concluded in Astana on July 6, with more than 400 boxers representing 31 countries battling it out for medals. Host country Kazakhstan secured eight gold medals, four silver medals, and four bronze medals,...
Kazakh Artist Brings Aitys Into Contemporary Space as Part of Venice Biennale Residency
The Astana Times
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July 7, 2025
ALMATY – The Italian Institute of Culture in Almaty hosts “Thin Walls / Aitys / Lost in Translation,” a solo installation by Kazakh contemporary artist Syrlybek Bekbotayev, on view between June 12 to July 12. The exhibition marks the final...
Astana: City That Dreams With Us – 2. Tailoring Dignity, Stitch by Stitch
The Astana Times
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July 7, 2025
When we think of Astana, the first thing that comes to mind is high-level visits of politicians and international summits. It’s a city of strategy, diplomacy, and national ambition. But beneath that polished, political surface lies something...
Astana: City That Dreams With Us – 1. Listening to Wind
The Astana Times
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July 6, 2025
When we think of Astana, the first thing that comes to mind is high-level visits of politicians and international summits. It’s a city of strategy, diplomacy, and national ambition. But beneath that polished, political surface lies something...
Sports News | World Boxing Applauds 'Athlete First' Approach, Extends Ajay Singh-led BFI Interim Committee's Term
Latestly
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July 7, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Acknowledging the structured effort undertaken by the Interim Committee to restore transparency and stability in the functioning of the Boxing Federation of India, World Boxing has extended the term of the...
Comic Con Astana Draws 75,000 Fans in Biggest Edition Yet
The Astana Times
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July 9, 2025
ASTANA – Comic Con Astana 2025 launched in the capital of Kazakhstan on July 9, promising to be the biggest edition by welcoming 75,000 guests, including 10,000 international pop culture enthusiasts. Comic Con Astana 2025 will welcome 75,000...
IFC Reaffirms Support for Kazakhstan’s Diversification Push
The Astana Times
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July 9, 2025
ASTANA – Wiebke Schloemer, a regional director for Türkiye and Central Asia at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), explores key milestones in more than 30 years of partnership with Kazakhstan and what comes next in an interview with The...
Niqab ban comes into effect in Kazakhstan amid crackdown on radical influence and rising security-identity concerns
Organiser Weekly
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In a decisive legislative move highlighting Kazakhstan’s commitment to secular governance, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law a ban on clothing that conceals the face in public, including the Islamic niqab. The law was passed by...
Sports News | Harvinder Twin Gold Leads India to Second Finish at Asian Para Championship
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Beijing, Jul 6 (PTI) World number 1 and reigning Paralympics champion Harvinder Singh bagged two gold medals to complete a hat-trick of podium finishes, powering India to the second place in medal standings behind hosts China at the Beijing 2025...
The 100 best movies of the 21st century
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Between streaming services and superhero blockbusters, the way we watch and think about movies has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. But through that period of upheaval, which films have truly stood the test of time? To find out, we...
What Australia must do to overturn objections for WA rock art to attain UN heritage status
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
The federal government is in the final throes of a lobbying campaign to secure UN world heritage status for a globally significant rock art site in Western Australia.The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, will be in Paris this week to...
Sports News | Five Indians Book Final Berths at World Boxing Cup
Latestly
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July 5, 2025
Astana (Kazakhstan), Jul 5 (PTI) Meenakshi, Sakshi, Pooja Rani, Hitesh Gulia and Jugnoo registered convincing victories to reach the finals of their respective weight categories at the World Boxing Cup, here on Saturday. India's boxing contingent...
Who makes contemporary Uyghur art in Kazakhstan?
Global Voices
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July 8, 2025
Work by artist Nazugum Bakhtiyarova from the Sultan Kizlar collective. Text [in Russian]: “I would rather be a witness’ widow than a Bai [rich man’s] wife.” Photo by the Sultan Kizlar collective. Used with permission. In Kazakhstan, political or...
Astana Day Weekend: Your Guide to City’s Brightest Celebrations
The Astana Times
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July 4, 2025
ASTANA – Astana, Kazakhstan’s lively and ever-evolving capital, is turning 27, and the celebration promises to be as bold as the city itself with open-air concerts, dazzling theatre productions, street shows, and family-friendly events. Adding to...
Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
The environment minister, Murray Watt, hosted more than a dozen ambassadors from countries on the world heritage committee on Monday as he ramped up lobbying efforts to get the Murujuga rock art complex inscribed on the world heritage list. Unesco...
Two Mongolian boxers win medals in World Cup in Kazakhstan
AKIpress News Agency
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July 8, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolian boxers have claimed silver and bronze medals at the World Cup held in Astana, Kazakhstan, Montsame reported. International Master of Sport G. Lundaa won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg weight category. He defeated a...
Sports News | Nupur Storms into Final, Abhinash Jamwal Secures Semi-final Spot at World Boxing Cup 2025
Latestly
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July 4, 2025
Astana [Kazakhstan], July 4 (ANI): India's medal count at the World Boxing Cup in Kazakhstan 2025 continued to grow as Nupur (80+kg) advanced to the final, while Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) secured his place in the semifinals on Friday. Nupur delivered...
Sports News | Nupur Storms into Final, Abhinash Enters Semis at World Boxing Cup
Latestly
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July 4, 2025
Astana, Jul 4 (PTI) India's medal tally at the World Boxing Cup in Astana continued to swell with Nupur (80+kg) advancing to the final and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) entering the semifinals on Friday. Nupur produced a dominant performance in her...