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NASA seeks private partners to save Hubble telescope from falling to Earth
NASA is seeking private partners to raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit and save it from falling to Earth; without intervention it will burn up in 2033–2034.
Scientists: Food Texture and Density Affect Appetite and Metabolism
News-Medical review: hardness, viscosity, and particle size of food alter appetite, gastric emptying, and glucose spikes regardless of calories.
Gene therapy for the heart: a cure without pills, or an irreversible risk?
A one-time gene therapy could free heart patients from daily pills, but scientists warn of irreversible, delayed risks to DNA.
Japanese scientists make cancer cells synthesize antitumor drugs from carbon monoxide
Japanese scientists at RIKEN have developed a method to synthesize antitumor compounds inside tumors from carbon monoxide, protecting healthy tissue from intoxication.
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SLAC physicists confirm existence of third type of magnetism
Physicists at SLAC have experimentally confirmed altermagnetism in manganese telluride, a third type of magnetism that could pave the way for energy-efficient computers.
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Mother of four, 26, killed at Aktobe wedding palace; ex-partner held
A 26-year-old mother of four was killed at Aktobe's wedding palace; police have detained her former live-in partner as a suspect in the case.
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Astana court jails company head for 6 years 8 months in 646 mln tenge parachute fraud
An Astana court sentenced a company head to 6 years 8 months in prison for fraud after a 646 million tenge advance for parachutes was never fulfilled.
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Tobol player attacked in Kostanay; club and police clarify incident
A Tobol foreign player was attacked in Kostanay. The club and police gave details: the conflict has been resolved and no one was injured.
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Two Rudny residents sentenced for murder of 19-year-old in stairwell
A court in Kazakhstan's Kostanay Region sentenced two Rudny residents to 9 years and 2 years 8 months in prison for murdering a 19-year-old man in a stairwell.
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Glass from bus shelter falls on woman waiting in Almaty
Glass from a bus shelter fell on a woman waiting at the Makataeva (Nazarbaeva) stop in Almaty. The Almaly district akimat responded to her complaint on Threads.
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Kazakhstan: 25,000-tenge Instagram video brings 1.5 million tenge fine
A court in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Region fined a company over 1.5 million tenge for a 25,000-tenge Instagram ad for a bookmaker, a repeat violation.
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Police seize over 25 kg of marijuana from Aktobe attic, three detained
Police in Aktobe seized over 25 kg of marijuana from a home's attic and detained three suspects as a pre-trial investigation into drug trafficking continues.
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Minister Addresses Whether 'People's Construction' Will Affect Housing Prices in Kazakhstan
Minister of Industry and Construction Yersaiyn Nagaspayev explained how the 'People's Construction' project will affect housing prices and commented on queues at Otbasy Bank.
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Kazakhstan to launch 106 new Stadler railcars in November: routes announced
Deputy Transport Minister Maksat Kaliakparov said 106 new Stadler railcars will launch in November, with main routes from Astana and Almaty.
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Six sentenced to 20-23 years in Shymkent kidnapping and murder of wrestling champion Vasily Kolesnikov
Six defendants in Shymkent were sentenced to 20-23 years for the kidnapping and murder of wrestling champion Vasily Kolesnikov, who was abducted after a road brawl.
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Five arrested in Pavlodar Region over series of livestock thefts
Five suspects were detained in Kazakhstan's Pavlodar Region over a series of livestock thefts; searches in two districts recovered horses, cattle and vehicles.
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Michigan man sets Guinness record with 5-ton rubber band ball
Michigan resident Claude Moore set a world record with a 5,251.69-kilogram rubber band ball, certified by Guinness World Records officials in Detroit.
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Airports in Zaisan, Kendirli and Katon-Karagai: launch dates announced
Deputy PM Nurlybek Nalibayev announced launch dates for the airports in Zaisan, Kendirli and Katon-Karagai, costing 68–89 billion tenge, with passengers served in the first half of next year.
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Scientists find genetic differences in dogs living near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Geneticists at North Carolina State University found signs of natural selection, not radiation mutations, in dogs living in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exclusion zone.
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Euclid telescope accidentally discovers comet C/2026 S1 1.3 billion km from Earth
The Euclid telescope accidentally discovered comet C/2026 S1 1.3 billion km from Earth in September 2026, with ground observatories confirming it in October.
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Scientists explain why mosquitoes target certain people
Scientists at the International University of Florida have found that mosquitoes target specific people based on skin chemicals and the body's microbiome.
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Police captain dies after crash on Astana–Petropavlovsk highway in Akmola Region
Police captain Daniyar Tayev died on November 4 after a crash on the Astana–Petropavlovsk highway; the JAC driver was detained and a criminal case opened.
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Kairat Boranbayev's Fitnation fitness centre sold in Astana for 2.3bn tenge
Kairat Boranbayev's Fitnation sports and wellness complex has been sold at auction in Astana for 2.3 billion tenge, with details on the sale and his case.
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Swiss biologists explain how skin forms hair follicle patterns
University of Geneva biologists have modeled how skin cells use chemotaxis to arrange hair follicles into patterns, testing the idea on two rodent species.
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