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Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say

Dec. 25, 2024 22:31 PM EST

An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian...

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

Oct. 06, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons. The proposal is backed by the government and President...