30.07.2009
After eleven days of physical and mental torture, Christian Maurer crossed the Red Bull X-Alps 2009 finishing line in Monaco at exactly 11.24 hours local time on Wednesday morning. 629
With the Arc de Triomphe in the distance and a sea of fans along the roadside, Lance Armstrong stood on the final podium at the Tour de France, two spots below his accustomed place. 647
27.07.2009
It's the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often are neglected in the human rights debate. The leaders wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too. 834
15.07.2009
A joint OSCE-World Bank-UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) workshop brought together more than 30 high-level experts from the criminal justice sector in Almaty. 610
09.07.2009
Google is developing an operating system (OS) for personal computers, in a direct challenge to market leader Microsoft and its Windows system. Google Chrome OS will be aimed initially at small, low-cost netbooks, but will eventually be used on PCs as well. 570
03.07.2009
After several months of high-profile financial problems, the Astana Cycling Team has secured funding to keep the wheels turning, just before this year’s Tour de France kicks off in Monaco on July 4. Kazakhstan’s state assets holding company will become the national team’s premier benefactor. 587
02.07.2009
A workshop organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana that concluded today in Uralsk in western Kazakhstan aimed to develop co-operation and foster trust in the field of environmental decision-making among regional authorities, non-governmental organizations and the business community. 698
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