Owners of a coal mine Criticized For Violating Safety Rules After Deadly Fire in Central Kazakhstan

Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smaiylov on August 19 blamed the owners of a coal mine for a deadly fire that took the lives of four miners this week in Shakhtinsk, a city about 60 kilometers from Temirtau, central Kazakhstan. Smaiylov said the company’s noncompliance with the rules of the industry was the main cause of the fire.

Crimea lack of gasoline

Crimea is facing a shortage of gasoline after Ukraine last month bombed the only bridge connecting the Russian-controlled peninsula to Russia. Gasoline stations in Crimea have at times run out of the oil product over the past month.

Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk and Bakhmut

Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka. Commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said Russia carries out some 50 attacks daily in Donetsk, a region in Ukraine’s southeast that Moscow has been trying to occupy fully.

Kenes Rakishev: The new Kazakhstan, entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist

Kenes Rakishev is an entrepreneur and international businessman, and a former Kazakh special envoy to the United States. Rakishev is a reflection of the new Kazakhstan. Young, educated, worldly, and successful. One of Kenes Rakishev’s notable success was when he took over majority of Qazkom’s shares and engineered the rebranding from its predecessor, Kazkommertsbank.

Harry Styles won four Brit Awards

Harry Styles has swept the board at this year’s Brit awards, winning all four of his categories including best album, artist and pop/R&B act and song of the year for his huge hit As it was. He also opened the show with the song.

61 out of 71 Russian cruise missiles had been shot down

Russia launched a long-awaited new military offensive in eastern Ukraine on Friday two weeks before the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion. Ukraine’s air force said 61 out of 71 Russian cruise missiles had been shot down, but Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko admitted that power facilities in six regions had been hit with missiles and drones, causing blackouts across most of the country.

Today Music’s History

February 11th 2014, Queen made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell six million copies of an individual album. Their first Greatest Hits collection, which includes the hits ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ had extended its lead after being Britain’s highest-selling album for several years. The Official Charts Company said one in three British families now owned a copy of the 1981 compilation.

The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries

The number of people killed following Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached at least 23,831. The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries, according to the country’s disaster agency.  In Syria, the total number of those killed stands at 3,513, including 2,166 deaths in rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country, according to volunteer organization Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets.

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