New Year’s tie: Equal number of boys and girls born in Kazakhstan
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254 children were born in Kazakhstan's maternity hospitals during the New Year celebrations, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Ministry of Healthcare.
The births were split exactly down the middle: 127 boys and 127 girls. Twins were born in the Aktobe region.
The highest number of newborns, 29, was recorded in the Turkistan region. Shymkent had 24 births, followed by Astana with 22 and Almaty with 21.
It is noteworthy that 11 girls and 11 boys were born in Astana.
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Kazakhstan launches high-speed internet project for rural communities
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The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has announced the launch of the Kazakhstan Digital Acceleration for an Inclusive Economy project and an open call for shared grants for telecom operators, Qazinform News Agency reports.
The competition is being conducted as part of the project’s implementation and aims to expand telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas while ensuring that residents gain access to internet speeds of at least 100 Mbps.
The project provides for the construction of fiber-optic communication lines in 1,123 rural settlements that currently lack local internet access infrastructure.
Once implemented, the project will enable more than 445,000 households to be connected and provide high-speed internet access to approximately 2.3 million people.
As part of the initiative, telecom operators may receive non-repayable co-financing grants covering up to 50% of verified capital expenditures for the construction of rural telecommunications networks. The projects will be financed with the operators’ own funds, and the completed infrastructure will remain under their ownership and on their balance sheets.
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Kazakhstan Presented Constitutional Reforms to Mexico’s Academic Community
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A briefing was held at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Mexico for representatives of the Mexican Association of International Relations Faculties (AMEI), focusing on the main provisions of the constitutional and political reforms in Kazakhstan. AMEI is the largest association of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Mexico Almurat Turganbekov delivered a presentation on the draft of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan, informing the audience that a nationwide referendum on the adoption of amendments to Kazakhstan’s Basic Law will be held on 15 March 2026.
The information sparked broad interest among AMEI’s professor members and invited representatives of the local media. It was noted that Kazakhstan is on the path of comprehensive and progressive modernization against the backdrop of ongoing changes in the global order.
An agreement was reached to provide more detailed coverage of developments in Kazakhstan through a special association podcast and a series of interviews in the near future.
Furthermore, a new chapter of cooperation has been opened between the diplomatic community, including the Embassy of Kazakhstan, and AMEI. In particular, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed, under which the diplomatic corps will strengthen its contacts with future Mexican specialists in international relations.
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The second magnetic storm of February began on Earth
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At night, the second magnetic storm of February began on Earth, iz.ru cites the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Institute of Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The second magnetic storm of February began on the planet at night, which is still in the range from weak to medium. The peak of the event at the moment was around 5 a.m. Moscow time," the message says.
The indicator of the natural phenomenon reached G1.3 on a scale from 1 to 5. The storm was caused by geomagnetic disturbances caused by a large coronal hole in the Sun, which at that moment was located opposite the Earth. At the same time, the storm started a little earlier than expected.
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"National Fund for Children": $35.20 million was used by young Kazakhstanis for housing and education
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From February 1, 2024, to February 1, 2026, 223,785 applications totaling $35.20 million have been processed, enpf.kz reports.
Of these:
- 139,759 applications totaling over $22.09 million were processed for housing improvements;
- 84,026 applications totaling $13.11 million were processed for payment for education.
As a reminder, recipients of targeted savings (TS) have the right to use the entire amount or a portion of it. Any unused balance remains in the targeted savings account (TSA).
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