Kursiv Media Kazakhstan

Friday the 13th is a reminder that the number 13 is not considered unlucky everywhere. In fact, different cultures associate bad luck with a variety of numbers, often for reasons rooted in language, religion, mythology and local traditions. Here’s a look at some of the world’s most widely recognized unlucky numbers, along with a map showing how these superstitions vary from ...

Kanye West continues to draw massive stadium crowds and set new records. His concert in Dallas attracted 83,000 fans and generated $18 million in ticket sales, marking the third time in the past year that the rapper has set a U.S. attendance record for a rap concert. Three stadium attendance records The performance took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, part o...

Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee (KNB) detained Yelzhas Otynshiyev, CEO of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway operator, and Nurlan Zhakupov, CEO of sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, on Nov. 11. Both are suspected of committing a corruption-related offense, the committee announced. The KNB said investigative proceedings were underway to establish...

Little of Vladimir Lenin‘s original biological tissue remains in his body, which has been on display in the Mausoleum on Moscow’s Red Square for more than a century. According to experts, original tissue accounts for less than a quarter of its total volume, with the remainder consisting of chemical compounds and synthetic materials. Lenin’s body has been kept in the Mausoleum...

Kazakhstan-based gold producer Solidcore Resources is set to build three new power plants in the country, including two solar facilities. One of the solar plants will supply part of the electricity needed by the Ertis Hydrometallurgical Plant (EHP). The company also plans to install a solar power plant at its Syrymbet project and build a gas-fired reciprocating engine power p...