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January 30, 2026

First Beatles biopic stills revealed on postcards

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

Two years remain until the release of the four films about the legendary music group The Beatles, directed by Sam Mendes, but the project has already sparked widespread excitement. The reason lies in its all-star cast and an unusual first announcement. The photos from the upcoming biopics about the group’s…

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January 30, 2026

Dimash Qudaibergen unveils participants for his international show

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

Almaty, Kazakhstan - 09.23.2022 : Dimash Kudaibergen. Musician, singer. A solo concert.

Kazakh superstar singer Dimash Qudaibergen has introduced the participants of his new international project, «Voice Beyond Horizon,» on social media. The participants are young artists from different countries, including Kazakhstan. Dimash noted that he aims to showcase new names and give talented performers a chance to go international. According to…

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January 29, 2026

Almaty reports growing number of encounters with wild cats

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Адэлина Мамедова

Rare wild cats have been appearing more frequently in the mountains and canyons near Almaty, with videos of these encounters spreading rapidly on social media. Kursiv.media has compiled the most recent footage that has surprised and delighted users online. On Jan. 29, residents of Almaty spotted a snow leopard while…

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January 29, 2026

World’s smallest ‘lab’: How three bushes of marijuana sparked a debate

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
Фото: instagram.com/almatynews_kaz, бильд-редактор: Адэлина Мамедова

Kaznet users are actively discussing a video released by Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry showing what authorities described as a «drug lab» discovered in a residential building in Almaty. The footage was published after police conducted a door-to-door raid in one of the city’s districts. What police reported According to police, officers…

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January 29, 2026

Kazakhstan’s police deploy robot dogs in Astana

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
Фото: МВД РК, бильд-редактор: Дастан Шанай

Police in Astana have started using an unusual patrol officer in public places — a robot dog that can be encountered in malls and railway stations. The robot is equipped with cameras and transmits live video to the police control center. It is designed to monitor the situation, help prevent…

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January 27, 2026

Kazakh startup develops app for remote fishing

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Адэлина Мамедова

Kazakhstani startup GoFish has reinvented fishing. Its concept allows users to fish without leaving home — a smartphone and an internet connection are enough. The idea is that a user launches the app, connects to a camera, and controls an actual fishing rod located on the shore of a real…

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January 27, 2026

Kazakhstan resumes international excursion train with new locations

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media
Фото: shutterstock, бильд-редактор: Адэлина Мамедова

On March 20, 2026, Kazakhstan’s international excursion train, Jibek Joly (Silk Way), is set to embark on a new tour, this time covering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and, for the first time, Tajikistan. The tour will run from March 20 to 25 and pass through key cities of the Great Silk Road…

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January 27, 2026

Remote control sandbox café opens in Kazakhstan

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Дастан Шанай

A café with an intriguing concept has been established in Astana. Instead of a typical childrens’ play area, the venue features a large sandbox with RC construction equipment, including excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks, as well as a separate race circuit with RC cars. Users on social media describe the…

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January 27, 2026

Climber conquers Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media
Фото: instagram.com/sportmarafon/ бильд-редактор: Серикжан Ковланбаев

American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed to the very top of the 101-story skyscraper — Taipei 101 in Taiwan — without a harness. It took Honnold 91 minutes to ascend from the ground to the peak of the building. According to the BBC, the only other person to climb the…

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January 26, 2026

Snow queen of Almaty: Iconic hotel taking over social media

Yerlan Iskakov

Yerlan Iskakov

ye.iskakov@kursiv.media
Peak winter aesthetic: the Almaty hotel catching every eye on social media / Photo: Threads.com/@dots_foto, photo editor: Adelina Mamedova

January frosts often bring frequent weather reports of blizzards and snowdrifts. They also mark one of the most active seasons for photography and video, capturing the striking beauty of landscapes transformed by snow. In Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, temperatures fell to minus 17 degrees Celsius last week. Still, one user…

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January 23, 2026

Mongolia’s Olympic outfit stuns social media

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee has officially presented the ceremonial uniform for the country’s national team for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic Games, hosted by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The ceremonial and casual uniforms were designed by Mongolia’s brand Goyol Cashmere. The attire is inspired by the clothing of the…

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January 23, 2026

A couple’s second chance at wedding photos goes viral

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

Kazakhstanis were moved by the story of a couple from Karaganda who celebrated a second wedding a decade after their original ceremony. The couple married in 2014, but a technical failure left them without professional photos or video. Only cellphone snapshots taken by friends remained. A joke that became a…

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January 23, 2026

French President Macron’s aviator sunglasses spark surge in brand’s popularity

Tanat Kozhmanov

Tanat Kozhmanov

t.kozhmanov@kursiv.media

Maison Henry Jullien, a luxury eyewear brand, received unexpected global attention after French President Emmanuel Macron was seen wearing one of its sunglasses. After his appearance, interest in the brand rose sharply, with many people looking to buy the same pair, according to the Guardian. Maison Henry Jullien makes the…

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January 23, 2026

Shymkent café reports unusual theft: Two men stole a snowman

Aset Smagulov

Aset Smagulov

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent
коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Серикжан Ковланбаев

CCTV cameras in Shymkent captured one of the strangest thefts. Two men attempted to steal… a snowman. The footage shows them calmly walking past a coffee shop until they are drawn to a snowman standing on a bench. Apparently, considering Shymkent’s nearly snowless winters, the «thieves» thought the find was…

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January 23, 2026

Gucci names Aryna Sabalenka as ambassador

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

Italian luxury fashion house Gucci has announced a partnership with the world’s top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. The athlete officially joined Gucci as the brand’s ambassador, according to the fashion house’s social media. «Welcome to the Gucci family, Aryna,» the caption read. In her debut video, Sabalenka appears in an…

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January 22, 2026

A turkish man welcomes stray cats into his home as cold wave hits the country

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

A Turkish man opened his home to dozens of stray cats when severe cold weather hit his city. To save the animals from the bitter cold, he decided to provide the cats in his neighborhood with temporary shelter in his own home. Footage reportedly filmed in Kahramanmaraş shows more than…

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January 22, 2026

TikTok launches app for short vertical series

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media
Фото: businessinsider.com бильд-редактор: Серикжан Ковланбаев

As more people adopt short-form consumption habits, the market has responded accordingly. TikTok has launched its own «Netflix,» but in a vertical format with episode durations of around one minute, Business Insider reported. PineDrama — the name of the app — was launched quietly, without an official announcement. It offers…

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January 21, 2026

Dimash fan interaction leads to awkward moment

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media
Фото: instagram.com/dimash_eurasianfanclub, бильд-редактор: Милош Муратовский

Kazakhstani superstar singer Dimash Qudaibergen was caught in a humorous interaction with his fans. A video uploaded by a fan community of the singer showed Qudaibergen at Shanghai airport, waiting for his flight while browsing shops with a crowd of fans nearby. At one point, Qudaibergen offered to buy a…

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January 21, 2026

Kamchatka snowdrifts go viral, some exaggerated by AI

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

Videos showing massive snowdrifts in Russia’s Kamchatka Krai emerged following one of the most powerful snow cyclones on the peninsula in the past 30 years. The region’s largest city, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, has been under an emergency declaration since Jan. 15. The footage is striking, with snowdrifts as high as nine-story apartment…

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January 20, 2026

How Central Asian nations rank on the global alcohol map

Shadiyar Ostemir

Shadiyar Ostemir

General News Correspondent s.ostemir@kursiv.media
Қазақстанда бір адамға шаққандағы жылдық ішімдік тұтыну көлемі – 5,4 литр, ал Өзбекстанда 2,1 литр болып отыр / фото: KursivMedia мұрағаты

Kazakhstan consumes more alcohol per capita than any other country in Central Asia, according to global statistics published by World Population Review (WPR). The website recently released comparative data on alcohol consumption across countries worldwide, measured in liters of pure alcohol consumed per person annually. Regional comparisons In Kazakhstan, annual…

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January 20, 2026

Spanish travel magazine spotlights Almaty: Skiing steps from the city

Nikolai Marchenko

Nikolai Marchenko

n.marchenko@kursiv.media

Prominent Spanish travel magazine Viajar featured Almaty among five destinations located at the foot of the mountains, offering easy access to ski slopes directly from the city center. The outlet placed Kazakhstan’s largest city alongside Innsbruck in Austria, Chamonix in France, Whistler in Canada and Zermatt in Switzerland. Describing Almaty…

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January 20, 2026

YouTube introduces Shorts parental controls

Aidana Seisembek

Aidana Seisembek

In a company blog post, YouTube announced a new feature for parents, enabling them to set a time limit on how long children and teenagers can watch Shorts. Parents will be able to determine the amount of time their child is allowed to scroll through short videos. There is also…

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January 19, 2026

Almaty residents embrace handmade ‘hotels’ for stray cats this winter

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media
Коллаж kursiv.media, бильд-редактор: Милош Муратовский

The winter season is the most severe for stray animals, especially for cats, due to freezing temperatures. However, a resident of Almaty has come up with a simple idea to help them get through the winter. In a viral Threads post, the user proposed that people sympathetic to stray cats…

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January 19, 2026

Making ice cream in snowdrifts goes viral online

Daniil Devyatkin

Daniil Devyatkin

Kursiv LifeStyle correspondent d.devyatkin@kursiv.media

A new old-fashioned recipe for ice cream is going viral on social media. Kursiv LifeStyle explains how users are reinventing a common dessert. As snowfall and frost covered most of Kazakhstan, creators on social media embraced the trend dubbed «Ice Cream in a Snowdrift.» Despite the freezing cold, people are…

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