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Physical inactivity has become a pressing public health challenge as modern conveniences increasingly replace natural human movement. A recent ranking by World Population Review highlights how daily exercise habits vary dramatically across the globe, revealing a 60 percentage point gap between the most and least active populations. According to World Health Organization estimates, global inactivity rose from 23 percent in 2000 to 31 percent in 2022, leaving roughly 1.8 billion adults without sufficient physical activity (walking, physical work, household activity, sports, recreation, etc.).

The movement gap across nations

Malawi leads the world in physical activity, with only...

Artificial intelligence has entered the realm of mysticism. Instead of visiting a psychic, people can now ask a chatbot to read their palms, cast their horoscopes or predict their futures. Fortune tellers and other esoteric practitioners are already beginning to see AI chatbots as competitors.

Dozens of chatbots now offer astrological forecasts, palm readings and daily horoscopes, attracting users just as human fortune tellers do. Digital fortune tellers have a clear advantage: They are available 24/7, require no appointments and often provide initial readings for free, although more detailed forecasts can come at a considerable...

Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel has died at age 30 following a serious collision during a match against Andorra in Spain’s second division, the club’s press service reported.

De Miguel was taken to hospital after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono. The incident occurred near the end of the match, with the score at 2-2. Owono came far outside his penalty area to intercept the ball and collided with de Miguel, leaving the forward unconscious. Medical staff treated him on the pitch for several minutes. The match was abandoned and was not resumed. Andorra’s goalkeeper Owono...

Kazakhstan wants to expand its cooperation with major international technology companies beyond simply buying advanced equipment. The country aims to train specialists, develop its own technologies and help local IT teams enter global markets. One example is Higgsfield, a company with a team of engineers from Kazakhstan.

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang‘s visit to Kazakhstan has drawn more attention from foreign tech companies to the country’s efforts to develop AI and computing infrastructure. According to Global Banking & Finance Review, a U.K.-based financial magazine, the visit included talks on technology partnerships, the use of AI and opportunities for...

Owners of Li Auto SUVs in Russia are facing a new wave of scams in which fraudsters hijack the vehicles’ master accounts and demand ransom payments to restore access, Autonews reported.

Once owners lose access to their accounts, their cars’ multimedia and climate control systems stop working. In some cases, the engine may not start.

How accounts are compromised

The scam centers on the Li Auto master account, the primary owner account linked to the company’s official app. It allows users to remotely lock and unlock the doors, start the engine, control the climate system...

Kazakhstan and China plan to establish a joint direct investment fund with up to $200 million in capital. The announcement came after a meeting between Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin and China’s Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an. The two officials held talks on the sidelines of the 2nd Tien Shan Forum for Central Asia Economic Cooperation.

According to the Kazakhstani government’s press service, Kazakhstan first proposed the initiative at a high-level meeting in Shanghai in July as a way to support the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The proposal sets the fund’s initial target size...

The Alatau City Investment Roundtable in London saw nine agreements worth a total of $1.3 billion reached with British companies. The event was part of a roadshow to attract investment in the development of Alatau, a new city under development in Kazakhstan.. Investors expressed particular interest in education and healthcare projects, Kazakhstan’s government press service said.

The roundtable brought together representatives of 70 companies, investment funds, banks and expert organizations, including JPMorgan Chase, AstraZeneca, BP and Brookfield Asset Management.

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev presented Alatau City’s development concept and investment...

The second Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft has arrived in Almaty from Spain for Kazakhstan’s Air Defense Forces. It is expected to enhance Kazakhstan’s military air transport capabilities, including the transportation of equipment, evacuation of people and delivery of humanitarian aid.

In addition to its defense tasks, the A400M can also be used in emergency response and recovery operations.  They can also support Kazakhstan’s participation in international peacekeeping missions by transporting Kazakhstani military personnel. Aircraft of this class allow the country to deploy its peacekeeping contingent independently.

Kazakhstani crews and engineering personnel underwent theoretical and practical training at the...

Researchers have found that combining mebendazole, a drug used to treat parasitic worm infections, with the anticancer medication gefitinib may help suppress lung cancer cells that have become resistant to treatment. The study was published in the journal PLOS One.

How the researchers tested the drug combination

In laboratory experiments, the researchers used lung cancer cells that had stopped responding to gefitinib, a drug that blocks signals involved in cancer cell growth.

The resistant cells were divided into groups and treated with gefitinib alone, mebendazole alone or a combination of both drugs.

After three days, the researchers...

Social media feeds are full of promises that rhythmic stepping to music can help you lose 5 kilograms in a week. Fitness coach Lera Logunova examines the viral trend from a physiological perspective and explains why it can genuinely boost your mood.

«‘Dopamine steps’ is simply a catchy, trendy name for nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) — the energy we expend through everyday movement outside formal workouts — combined with low-intensity cardio,» Logunova explains. «The ‘dopamine’ label comes from the idea that moving rhythmically to your favorite music can make you feel good. Light physical...

AI assistants could begin making purchases on behalf of users within preapproved budgets as early as 2027, according to Binur Zhalenov, a deputy governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. The regulator is already working on the infrastructure needed to support such payments.

In a post on social media, Zhalenov predicted that AI agents would soon help people in Kazakhstan pay bills, buy household essentials, renew service subscriptions and book business trips.

«Book a ticket to Almaty for Friday. After 6 p.m., with luggage, for no more than 60,000 tenge.» Zhalenov said...

People who develop concepts for products created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) may hold copyright to the resulting works, provided they make a demonstrable creative contribution, according to Yerlan Sarsembayev, Kazakhstan’s justice minister. Once works — including films, videos, music and other content — are registered on a unified digital platform, their authors become eligible to receive royalties when the works are reproduced.

«Essentially, neural networks are a type of digital tool. In any scenario, the underlying intent, concept and idea originate with a human. The individual makes adjustments, creates sketches and...

On average, an hour of work in Kazakhstan is worth 2,500 tenge (about $5.5). However, wages vary considerably across the country, exceeding 3,000 tenge per hour in some regions while falling to as little as 1,700 tenge in others.

Kazakhstan’s Bureau of National Statistics has released the findings of its annual survey on the distribution of employees by accrued wages, conducted each April.

Among other indicators, the survey provides data on average hourly wages. Nationwide, the figure stands at 2,500 tenge, equivalent to approximately 20,000 tenge ($44) for an eight-hour workday. Earnings also vary by occupational...

One in three tumors in Kazakhstan is now detected at stage 0 or stage 1, when the chances of successful treatment are highest. Key figures for the first nine months of 2026 were announced at a meeting of the coordination council at the Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology.

Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan’s cancer mortality rate has declined to 58.8 deaths per 100,000 people. The share of cancer cases detected at early stages 0 and 1 reached 34.4%, exceeding the target of 33.8%.

More than 3.2 million screening tests were conducted during the reporting period, primarily...

Dastan Satpayev, a Kazakhstani forward playing for English club Burnley, has suffered another hamstring injury. Newly appointed head coach Fabio Celestini said the 18-year-old’s return date remains uncertain.

Due to the injury, Satpayev was left out of Burnley’s squad for its Championship match against Portsmouth, which ended in a 0-0 draw. It was Celestini’s first match in charge of the English club.

«He has hamstring problems, muscular problems. We must see it together, step by step, day by day and see what happens. It’s very difficult to say [how long he will be out for]. I’ve...

Kazakhstan continues its program to reintroduce tigers into the wild. Another Amur tiger, named Amur, has been released into its natural habitat in the Southern Balkhash area. Kursiv LifeStyle looks at the details.

According to the press service of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the release marks another step toward restoring the population of predators that disappeared from the country more than half a century ago.

Why Kazakhstan is restoring its tiger population

Tigers historically inhabited Kazakhstan. They lived in tugai forests — a type of riparian forest — along the Ili River...

In October, Kazakhstan’s manufacturing sector showed initial signs of recovery following 10 months of decline. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from Freedom Holding Corp. rose to 49.4, up from 46.4 in September. While the figure remains below the 50.0 threshold — which separates expansion from contraction — the deterioration in operating conditions was the mildest since January, when the current downturn began.

A month earlier, manufacturers had reported the sharpest drop in new orders in four years.

Orders nearly stabilize

New orders declined only marginally at the start of the fourth quarter. This marked the smallest decrease in the...

On Nov. 2, South Korea launched Hangang, the sixth computer in its national supercomputing series, succeeding Nurion, the fifth system introduced in 2018, the country’s Ministry of Science and ICT said in a press release.

According to the statement, Hangang combines 8,496 GPUs and 9,936 CPUs, and includes NVIDIA GH200 CPU-GPU integrated accelerators. It has a theoretical peak performance of 614 petaflops, with measured performance estimated at 300-400 petaflops. The system also offers 205 petabytes of storage and network performance exceeding 400 gigabits per second.

The supercomputer is housed at the Korea Institute of Science and...

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan remained world No. 1 in the latest WTA rankings. Russia’s Mirra Andreeva significantly narrowed the points gap with second-placed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Andreeva and Sabalenka did not compete last week as they prepared for the 2026 WTA Finals, scheduled to take place in Indian Wells from Nov. 8 to 15. Rybakina, who had secured the year-end No. 1 ranking after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2026 Pan Pacific Open, subsequently withdrew from her quarterfinal match against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez.

Russia’s Diana Shnaider won...

A mortgage is not automatically written off when a borrower dies. If relatives inherit an apartment, they also inherit the associated loan obligations. However, a bank cannot demand immediate, full repayment of the mortgage solely because the borrower has died, according to Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM).

The agency explained that, under Kazakhstan’s Civil Code, heirs inherit not only the deceased’s property but also the related rights and obligations. This applies to mortgaged real estate, which remains pledged to the bank until the loan obligations are fully discharged.

How much must heirs pay?

Meta has quietly updated its commercial terms for business accounts to allow the social media giant to use content from connected external websites to train and develop artificial intelligence products, Samantha Cole of 404 Media reported. The unannounced policy change sparked criticism from artists, independent creators and small business owners who rely on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook to market their products, protect their intellectual property and reach customers worldwide.

Policy timeline shifts amid growing user confusion

The controversial terms were initially scheduled to take effect on Oct. 30, but Meta pushed the effective date to...

Defying a Supreme Court travel ban and leaving a trail of annulled passports across three borders, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has transformed a narrow electoral defeat into a high-stakes international standoff by fleeing to Miami. Following the Oct. 25 runoff election, in which incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured victory with 51.79% of the vote against Flávio’s 48.21%, the senator rejected the outcome, alleging widespread electoral fraud.

Although international observers, Brazilian electoral authorities and even his own Liberal Party acknowledged the defeat, Flávio fled Brazil with his family, traveling through Argentina and Ecuador...

An exhibition titled «Marc Chagall. The Creation of Light» is on view in Almaty, featuring lithographs and etchings by the renowned 20th-century artist. Visitors can explore works that blend real-world imagery with fantasy, personal memories and biblical themes.

The exhibition opened on Oct. 16 and runs through Dec. 1, celebrating Marc Chagall’s artistic legacy, distinctive style, vibrant colors and symbolic motifs.

Lithographs and etchings are prints made using specialized techniques that allow artists to transfer images onto paper and produce multiple impressions of a work.

A highlight of the exhibition is a series of 24 works from...

On Oct. 31, hackers hijacked the domain flap.sh, one of the largest platforms for token launches. A day earlier, Binance reported a theft of approximately $6.3 billion, while a week before that, two critical vulnerabilities were disclosed in PHP, posing a threat to a vast number of websites worldwide.

Renat Tukanov, chief technology officer at Freedom Holding Corp., believes the companies responded appropriately to their respective incidents. The reality, he argues, is that no amount of money can guarantee protection against certain types of attackers. What matters is whether a company can withstand an attack without losing its...