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19 June 2013, 11:48
Huawei says Ascend P6 is world's 'slimmest' smartphone

BEIJING. June 19. KAZINFORM Huawei has unveiled what is says is the world's thinnest smartphone. The Android-based Ascend P6 is 6.18mm (0.24in) thick and is also unusual in that it has a 5 megapixel front camera for "high quality" self-portraits.
19 June 2013, 09:09
Study shows girls are more devious

BRISBANE. June 19. KAZINFORM Girls are more devious than boys in their torment of classmates, Australia's biggest childhood study reveals. Kids who are poor, overweight, Aboriginal, disabled or living with a single mother are most likely to be picked on in the playground, the Australian Institute of Family Studies has found in a survey of more than 4000 children aged 10 and 11.
19 June 2013, 03:07
Does geography influence how a language sounds?
LONDON. June 19. KAZINFORM Languages spoken at high altitudes are more likely to contain a certain kind of sound made using short bursts of air, according to a new study.
18 June 2013, 12:09
High-tech used to discover lost city in Cambodia jungle
SYDNEY. June 18. KAZINFORM A lost medieval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1,200 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology, a report said Saturday. In what it called a world exclusive, the Sydney Morning Herald said the city, Mahendraparvata, included temples hidden by jungle for centuries, many of which have not been looted.
17 June 2013, 07:42
Ancient Roman Concrete Is About to Revolutionize Modern Architecture

ROME. June 17. KAZINFORM After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world's most durable man-made creations ever-Roman concrete-has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build cities of the future.
16 June 2013, 21:33
China's space program comes of age: U.S. expert
HOUSTON. June 16. KAZINFORM The successful launch of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft marks China's coming of age as a strong player in mankind's endeavor to explore the unknown in the universe, said a U.S. scientist. Carolyn T. Sumners, vice president of Astronomy and Physical Sciences at Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, told Xinhua that she was "very impressed" by China's space program, particularly the newly launched Shenzhou-10.
16 June 2013, 13:22
2013 Paris Air Show to unveil at Le Bourget in France on June 17
PARIS. June 16. KAZINFORM The world largest aviation exhibition, Paris Air Show, sets to launch from next Monday at Le Bourget, near Paris, in celebration to its 50th anniversary. The biennial event will attracts 2,113 leading players of the global aviation industry from 45 countries, including the industry flagships European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Thales and Safran which will showcase their innovations and new products at Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Center between June 17 and 23, 2013.
15 June 2013, 16:22
New study explores motivations behind suicide attempts
VANCOUVER. June 15. KAZINFORM Suicide attempts motivated by internal factors, such as hopelessness and unbearable pain, were performed with the greatest desire to die, according to a new Canadian study that digs deep into suicide motivations.
14 June 2013, 05:04
Apple adding 'kill switch' to iPhones
WASHINGTON. June 14. KAZINFORM It's called "Apple picking," a growing wave of crime in which thieves target mobile devices, particularly iPhones and iPads. Now the company that gave the crime its name is taking a step to stop it, with a "kill switch"-style update aimed at making the mobile gadgets less valuable to thieves.
13 June 2013, 21:38
Observing the present and past is to see into the future
TOKYO. June 13. KAZINFORM For the past 48 years, Daido Moriyama has followed his photographic instinct, drawn to subjects whose characters appear as vibrant as they are tragic while leaving the question of which for us to decide. The act of exhibiting, through the unraveling of images, has charted this one man's continuous urban exploration, which after nearly five decades is still going strong.
13 June 2013, 19:30
Astronauts of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft enter Tiangong-1 orbiter
BEIJING, June 13. KAZINFORM - The astronauts of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft entered space module Tiangong-1 on Thursday afternoon, said the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) to XINHUA NEWS.
13 June 2013, 13:05
Smile less, get ahead at work
LONDON. June 13. KAZINFORM One way for women to combat the stereotype that they are less fit as leaders than men is to be less cheerful and show more pride, a new study suggests.
13 June 2013, 12:31
Green coffee bean diet's weight loss effectiveness questioned: study
WASHINGTON. ' June 13. KAZINFORM A major ingredient in green coffee bean dietary supplements, often touted as "miracle" weight- loss products, cannot prevent weight gain in mice, a study said Wednesday.
13 June 2013, 03:13
Brain Can’t Text While Driving Even With Hands Free: AAA
FLORIDA. June 13. KAZINFORM Using voice-to-text messaging, included in systems such as Ford Motor Co. (F)'s Sync and Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)'s Entune, is more distracting to drivers than making calls with handheld mobile phones, a study by AAA found. Texting a friend verbally while behind the wheel caused a "large" amount of mental distraction compared with "moderate/significant" for holding a phone conversation or talking with a passenger and "small" when listening to music or an audio book, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found in a report released today.
12 June 2013, 18:00
Group of Kazakh scientists will go abroad to study little-known pages of our history
ASTANA. June 12. KAZINFORM - A group of Kazakh scientists intends to visit the State Archives of the other countries to study the little-known pages of the national history.
 

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