France triples purchases of Kazakh uranium, becoming top buyer Uranium exports earned Kazakhstan billions of dollars. France became the main buyer, replacing China.
Record surge in sexually transmitted bacterial infections reported in Europe ECDC report: gonorrhea cases up 303%, syphilis over 50%, and congenital syphilis doubled in the last decade.
Potato variety bred in China grows on saline soils with yield of 45 t/ha After over 20 years of research, the National Potato Engineering Research Center and Xisen Potato Industry Group developed salt-tolerant potato varieties for the Yellow River Delta's saline-alkali soil.
Kazakhstan Senate adopts law "On Soil Protection". Mandatory land passport introduced Kazakhstan's Senate approved the Soil Protection Law, introducing modern mechanisms for managing the country's land resources.
In Astana, the temperature difference between buildings reaches 16°C on the same day — data from 49.5 thousand buildings Pavlov Analytics analyzed perceived air temperature for all 49,538 buildings in Astana in June 2026. Temperature differences reached 16°C.
IEA: Global funding for energy innovation is slowing — but the battle for batteries is just heating up IEA's "State of Energy Innovation 2026" report: US R&D budget fell by 8%, hydrogen projects face delays.
UAE and Kazakhstan to build country's largest wind farm for $1.4 billion The largest green energy project has launched in southern Kazakhstan.