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Kazakhstan declares state of emergency in Almaty province

Kazakhstan's president sacked the Central Asian country's cabinet Wednesday in a bid to head off unprecedented unrest across the nation that followed an energy price hike.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 05,2022
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the Almaty province on Wednesday, his office said, broadening the curfew and other restrictions after a wave of violent protests.