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data-id="main-feed-card">   <div class="flex"> <div class="base-main-feed-card__entity-lockup"> <div class="flex items-center font-sans mb-1" data-test-id="main-feed-activity-card__entity-lockup"> <a href="https://kz.linkedin.com/company/the-astana-times?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-image" class="relative" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-image" data-tracking-will-navigate> <img class="inline-block relative w-6 h-6 " data-delayed-url="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D0BAQEIhjhKXx2hGw/company-logo_100_100/company-logo_100_100/0/1662880783231?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=aR71YgsKVqXKYdkkT640BHCP3mrDQyvjUCbwt65UzUg" data-ghost-classes="bg-color-entity-ghost-background" data-ghost-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/cs8pjfgyw96g44ln9r7tct85f" alt="View organization page for The Astana Times, graphic">  </a> <div class="flex flex-col self-start min-w-0 ml-1 "> <div class="text-color-text "> <a class="text-sm link-styled no-underline leading-open" href="https://kz.linkedin.com/company/the-astana-times?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-name" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-name" aria-label="View organization page for The Astana Times" data-tracking-will-navigate> The Astana Times </a>  </div> <p class="!text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis leading-[1.33333] m-0 truncate">  399 followers </p> <span class="!text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis leading-[1.33333] flex"> <time class="flex-none"> 3mo  </time>  </span> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ellipsis-menu absolute right-0 top-0 main-feed-activity-card__ellipsis-menu !top-auto !relative !mr-1" data-test-id="main-feed-activity-card__ellipsis-menu"> <div class="collapsible-dropdown flex items-center relative hyphens-auto"> <button class="ellipsis-menu__trigger collapsible-dropdown__button btn-md btn-tertiary cursor-pointer !py-[6px] !px-1 flex items-center rounded-[50%] " aria-expanded="false" 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class="attributed-text-segment-list__content text-color-text !text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words " dir="ltr" data-test-id="main-feed-activity-card__commentary">Political season in <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fhashtag%2Fkazakhstan&trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>#Kazakhstan</a> has started with an annual address of President Tokayev. Explore directions set by Tokayev's administration in our visuals below:</p>  </div> <ul class="grid grid-cols-6 grid-rows-[60%_40%] w-main-feed-card-media feed-images-content list-none pl-0 gap-0.125 h-[425px] babybear:h-[360px]" data-test-id="feed-images-content"> <li class="bg-color-background-container-tint text-[0px] col-span-3 row-span-full " data-test-id="feed-images-content__list-item" data-position="0"> <img class="lazy-load w-full object-cover object-center h-full babybear:max-h-[400px]" data-delayed-url="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D22AQHwXPWuB7HJSw/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/0/1725354412542?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=DlmyOeSDxFudfd13MOLbcXduNuPw12oIQvREGbDH5R4" data-ghost-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/921ynb2z53z33mhm3061qvjag" alt="No alternative text description for this image">  </li> <li class="bg-color-background-container-tint text-[0px] col-span-3 row-span-full " data-test-id="feed-images-content__list-item" 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data-attributed-urn="urn:li:share:7236658563429892099" data-id="main-feed-card">   <div class="flex"> <div class="base-main-feed-card__entity-lockup"> <div class="flex items-center font-sans mb-1" data-test-id="main-feed-activity-card__entity-lockup"> <a href="https://kz.linkedin.com/company/the-astana-times?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-image" class="relative" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card_feed-actor-image" data-tracking-will-navigate> <img class="inline-block relative w-6 h-6 " data-delayed-url="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D0BAQEIhjhKXx2hGw/company-logo_100_100/company-logo_100_100/0/1662880783231?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=aR71YgsKVqXKYdkkT640BHCP3mrDQyvjUCbwt65UzUg" data-ghost-classes="bg-color-entity-ghost-background" data-ghost-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/cs8pjfgyw96g44ln9r7tct85f" alt="View organization page for The Astana Times, graphic">  </a> <div class="flex flex-col self-start min-w-0 ml-1 "> <div 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babybear:mb-0.5"> <p class="attributed-text-segment-list__content text-color-text !text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words attributed-text-segment-list__content-truncated" dir="ltr" data-test-id="main-feed-activity-card__commentary">More than 60 days before <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cop29azerbaijan?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>COP29 Azerbaijan</a>, explore the challenges contributing to <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fhashtag%2Fwaterproblem&trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>#waterproblem</a>, from <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fhashtag%2Fclimatechange&trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>#climatechange</a> and inefficient irrigation to outdated infrastructure and rapid urbanization in <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fhashtag%2Fcentralasia&trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>#CentralAsia</a> a special episode by <a class="link" href="https://kz.linkedin.com/in/assel-satubaldina-412a0077?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" target="_self" data-tracking-control-name="organization_guest_main-feed-card-text" data-tracking-will-navigate>Assel Satubaldina</a> <a class="link" 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We did a series of articles about the national sports and federations to learn more about its athletes and history. One of the episodes is dedicated to Qazaq Kuresi, a traditional Kazakh wrestling style. 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