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Kazakhstan Government resigns after violent protests over fuel price

Kazakhstan Almaty protests

Almaty, KazakhstanReuters Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after a fuel price increase in the oil-rich Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Police used tear gas and stun grenades late on Tuesday to drive hundreds of protesters out of the main square […]