Tea and Quilting in Kazakhstan

To celebrate the Spring Festival, Nauryz, today in Almaty Kazakhstan, quilters are beginning what they hope will become the world’s largest patchwork quilt. The 25,500 square meter quilt will represent the diverse nature and people of Kazakhstan. The city is also serving a big cup of tea to 20,000 people. The cup holds 2000 liters!

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Astronauts Blast Off

Will you be traveling over the holidays? So are the astronauts who blasted off yesterday! The Soyuz capsule launched from Kazakhstan carrying Anton Shkaplerov from Russia, Norishige Kanai from Japan and Scott Tingle from the United States. They are headed for the International Space Station orbiting 240 miles above Earth.
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