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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to launch direct flights from Astana to Tokyo by the end of 2026 and to New York in 2027 as part of a broader push to transform the country into a major regional aviation and transit hub, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said during a government meeting on May 19 focused on…\n\nThe post Kazakhstan Targets Direct Flights to New York and Tokyo as Aviation Sector Expands appeared first on The Astana Times.",
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