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CEO's scientist best friend, 67, made unthinkable move as he came in to land small plane
A Georgian scientist has died after his plane inexplicably plunged into the Pacific Ocean moments after he was cleared to touch down in California. Tsotne Javakhishvili was operating a 2014 Cessna T240 Corvalis TTx owned by world-renowned American...

Women’s EURO 2025 Daily — July 17th (QF): Sweden vs. England
Welcome to the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships! It’s the second day of the quarterfinals and the action should only get more exciting from here. Yesterday, Italy edged out Norway in a tense 2-1 thriller — Juventus forward Cristiana...
Azerbaijan’s January-June oil exports via BTC pipeline down 4.1% y/y
Oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which runs from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey, declined 4.1% year-on-year in the first half of the year to 13.9 million metric tons, Azerbaijan’s state statistics committee said on Friday....

Kobakhidze downplays EU potential visa-liberalisation revocation
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

Lari in circulation increased
Tbilisi (GBC) - Demand for GEL increased by 230 million in June. As of July 1, the volume of GEL in circulation exceeded 6.7 billion (01.06.2025 – 6.5 billion; 01.06.2024 -6.1 billion). According to the NBG’s “Monthly Review”, demand for cash...

Alma to raise $40 million from banks again
Tbilisi (GBC) - Alma announces the issuance of bonds worth up to $40 million with a maturity of 2 years, in 2 issues ($30 million and €8.5 million), to refinance bank liabilities. The securities will also be listed on the stock exchange. The...

South Bay residents protest Trump administration in honor of civil rights leader John Lewis
South Bay Area residents protested the Trump administration Thursday in downtown San Jose as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country on the fifth anniversary of former congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis’s passing....

Maryann Trio
August 21, 1941 - July 11, 2025 Mary Anne Trio, age 83, passed away on Friday, July 11 2025, at home in Statesboro, Georgia surrounded by her children. She was born on August 21, 1941, in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Walter Edward Corris and Margaret...
Legendary TV Composer Mark Snow Dies at 78 – FANS MOURN ICONIC ‘X-FILES’ SOUND
Texas Viewers (75015): If you watch TV shows like The X-Files, you’ve probably heard the eerie music that begins each episode. That music was created by Mark Snow. He was a popular music composer for shows such as Blue Bloods and Smallville. Mark...

Two Nigerians set to compete at 2025 World Fencing Championships in Georgia
Nigeria’s rising fencing stars, Inkosi Brou and Wisdom Okanlawon, are set to compete at the prestigious 2025 World Fencing Championships, scheduled to take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 22 to 30 July. In addition to competing against the world’s...

'Good Trouble Lives On' at Anti-Trump Protests in 1,600 Cities Across US
As the Trump administration attacks immigrant communities, working families, and the rule of law and brings the United States "to a crossroads," as one organizer said this week, rights advocates across the country are set to attend the fifth...

PETA condemns Beaufort County facility after USDA report on primate deaths, escapes
THE ESCAPE OF 43 PRIMATES FROM A RESEARCH FACILITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA LAST YEAR .. TURNED A LOT OF HEADS. NOW... NEW CITATIONS ARE BEING GIVEN TO THE ALPHA GENESIS LAB... AFTER A WHISTLE BLOWER REPORTED NEARLY TWO DOZEN MONKEY DEATHS. WJCL 22 NEWS'...
‘Pointed Message’: Ex-US Diplomat’s Unexplained Denial of Entry to Georgia Sparks Alarm
WASHINGTON DC – Maggie Osdoby Katz, an American consultant and former US diplomat with decades-long ties to Georgia, was unexpectedly denied entry upon her arrival at Tbilisi International Airport on Saturday, July 12. The incident, described by...

Radford Council considers write off of $952,000 in uncollectable accounts
By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing At its meeting Monday (July 14), Radford City Council considered a resolution approving procedures for the City to “write off” about $952,000 in uncollectable accounts. During discussion, Mayor David Horton...

WWE Fans Upset Over How Goldberg's Retirement Speech Was Cut Off
After years of asking for a retirement match, Goldberg's wish finally came true on Saturday Night's Main Event. There, in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, the master of the spear and jackhammer took on World Heavyweight Champion Gunther in the...

Georgia arrests two for attempting to sell $3-million of bomb-grade uranium
Open this photo in gallery:One Georgian and one Turkish national were arrested and charged in connection with the plot.VANO SHLAMOV/Getty Images Georgia has detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of uranium which...

Visa-Free Travel Is Not an Existential Issue; Peace and Stability Are - Kobakhidze
GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has responded to growing criticism from the European Union, stating that the country’s peace and stability will always take precedence over visa liberalization with the EU. Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze...

The Hundred 2025 All Squads: Full Players List of Men's and Women's Teams for Fifth Edition of 100-Ball Cricket Competition
The Hundred 2025 is all set to start from August 5, 2025 and unlike the other occasions, this time it is not clashing with the Test seasons. Most players who are centrally contracted are now available for selection in the Hundred and it is going...

Georgia stops sale of uranium worth $3m 'that could've been used in bomb'
Georgia's State Security Service said on Thursday it had detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3m (R53.71m) worth of uranium which could have been used to make a deadly bomb. The service said it had prevented a “transnational...
Kobakhidze Blames Former Georgian Dream Associates for Spreading Rumors of Internal Rift
By Liza Mchedlidze Thursday, July 17, 2025 Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused individuals suspected of corruption and ousted from Georgian Dream of financing a campaign to spread rumors about internal divisions within the ruling party....