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Etihad Airways expands route network to Central Asia, Caucasus and Europe
Turkmenportal
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Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch seven new routes that will connect Abu Dhabi with cities in the Persian Gulf, Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, uzdaily.uz reports. The list of new destinations includes: Almaty (Kazakhstan), Baku...
Legendary TV Composer Mark Snow Dies at 78 – FANS MOURN ICONIC ‘X-FILES’ SOUND
KSU Sentinel
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July 5, 2025
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...
Lari in circulation increased
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 9, 2025
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
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 9, 2025
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...
Azerbaijan’s January-June oil exports via BTC pipeline down 4.1% y/y
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 13, 2025
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....
Maryann Trio
Grice Connect
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July 13, 2025
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...
PROTEST PLAYOFF 2019: Final Four
Bring On The Cats - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
Initially, I was struck by how we added all these other teams, yet mostly ended up with the same Final Four teams each year (with the exception of welfare recipient 2023 Alabama). But this is the second playoff in a row with a surprise Final Four...
Two Nigerians set to compete at 2025 World Fencing Championships in Georgia
Premium Times
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July 13, 2025
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...
CEO's scientist best friend, 67, made unthinkable move as he came in to land small plane
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
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
Bavarian Football Works
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July 17, 2025
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...
Kobakhidze downplays EU potential visa-liberalisation revocation
Open Caucasus Media
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July 17, 2025
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...
South Bay residents protest Trump administration in honor of civil rights leader John Lewis
The Mercury News - California
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July 17, 2025
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....
‘Pointed Message’: Ex-US Diplomat’s Unexplained Denial of Entry to Georgia Sparks Alarm
Kyiv Post
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July 13, 2025
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...
WWE Fans Upset Over How Goldberg's Retirement Speech Was Cut Off
TheSportster
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July 13, 2025
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...
'Good Trouble Lives On' at Anti-Trump Protests in 1,600 Cities Across US
Common Dreams
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July 17, 2025
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
WJCL TV - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
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'...
Sports News | India's Priyanka Shows Zsoka Gaal the Exit Door
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
Batumi (Georgia) Jul 8 (PTI) Woman International Master K Priyanka caused a major upset in the first-round tiebreaker as she breached the defences of higher-ranked Zsoka Gaal of Hungary in the blitz games in the first round of the FIDE World...
Halyk Bank joins billionaire banks
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 7, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) – The banks’ assets have increased by 15% annually and as of June (01.06.2025), amount to 98.2 billion GEL (01.06.2024 – 85.6 billion. +14.7%Y.Y). Of this, 97% comes from billionaires (banks with assets > 1 billion). As of...
The CCI Increased By 5% In May
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 7, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) - In May 2025, the Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 0.2 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased by 5% compared to May 2024, according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). In detail: ⦁...
Credo Bank increased ROE
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 7, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) – Credo Bank's ROE has increased. As of June 1, the bank's Return on Equity is 19.25% (01.06.2024 - 11.62%). A return on equity of >15% is considered optimal for shareholders. This is a kind of satisfaction index. An investor has a...