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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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Crystal and MBC are in the TOP-7
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 7, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) - The profitability of the banking sector (on equity) has decreased to 21% ((l/y -23.7%) ). The market did not expect more. Due to the deteriorating mood caused by the autumn election fluctuations and the country's attempt to deviate...
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....
'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'...
TBC Uzbekistan Launches Fully Digital Insurance to Further Expand Ecos...
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 8, 2025
Tbilisi(GBC) -TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, announces the full rollout of TBC Insurance, as it continues to broaden its product offering and enter new high-growth segments. Fully integrated into the wider...
Businessman Giorgi Ramishvili released on 70,000 GEL bail
Georgia Today
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July 8, 2025
Tbilisi City Court has ordered a 70,000 GEL bail for businessman Giorgi Ramishvili, founder of “Silk Road Group” and “Silknet,” allowing his release from the courtroom. The decision was made by Judge Nana Shamatava, who ruled that the risk of...
Radford Council considers write off of $952,000 in uncollectable accounts
The Southwest Times - Virginia
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July 17, 2025
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...
Georgia arrests two for attempting to sell $3-million of bomb-grade uranium
The Globe and Mail
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July 17, 2025
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...
Kobakhidze Blames Former Georgian Dream Associates for Spreading Rumors of Internal Rift
The Messenger
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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....
Visa-Free Travel Is Not an Existential Issue; Peace and Stability Are - Kobakhidze
Business Media Gerogia
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July 17, 2025
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...