Archives - August, 2013
14-year old singer and composer shocked Australian X Factor
The fifth season of the Australian X Factor started with an impressive show. 14-year-old Jai Waetford sang Jes Hudak’s “Different Worlds”....
Georgian and Russian journalists in Richard Lugar lab
The crew of TV Company "Russia" is preparing a story on the Tbilisi Richard Lugar research laboratory. Together with the Russian...
Bra commercial with unexpected ending
The creative push-up bra commercial in Thailand quickly gathered millions of views and thousands of comments on social network.
Teenager who killed his family became a psychology professor
A popular psychology professor at an Illinois college was unveiled as a teenage killer who murdered his family 46 years ago...
Abkhazia in the top 10 of most popular places among Russian pilgrims
The top ten of the most popular countries by number of trips among Russian pilgrims is as follows: Israel, Greece, Bulgaria,...
Concert hall in Bichvinta’s Virgin Mary Cathedral
Virgin Mary's Cathedral dated to tenth-eleventh century is located in Bichvinta, Gagra District of Abkhazia.
Bidzina Ivanisvhili’s letter in Wall Street Journal: “Progress Through Pragmatism in Georgia “
Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili published a letter in the Wall Street Journal analyzing current political situation in Georgia, reforms...
Khatia Buniatishvili at Verbier Festival 2013: ‘One of the great pianists of the future’
Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili has appeared at many prestigious festivals including Verbier Festival 2013, taking place in Switzerland.
First burger grown in a lab
Researchers will unveil the world's first lab-grown burger in London later today. It has been grown from stem cells taken from...
Al Qaeda warning: 21 US Embassies and consulates closed
21 US embassies and consulates were shut in the Middle East and North Africa on Sunday after a warning about a...
New Biblusi book shop opens in Vake
The Biblusi book shop network has opened a new branch in Tbilisi, on Paliashvili Street 70.
Volkswagen's new TV ad for the VW Polo shows the evolving relationship of a protective father and his daughter, from the...
Young man killed in Batumi piazza
A young man was murdered in Batumi piazza yesterday night as a result of an altercation, The Ministry of Internal Affairs...
Mobile phone commercial that might make you cry
It's a commercial from a mobile phone company in Romania, from last year.
Dying 2-year-old son is best man at parents' wedding
Terminally ill at the age of 2, Logan Stevenson served as best man as his parents married Saturday in an emotional...
Georgian heavy metal band Industrial City at Wacken Open Air 2013
Musical group “Industrial City” from Georgia is the Metal Battle winner in the Caucasian Republics for the first time in the...
Georgian police won 3 gold medals in judo in Northern Ireland world competition
Georgian police officers-judoistst took part in the World Police and Fire Games competition taking place in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
BBC apologizes for showing picture of Prince William with penis drawn on his head
The BBC has apologized for airing a photo of Prince William with a penis drawn on his head. The Guardian reported...
Jim Carrey refuses to promote Kick-Ass because of its violence
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and friends are back on the big screen for the follow-up to 2010’s global hit.
Medvedev says Ivanishvili made a brave statement when he said Saakashvili was responsible for the August 2008 conflict
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Prime Minister Ivanishvili made a brave statement when he said Mikheil Saakashvili was responsible for...
GJ Editor's comment
Funny Habits
01 August, 2013
Last week, I started giving these hints and tips to my foreign friends and the tourists and my compatriots too because I don’t want them to be overly surprised and embarrassed when they inevitably come across those habits of ours while they have to do with this culture (look for the first 10 tips in previous issue):
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Putin & homosexuality, Putin & the church
01 August, 2013
The last several weeks have seen two important developments in Russian politics. The first involves the Kremlins position on homosexuality. The second involves Putin’s relationship with the church and how he is using it to assist his imperial project.
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New aqua park to open in Tbilisi
18 July, 2013
A new aqua park by Gino Paradise will open in early August near the Sea of Tbilisi. Representatives of the resort staff said a Georgian businessman working in Europe had made a 22 million investment in the project.
 
‘Las Vegas of the Black Sea’ - BBC from Batumi wedding
02 July, 2013
The Georgian resort of Batumi is getting the reputation as the Las Vegas of the Black Sea as couples flock to the pretty coastal city to get married, BBC reports from Georgia.
 
Summer “Beach” outside the Parliament in Kutaisi
17 June, 2013
The artifitial lake outside the parliament building in Kutaisi enjoys great popularity during summer.
 
"Taliban against Georgian Troops in Afghanistan" - Video released on YouTube
06 June, 2013
A video titled "Taliban Jihad Against Georgian Troops in Afghanistan" has been released on YouTube to present messages of threats to Georgian Armed Forces service members serving in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
 
Deep Purple lead singer’s Georgian wedding: Ian Gillan in Chokha and Phaeton
20 March, 2013
Famous band Deep Purple is scheduled to visit Georgia for 2013 Tbilisi Open Air festival on Dinamo Arena stadium, although this is not their first trip to the country - the band held five concerts in Tbilisi Sports Palace in May 1990, but even that was not their only activity in the capital city.
 
“Long Live Georgia” – man with Georgian flag in Brazil for May 26
27 May, 2013
A video titled "Long Live Georgia - Sao Paulo 26 of May 2013" - supposedly tied to celebrations of Georgia's Independence Day
 
Miss Georgia 2013 - Image Center starts receiving applications
23 May, 2013
Image Center modeling agency is receiving applications for the Miss Georgia 2013 contest, Manager Ia Kitsmarishvili announced at a press conference on May 22.
 
Woman who might become First Lady of Georgia
13 May, 2013
Following the naming of the ruling coalition's presidential candidate, the public has turned its attention to the question of who the state's First Lady will be if Giorgi Margvelashvili is elected the president in October.
 
Bidzina Ivanishvili sings Krimanchuli in Guria region
07 May, 2013
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili attended a Leloburti folk sport event in the Shukhuti village of the Lanchkhuti Municipality on May 6.
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