Archives - 2 August, 2013
Baby elephant cooling in a pool
Many of us have been trying to find ways of keeping cool in the recent high temperatures and a baby elephant...
Taiwan MPs fight in parliament over nuclear vote
Lawmakers in Taiwan have clashed in the country's parliament, ahead of a vote on a referendum on the construction of a...
BMW launch first electric car
BMW have launched their first-ever electric production vehicle. The new model was launched simultaneously around the world with unveilings in London,...
Koba Davitashvili leaves Georgian Dream and prepares for elections
Koba Davitashvili is leaving the parliamentary majority and is getting ready for parliamentary and presidential elections.
Kuchis Bichebi return to the stage with a concert in Batumi
Kuchis Bichebi (‘the Street Boys’) used to be one of the most famous bands in Georgian show business. The band of...
Hand grenade was thrown into Gldani police department building
The officers of Gldani-Nadzaladevi first unit detained Ushangi T. (DOB 1993) for damaging the building of the mentioned police station and...
Motorola unveils new smartphone Moto X
More than half of Americans already own smartphones, and are pretty loyal to their brands. Apple and Samsung dominate the market,...
Mikheil Saakashvili at Kuchis Bichebi concert in Batumi
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visited Batumi, Adjara region, yesterday. As the President said in an interview with journalists he arrived in...
Uruguay: First country in the world has legalized Marijuana
Uruguay appears set to become the first country in the world to create a legal market for marijuana.
Air drummer becomes new internet hit
Draw a drum kit on a wall, play it and become a star – that’s what Thai musician Note did. It’s...
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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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