Georgia News
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By AFP
Moscow -
The global chess federation is set to vote for a new president on Wednesday, replacing its veteran, highly controversial Russian chief, amid allegations of undue influence exerted by Moscow.
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Albany -
On October 3, American Idol winner Phillip Phillips and country superstar Luke Bryan will perform at The Exchange Club of Albany in Georgia.
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Atlanta -
The owners of the last nuclear power plant still under construction in the U.S. say the project will continue after they resolved a disagreement about the multi-billion-dollar budget overages.
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By AFP
New York -
A 35-year-old Russian was extradited to the United States from Georgia on Friday to answer criminal charges over the massive theft of customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones, officials announced.
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By AFP
Tbili -
A tanker with 19 Georgian and Russian sailors that went missing for over a week in the Gulf of Guinea has been found off the coast of Congo, Tbilisi said on Friday, although the reason for its disappearance remained unclear.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told leaders of the Georgian separatist republics South Ossetia and Abkhazia that Moscow would do all it could to guarantee their security, a decade on from a Russia-Georgia war.
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By AFP
Tbili -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday ruled out any fast-track NATO membership for Georgia, ten years after the alliance's leaders pledged the ex-Soviet nation would join the club.
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By AFP
Tbili -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday reaffirmed support for Georgia's territorial integrity on a visit to Tbilisi a decade after a Russia-Georgia war led to Moscow-backed regions breaking away from the Caucasus nation.
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By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia on Wednesday marked the tenth anniversary of its war with Russia which has left the country dismembered with a fifth of its territory remaining under Moscow's control.
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By AFP
Washington -
The United States on Tuesday urged Russia to pull out Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Kremlin-backed separatist regions of Georgia.Russia recognized both as independent a decade ago, and Moscow has a significant military presence there.
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By AFP
Tbili -
Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia's continued "occupation" of its territory, a decade after the two countries went to war over the Kremlin-backed separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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By AFP
Paris -
Ten years ago, in August 2008, Russia and Georgia went to war over South Ossetia, a small separatist Georgian region which Moscow would later controversially recognise as independent, in the face of international criticism.
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By AFP
Georgia -
Standing in a meadow in the sweltering heat and amid the chirping of grasshoppers, 84-year-old Dato Vanishvili looks through a barbed wire fence and sighs: "It's like living in a prison, here.
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By AFP
Moscow -
In the summer of 2008, Russia's army intervened militarily in an independent state for the first time since the Soviet Union's disastrous campaign in Afghanistan.
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By AFP
Tbili -
The Georgian Constitutional Court on Monday abolished fines for using marijuana but stipulated that growing and selling the drug would remain an offence.
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By AFP
Berlin -
Germany's government launched a renewed attempt Wednesday to declare three North African states and Georgia "safe countries of origin", which would raise the hurdles for asylum requests by its citizens.
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By AFP
Tbili -
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced his resignation Wednesday after a series of mass protests highlighted a dramatic drop in his government's popularity.
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By AFP
Tbili -
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced his resignation Wednesday after a series of mass protests highlighted a dramatic drop in his government's popularity.
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By AFP
Damascus -
Syria on Tuesday recognised the Russian-backed breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent from the former Soviet state of Georgia, prompting Tbilisi to cut diplomatic ties with Damascus.
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By AFP
Georgia -
With its rugged landscape of rocky peaks, virgin slopes and breathtaking vistas, Georgia's most isolated region, Upper Svaneti, is a magnet for skiers and even hopes to host the Winter Olympics one day.
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By AFP
Kiev -
Ten people were injured and at least 50 arrested in Kiev on Saturday following clashes between police and anti-corruption protesters who have set up camp outside the Ukrainian parliament.
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Atlanta -
Two state senators in Georgia have proposed a bill that would allow citizens to pay their tax obligations in bitcoin or other cryptocoins not yet specified.
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By AFP
Kiev -
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday was banned from entering Ukraine for three years after Kiev deported the opposition leader earlier this month.
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By AFP
Rotterdam -
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili vowed Wednesday to press on with his fight, as the stateless politician arrived in the Netherlands to join his family after being expelled from Ukraine.
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By AFP
Rotterdam -
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili vowed to continue his fight Wednesday, as he arrived in the Netherlands after being expelled by Ukraine.
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By AFP
Kiev -
By deporting him to Poland, President Petro Poroshenko may have managed to get rid of his arch-enemy Mikheil Saakashvili for now.
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By AFP
Kiev -
By deporting him to Poland, President Petro Poroshenko may have managed to get rid of his arch-enemy Mikheil Saakashvili for now.
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By AFP
Warsaw -
Mikheil Saakashvili, a former Georgian president and current opposition leader in Ukraine, on Tuesday said he was counting on help from his supporters to return to Kiev after being deported to Poland.
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By AFP
Kiev -
Ukraine's public prosecutor said Tuesday that a nighttime curfew for opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, accused of plotting a coup, had expired and would not be renewed.
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By AFP
Kiev -
A Ukrainian court on Friday slapped a curfew on former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who stands accused of trying to stage a coup sponsored by Russia.
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The high winds caused this sea gull to barely be able to walk straight. Tybee Island, Georgia. 8/25/13
Patch of pumpkins at Polk's Plus farmers' market in Pooler, Ga.
The Lady & Sons restaurant. Savannah, Ga.
Mary and Stratton Leopold in front of counter. Leopold's Ice Cream. Savannah, GA June 2012
Bobby Deen and Jaime Deen greeting fans and signing books at the 2014 Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga. 2/15/14
Forsyth Park fountain has been "greened" for St. Patrick's Day. Savannah, Ga. 3/9/13
California Gull (Larus californicus). Tybee Island, Ga.
Byrd's Cookie Shop decorated for the holidays. Savannah, Ga.
Paul Green and Tina Moore in Savannah, Ga. with Savannah River, Savannah's River Street, and the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in the background. May 2013.
Mitch Albom delivers the keynote address at the 2014 Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga. 2/14/14/
Fresh produce, plants, and more at Polk's Plus. Pooler, Ga.
Birthday party guests of all ages enjoyed Leopold's Ice Cream. Savannah, GA August 18, 2012
Trinity United Methodist Church. Savannah, Ga. 2/15/13
Melanie Benjamin in the Author Signing Tent at the Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga. 2/15/14
Al Gore at 2013 Savannah Book Festival. Savannah, Ga. 2/16/13
at Leopold's Ice Cream. Savannah, GA
Piggly Wiggly's Mr. Pig and a zombie at First Saturday on the River and Kiss-a-Pig Campaign kick-off at Savannah's river front. Savannah, Ga. 3/2/13
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