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Tbilisi's Whisky Festival 2025 invites whisky enthusiasts, industry professionals, and lovers of fine taste to explore the diverse and refined world of whisky. Over two vibrant days at Expo Georgia, visitors will experience:
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Georgian pharmaceutical companies have come under fire for their lack of social responsibility in the pharmaceutical market. In a recent statement, the Minister of Health, Zurab Azarashvili, stated that Georgia will likely be one of the worst examples in this regard.
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New Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani introduced his deputies. Elena Gudushauri and Natia Dzhulakidze have been appointed to these positions.
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Church leaders said Israeli police have imposed severe restrictions on Orthodox believers who are going to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem for Easter.
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Employees of the Department for Combating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Main Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained K.T., born in 1974, who was convicted in the past and is currently on probation. charge of fraud based on a judge's order. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
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The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on July 18, the U.S. dollar depreciated and is now valued at 2.7118 lari. The rate in effect today was 2.7121 lari.
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Cole Palmer scored two goals and set up another as Chelsea won the first edition of the expanded Club World Cup by beating European champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in Sunday's final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Palmer netted twice in the opening half-hour and Joao Pedro added the third before the break, with a roundly beaten PSG having Joao Neves sent off late on.
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Rising air temperatures increase the risk of forest fires. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia is urging the population to exercise special caution when moving through forests and to comply with all established regulations.
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Officers of the Migration Department and Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as a result of joint complex operations, detained 6 citizens of foreign countries — Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, and Egypt. This was reported by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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