Georgia News Digest - May 25, 2011

Toxic legacy- Scientific studies from Tbilisi State Medical University

BBC News
Other scientific studies, from Tbilisi State Medical University, have found arsenic in the blood of local children. Researchers have concluded that young people in the valley are more likely to suffer from some illnesses, such as acute chest infections ...
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BBC News



Saakashvili Downplays Protest Rally, Calls it 'Masquerade'

Civil Georgia
Speaking at an opening of a new park in the Old Town of Tbilisi on May 24, Saakashvili said that in Georgia's history there had always been some feudal lords in Georgia who were going to the capitals of various empires telling them "I am the chief in ...
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Civil Georgia



Zimbabwe: Young Sables Fall to Japan

AllAfrica.com
Tbilisi, Georgia — The Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby side got off to a bad start here yesterday when they suffered a 37-24 defeat at the hands of Japan in their opening game of the Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament. With the Young Sables putting on a ...
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Georgian Central Bank Leaves Main Rate at 8% for Third Month

Bloomberg
By Helena Bedwell - Wed May 25 14:44:35 GMT 2011 Georgia's central bank left its benchmark refinancing rate unchanged at 8 percent for a third month after inflation slowed in April, the Tbilisi-based bank said on its website today. ...
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Expert: Javakhk poses no immediate threat to Georgia's territorial integrity

PanARMENIAN.Net
He noted that according to the report, the situation in Javakhk is more or less stable, and the region poses no immediate threat to Georgia's territorial integrity. "ICG's experts suggest official Tbilisi to pay attention to the region's problems, ...
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Coffee safari - Jacobs at Tbilisi Railway Station, Georgia ...

A quick double before catching a train back in time to Stalin's birthplace.
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