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Norovirus suspected in Tbilisi kindergarten outbreak – over 100 hospitalized

TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian health officials say norovirus was most likely responsible for a massive outbreak of stomach illness at public kindergartens in Tbilisi, with more than 100 children hospitalized. Most of the children are now recovering, but investigators have yet to establish how the infection spread. The National Center for Disease Control said ... Read more

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Georgia’s prime minister to address UN General Assembly on September 24

TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, during a visit that will also include meetings with foreign leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Georgian government announced Sunday that Kobakhidze would take part in the General Debate at the UN General Assembly’s ... Read more

Landslide halts trains on Georgia’s main east-west railway line

TBILISI, September 20 – A passenger train traveling from Batumi to Tbilisi was forced to turn back Saturday evening after a landslide left debris accross the railway tracks in western Georgia. The landslide occurred near the village of Buknari in Kobuleti municipality, in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara, as reported by Interpressnews. Georgian Railway ... Read more

Former officials testify against ex-PM in border post case

TBILISI, September 19 – Three former senior Georgian officials have testified in the criminal trial of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over a police checkpoint near the breakaway South Ossetia region. Prosecutors claimed the testimony confirmed that Gakharia acted without consulting the three. The hearing took place behind closed doors at Tbilisi City Court ... Read more

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