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UK temporarily banned Boeing 777 flights
The United Kingdom, following the United States and Japan, banned the operation of Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines on its territory after the incident in Colorado. This was stated by the British Minister of Transport...
“The US has real leverage in Georgia, now is the time to use it before it is too late”
Former US ambassador to Russia, diplomat Michael McFaul responded to a statement from the US embassy on Twitter, in which the embassy called Melia's arrest a deeply troubling step on the Euro-Atlantic path. "Deep concern" is good for a start, but on...
“The arrest of the leader of the main opposition party is a matter of deep concern”
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai is responding to the arrest of Nika Melia, the leader of the United National Movement. "We are closely monitoring the developments in Georgia. T...
Bitcoin battles for support at $50,000
Bitcoin dropped below $50,000 on Tuesday, as investors began to get a little nervous about the digital currency’s lofty valuation and some leveraged players took profit. The cryptocurrency dropped more than 10%, its largest daily drop in a month, to...
Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on red planet
NASA scientists on Monday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies of last week’s’ daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red planet and a rocket-powered hovercraft lowering the science lab on wheels to ...
“It is obvious that Nika Melia deliberately chose the most provocative way”
"When you declare yourself illegal and say that a violent attack on the country's legal order and constitutional institutions is normal and you take it as freedom of expression, the answer in any democratic state is what happened in this case. This i...
“All parties must show responsibility and act in the best interests of the country”
EU Ambassador Carl Hartzel says that all parties must take responsibility for today's events. "The logic of escalation wins, the political crisis deepens. All parties must show responsibility and act in the best interests of the country and the peop...
Former Minister of Defence and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Linus Linkevicius is concerned about tensions in Georgia
Former Minister of Defence and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Linus Linkevicius posted on Twitter that he is concerned about tentions in Georgia. The tweet said: "Concerned about tentions in Georgia. Our friends have achieved a lot: frontruners...
Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news_copy pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms. It is reported by Reuters. Australia ...
Nika Melia was transferred to N12 Penitentiary Establishment in Rustavi
Nika Melia, the leader of the United National Movement, has been transferred to the N12 penitentiary institution in Rustavi. Nika Melia, the chairman of the United National Movement, was detained by the law enforcers today. At the same time, on the...
