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The accident occurred on Fridon Khalvashi Avenue in Batumi (Western Georgia). Information is disseminated by local media.According to available information, the car hit a 13-year-old girl.According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the girl was getting out of the car.The victim was taken to the Batumi Children's Hospital named after Iashvili.Other details of the incident are unknown at this stage.Law enforcement officers are on the scene.

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The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on April 24, the US dollar strengthened and amounted to 2.6910 lari. The current exchange rate was 2.6802 lari.The euro has strengthened, the exchange rate of which is 2.8756 lari. Today's exchange rate was 2.8555 lari.The Turkish lira has strengthened, the value of which is 0.0827 lari.The exchange rate established as a result of today's trading will take effect on April 25.

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Lazare Grigoriadis, arrested during the protests in March 2023, has been released from prison. He was met by family members and activists at the Gldani penitentiary.Let us remind you that the Tbilisi City Court announced a guilty verdict in the Grigoriadis case on April 12 of this year. He was sentenced to nine years in prison. However, on the same day, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili announced the decision to pardon the 22-year-old convict.On April 24, Grigoriadis’s lawyers brought the court’s verdict to the Orbeliani Palace, after which Zurabishvili officially signed the act of pardon.Lazare Grigoriadis was charged under the second part of Article 353 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (attack on the health of a police officer in connection with his official activities) and the second part of Article 187, subparagraph “a” (destruction of someone else’s property by arson), which implies imprisonment for a period of 7 to 11 years old.

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By decision of the Georgian government, the visa-free stay of Ukrainian citizens in the country has been increased to three years. The corresponding change was published on the government website.In particular, Resolution N255 of June 5, 2015 “On approval of the list of countries whose citizens can enter Georgia without a visa” states that “Citizens of Ukraine have the right to enter Georgia without a visa and stay on the territory of Georgia for 3 years.”Previously, this period was limited to one year, and in February 2023 it was increased to two years.The change did not affect other countries, whose citizens can still stay in Georgia without a visa for one year.According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in October 2023 there were 27 thousand Ukrainian citizens in Georgia.

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The first border pillar has been installed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. This happened on the basis of geodetic measurements on the ground. A statement from the press service of Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev notes that expert groups of the two countries continue to work.Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, publishing a photograph taken at the border, wrote: “The first border pillar has been installed on the Tavush-Gazakh section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border.”As previously reported, the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan have tentatively agreed on the initial stage of the delimitation process, under which Azerbaijan will restore control over four villages that were once part of the Gazakh region. Since the early 1990s, these settlements have been under Armenian control. On the Armenian side, the agreement will affect areas between four villages in the Tavush region.Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that the Armenian side agreed not to include the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh in the peace agreement between the countries.

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The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on April 23, the US dollar strengthened and amounted to 2.6802 lari. Today's rate was 2.6729 lari.The euro has strengthened, the exchange rate of which is 2.8555 lari. Today's exchange rate was 2.8469 lari.The Turkish lira has strengthened, the value of which is 0.0822 lari.The exchange rate established as a result of today's trading will take effect on April 24.

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The construction of the 9-kilometer Kvesheti-Kobi tunnel, the longest in the country, was completed in Georgia.The last meters of the tunnel were drilled live. The process was observed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. According to the prime minister, the project is important from an economic point of view and will contribute to the development of transit functions and tourism in Georgia.Using the Kvesheti-Kobi road, drivers will be able to bypass the most problematic section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars highway - the Kobi-Gudauri section (through the Greater Caucasus Range), which is often closed in winter due to the danger of avalanches.The cost of the Kvesheti-Kobi road project is 1.2 billion lari. Construction is financed by the Asian Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Construction of the road and tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi section will be completed in 2024-2025.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has instructed all consulates of the country to temporarily suspend the provision of consular services for male citizens aged 18 to 60 years who are abroad. The Ukrainian publication “Zerkalo Nedeli” reported this on Monday, April 22, with reference to a letter available to the editors from First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrei Sibiga. From April 23, all consular services, except for processing documents for return to Ukraine, will be unavailable, the letter says.The restriction of access to consular services is being introduced in connection with the “continuing armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine” and in order to prevent Ukrainian citizens from avoiding “the responsibility to resolve the issue of military registration,” the letter states. The Foreign Ministry order is valid “until further clarification is received” on the application of the law on strengthening mobilization, which will come into force in May.On April 11, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second and final reading a controversial bill on tightening mobilization. 283 out of 450 deputies voted in support of the document. Five days later, the law was signed by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky.All citizens of Ukraine liable for military service must update their military registration data within 60 days after the publication of the text of the law. This can be done at the territorial acquisition center (TCC) or through a personal electronic account.

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The Kartu Charitable Foundation will donate 30 million GEL as a reward to the Georgian national football team if it reaches the next round of the European Championship. This is stated in a message from the Cartu Foundation.“The Georgian national football team gave every Georgian great joy by going to the European Championship. Behind this success, the realization of the dreams of generations, is the enormous work of every player, representative of the coaching staff, and people involved in football.That is why, in order to further support the motivation of the football team, the Kartu Foundation will transfer 30 million GEL to the football team as a reward in the event of its exit from the European Championship subgroup. In addition, after leaving the subgroup, the Kartu Foundation will donate an additional 30 million lari to the team for each subsequent victory at the 2024 European Championship.We wish our team victory! We believe that this is just the beginning of this amazing journey of success, and there are many more victories ahead of us,” the statement said.

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Four people were arrested for producing and issuing fake driver's licenses, the investigative service reported.“As a result of operational search activities and investigative actions carried out by employees of the investigative service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, four people were detained in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region for producing and signing forged documents.The investigation established that the accused, together with his accomplices, produced and sold for $550 a fake driver’s license issued on behalf of the service agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and a fake report on the issuance of a driver’s license.As a result of investigative actions, two additional fake driver's licenses and various technical equipment necessary for its production were seized.The investigation is being conducted under the second part of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for imprisonment for a term of 3 to 6 years,” the investigative service said in a statement.

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The National Environmental Protection Agency of Georgia publishes information about the expected weather in the country in the coming days.Rainless weather is expected in Western Georgia on April 23-25. On April 25 the weather will be hot and windy. The air temperature can rise to 38 degrees.On April 23-24, short-term rain with thunderstorms and hail may be observed in some regions of Eastern Georgia, and dry weather is expected on April 25.As for the capital, the weather is expected to be rainless in Tbilisi. The air temperature during the day will be +28, +30 degrees.In coastal areas (Batumi, Kobuleti, Anaklia, Poti): dry weather is expected. On April 25, the daytime air temperature will rise to +34, +36 degrees, and a strong southeast wind will blow in places.In the lowland areas of Western Georgia (Zestafoni, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Zugdidi, Martvili, Ozurgeti): dry weather is expected. On April 25, the daytime air temperature will rise to +36, +38 degrees, and a strong east wind will blow in places.In the mountainous regions of Western Georgia (Ambrolauri, Oni, Tsageri, Shovi, Chiatura, Sachkhere, Khulo): dry weather is expected. On April 25, the air temperature during the day will rise to +34, +36 degrees, and in some places a strong Chotsko wind will blow.In the mountainous regions of Western Georgia (Mestia, Bakhmaro): warm weather without precipitation is expected. The air temperature during the day will be +23, +28 degrees.In Kartli (Rustavi, Bolnisi, Marneuli, Gardabani, Gori, Tskhinvali): on April 23-24, short-term rain with thunderstorms and hail is possible in places, and on April 25 the weather is expected to be rainless. The air temperature during the day will be +29, +31 degrees.In Kakheti (Sagarejo, Telavi, Gurjaani, Sighnaghi, Lagodekhi, Kvareli, Akhmeta, Dedoplistskaro): on April 23-24, short rain with thunderstorms and hail is possible in places, and dry weather is expected on April 25. The air temperature during the day will be +30, +32 degrees.In the mountainous regions of Eastern Georgia (Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Dusheti, Tianeti, Pasanauri, Dedoplistskaro): on April 23-24, short-term rain with lightning and hail is possible in places, and on April 25, rainless weather is expected. The air temperature during the day will be +28, +30 degrees.In the mountainous regions of Eastern Georgia (Akhalkalaki, Tsalka, Bakuriani, Gudauri, Omalo, Dedoplistskaro): on April 23-24, short-term rain with thunderstorms and hail is possible in places, and dry weather is expected on April 25. The air temperature during the day will be +21, +23 degrees.

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The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on April 22, the US dollar strengthened and amounted to 2.6729 lari. The current exchange rate was 2.6711 lari.The euro has strengthened, the exchange rate of which is 2.8469 lari. Today's exchange rate was 2.8453 lari.The Turkish lira has strengthened, the value of which is 0.0821 lari.The exchange rate established as a result of today's trading will take effect on April 23.