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Aug 31 2010, 23:50
New district started in Sochi for "Olympic" resettlers
| In the vicinity of Yan Fabritsius Street in the Hosta District of Sochi, a new residential area was launched for the residents of the city-resort, whose houses get into the zone of Olympic construction. |
Aug 25 2010, 16:36; CK correspondent
Houses are demolished in Imereti Lowland
| Currently, in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi, in the place, where the stadium for the opening ceremony of the Olympiad-2014 will be built, private households are being demolished. |
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BERG...man. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
NATO exercises of in Vasiani and Putin's revelations on Georgian democracy.
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BERG...man. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
The Patriarchy interferes and calls; it was all clear with it long ago! Misha, having released the detainees; this test has failed, and it's my great, GREAT! pity:-(
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Gorgud, Azerbaijan, Baku. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
Will they really succeed? Azerbaijan can do without imprisoning journalists
Aug 25 2010, 16:13
After 1998, Nagorno-Karabakh received 25 million US dollars less than Congress planned
| Since 1998, the volume of the US financial help to Nagorno-Karabakh has made 36 million dollars, that is, by 25 million dollars less than it was pre-planned by the Congress. This was announced on August 24 by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). |
Aug 25 2010, 11:29; CK correspondent
Turkish ship "Dafne" leaves Abkhazia's territorial water
| The Turkish cargo ship "Dafne", which stood idle for about two months near Sukhumi, has safely left Abkhazia. This was reported today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications. |
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Aug 25 2010, 11:14; CK correspondent
Four Russia-Abkhazia sea runs fulfilled
| So far, sea boats with Russian tourists sailing from Sochi to Abkhazia reach as far as Gagra. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications. |
Aug 25 2010, 09:00; CK correspondent
Shamba: quick solution of Russians' property problems in Abkhazia is impossible
| Abkhazia does not refuse to consider the issues of Russian citizens' property, said Prime Minister of the republic Sergey Shamba. |
Aug 24 2010, 09:29; CK correspondent
New Armenian NPP is worth USD 5 billion
| The Russian party will make direct investments into construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia; and Russian companies will be directly engaged in the works, as Tigran Sarkisyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, told journalists. |
Aug 23 2010, 22:14
Restoration works are underway in Pyatigorsk in the place of terror act
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In the morning on August 21, teams of workers started restoration works in the place of the terror act committed in central Pyatigorsk.
Stavropol region, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 23 2010, 21:03
Abkhazia rejects concept of protection of Russians' property rights
| As stated by Sergey Shamba, head of the Abkhazian government, the authorities of Abkhazia have refused to consider the concept concerning the property rights of the Russians living in the republic. |
Aug 23 2010, 12:00; CK correspondent
Ukrainian seamen, holding strike in Novorossisk, go to court
| Ukrainian seamen from the commercial ship named REF-607 have filed a claim asking to arrest their vessel. They try to get their salary debt from the ship owner in the sum of about 60,000 US dollars. |
Aug 21 2010, 11:00
Bread rises in price in Georgia
| The retail price for bread has gone up by 10 tetris (5.5 cents). The producers assert that the reason is in the embargo on wheat exports introduced by Russia. According to Malkhaz Dolidze, director of bakery No. 4, the bread price growth was caused by rise of flour price, the "InterPressNews" reports. |
Aug 20 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent
Premier of South Ossetia inspects construction sites: some are OK, others not started yet
| On the eve of the new school year, Vadim Brovtsev, Chairman of the Government of South Ossetia, has inspected restoration works in educational establishments of the republic and construction of municipal housing facilities. By the outcomes of his inspection Mr Brovtsev has ordered to convoke an extraordinary sitting - the construction of some already funded sites has not begun yet. |
Aug 19 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Checks of spending funds allotted on restoration of South Ossetia resulted in 11 criminal cases
| The Public Prosecutor's Offices of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia have checked the way the funds allocated from the Russian budget were spent on restoration and social and economic development of South Ossetia; as reported by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, 11 criminal cases have been initiated. |
Aug 19 2010, 13:00; CK correspondent
Exporters from South of Russia cannot sell grains because of embargo and transport fees
| From August 15 on, Russia officially bans any export of grain crops; this decision resulted in material losses of most of the market actors. Exporters lost their market shares, and grain producers lost their profitable contracts. Rostov agrarians are going to hold their grains till the last moment, waiting for exports reopening. However, only financially sound enterprises can afford it. |
Aug 17 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent
Gurtuev: Balkars' hunger strike in Moscow lost its sense
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As stated by Oyus Gurtuev, deputy chair of the Board of Elders of the Balkar People (BEBP), the protest action of a group of residents of Kabardino-Balkaria in Moscow has lost any further sense; the hunger strike should be stopped, and European structures should be addressed for help.
Kabardino-Balkaria, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 17 2010, 15:00; CK correspondent
Moscow-Tbilisi flights to resume on August 23
| Today, the "Siberia" Airline ("S7 Airlines") has announced that since August 23 it will start its flights to Georgia. |
Aug 16 2010, 17:00
Authorities of Rostov Region object to transfer of "Azov-City" to Anapa
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The offer put forward by the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory to move the gambling zone "Azov-City" to Anapa was negatively perceived by their counterparts in the Rostov Region, who believe that it will poke away investors and damage the business.
South Federal District, Krasnodar region, Rostov region, Russia
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Aug 14 2010, 22:00; CK correspondent
Street traders continue protesting in Tbilisi
| On August 14, another protest action with participation of several dozens of street traders unhappy with the decision of Tbilisi Mayoralty to place them into organized marketplaces was held in the Gldani-Nadzalad District. |
Aug 13 2010, 14:00
Karachai-Circassia adopts tourism development concept
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The republic's concept of tourism development till 2015 defines six mountain-recreational zones, which may become tourist centres with highly developed transport infrastructure.
Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 13 2010, 09:00; CK correspondent
Residents of Zolskiy District of Kabardino-Balkaria hope to have better water supply from waterfall
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The water supply problems of all the 15 villages of the Zolskiy District, where they feel deficit of potable water, may be solved only after development of Gedmikhsh waterfall. This is the opinion of the head of the administration of Shordakovo village, where residents addressed human rights activists with a complaint on absence of water.
Kabardino-Balkaria, North-Caucasian Federal District
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