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The South Caucasus reacts to Trump’s reelection
Georgian-American Alloys

The South Caucasus reacts to Trump’s reelection

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The leaders of Armenia Azerbaijan and Georgia ha 672ca32f2a8bc0:00/0:481× The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have all swiftly congratulated Donald Trump on his reelection as president of the US, expressing hope for further cooperation with his incoming administration. In Georgia, senior officials offered their congratulations to Trump, with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili leading the way, referring to the US as Georgia’s ‘strategic partner and friend of 33 years’. ‘[It]

Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura
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Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura

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After starting a sudden and unsanctioned strike earlier this month, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate how much their hazardous occupations cost. Around 3,000 mine workers went on strike in the industrial City of Chiatura, in western Georgia, earlier in May. They worked for Georgian Manganese LLC, the largest employer in the ore-rich but otherwise poor dust-covered city, a city where the river has turned black due to manganese contamination. Numerous workers ha

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