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Russian-Linked Curly COMrades Deploy MucorAgent Malware in Europe
Hackread
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August 12, 2025
A new report from Bitdefender reveals the Russian-linked hacking group Curly COMrades is targeting Eastern Europe with a new backdoor called MucorAgent. Learn how they’re using advanced tactics to steal data. A new hacking group with ties to...
Armenian literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: A trilingual literary-graphic debut
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 12, 2025
Visual Stories from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine will debut this October at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest publishing event. This trilingual literary-graphic work, funded by EU Creative Europe, brings together three award-winning...
BCSD official: ‘Smooth’ start to school year
The Union-Recorder - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
Published 2:02 pm Saturday, August 16, 2025 There were a few hiccups here and there during the the first week of the 2025-2026 Baldwin County school term, but in the overall big picture the report was filled of positives from the new Deputy School...
Homecoming: Reuniting with my homeland
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 16, 2025
Ever since my week-long visit to Armenia in 2021, I had been longing to return. The connection I felt to my homeland, the culture and the people was indescribable. When I was given the chance to apply for the 2025 AYF Summer Internship Program, I...
Armenia, Azerbaijan strike peace deal with transit route named after Trump
Global News
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August 8, 2025
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands Friday at a White House peace summit before signing an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump was in the middle as Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and...
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders sign peace agreement at White House summit
CBS News
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Washington — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. The two countries in the South...
Pro-Kremlin Russian foundation offers internships for Georgian youth
JAMnews
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August 13, 2025
Russian internship for Georgians The Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund, affiliated with Russia’s foreign ministry, is inviting young people from Georgia to take part in a free internship programme in Russia. The announcement, in Georgian and...
Political Storm Clouds in the Caucasus
The Times Examiner - South Carolina
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August 12, 2025
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan The Caucasus is the mountainous region between the Black Sea on its west and the Caspian Sea on its east. The Caucasus Mountain range is generally considered the divide between Europe and Asia in the region. The...
Den of thieves: Mapping organized crime in the South Caucasus
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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August 12, 2025
Criminal networks in the South Caucasus are expanding their reach across borders, exploiting both the region’s geographic position as a trade hub and its complex political environments. While in Azerbaijan, organized crime has largely been...
South Georgia Tech enrolls 40 students in first LPN to RN Bridge program cohort
Americus Times-Recorder - Georgia
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August 13, 2025
Published 9:05 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2025 By South Georgia Technical College Forty students enrolled in South Georgia Technical College’s new Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse (LPN to RN) Bridge program slated to start Fall Semester....
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine Suffer Over 115 Casualties After Russian Strike on Training Camp
Military Watch
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August 12, 2025
A Russian strike on a training camp near the central Ukrainian city of Kropivnitsky on July 21 has been confirmed to have caused over 100 casualties among foreign fighters, who were gathered for lunch at the time of the attack. An American...
New Russian-aligned hacking group targeting Eastern Europe infrastructure
Tech Digest
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August 12, 2025
Share A new Russian-aligned Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, dubbed Curly COMrades by security firm Bitdefender, has been identified targeting government bodies and energy sectors in Eastern Europe. The group, active since mid-2024, has...
Longtime foes Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands Friday at a White House peace summit before signing an agreement aimed at ending decades of...
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan shake hands as they join Trump, sign agreement at peace summit
Orissa Post
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August 9, 2025
Washington: The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. The two countries in the South...
Callaway to open Georgia high school football schedule on Wednesday in Corky Kell Classic
LaGrange Daily News - Georgia
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August 12, 2025
Callaway to open Georgia high school football schedule on Wednesday in Corky Kell Classic Published 5:07 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2025 The GHSA football season will kick off on Wednesday, and the Callaway Cavaliers will be one of the two teams to...
U.S. Expert: Washington agreements strengthen Azerbaijan’s economic potential and shift the center of regional initiative toward Baku - INTERVIEW
Azertag
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August 12, 2025
Baku, August 12, T. Mammadova, AZERTAC AZERTAC presents an interview with U.S. expert Irina Tsukerman, President of the geopolitical risk consulting firm Scarab Rising, Inc., member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Outsider Center for...
U.S. expert: Zangezur corridor can increase economic potential of both Azerbaijan and Armenia — INTERVIEW
Azertag
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August 12, 2025
Baku, August 12, T. Mammadova, AZERTAC AZERTAC presents an interview with American political scientist and international relations expert, PhD, Managing Director of the “Energy, Growth and Security” program at the International Tax and Investment...
Alexander Dolitsky: The West provoked and prolonged the Russia-Ukraine war
Must Read Alaska
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August 12, 2025
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY Thirty-five years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited...
Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus
The Nation
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August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025 His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking. Ad Policy Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R), sign the joint declaration “peace roadmap” following their...
Cambodian Monkey, Destined for Research, Dies During Transport to Canada
Financial Post
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August 12, 2025
The pathology report for this monkey indicates that the flight experienced an “unexpected, additional 20-hour delay.” This “delay,” however, which was over 27 hours long at Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia, was because neither the importer...