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Battle Against Massive Wildfire in Georgia Forest FireResponseEffortsUnderway

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BORJOMI FOREST FIRE RE-SPONSE EFFORTS: DAY 6

Firefighters and emergency workers continued battling theforest fire in Borjomi Municipality, which flared up on August 20near village Daba and quickly spread into the surrounding areasdevastating reportedly around 100 hectares of woodland.

Georgian Prime Minister Georgi Kvirikashvili who leads thefirefighting operations, said on August 25 that “despite periodicdeterioration of the situation, in general, we have positive dynam-ics.”

According to Kvirikashvili, flames intensified during the nightin the area of village Ardagani, but “with the support of the avia-tion and the manpower it is possible to bring the fire under controland avoid further worsening of the situation.”

Over 1,000 military servicemen joined the firefighting effortsfrom early morning. Rescue helicopters continued dumping wa-ters onto the affected areas.

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BORJOMI FOREST FIRE RE-SPONSE EFFORTS: DAY 5

Around 1500 firefighters, emergency workers and policepersonnel continued battling the forest fire in Borjomi Municipality,which flared up on August 20 near village Daba and quickly spreadinto the surrounding areas devastating reportedly around 100hectares of woodland.

The command staff led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvilisaid in a statement on August 24 that during the last four daysroads totaling 12 kilometers in length were cut through the forest,

paving way for fire engines and firefighters to the main fire sites.“Main fire sites are surrounded by trenches, which rules out

the possibility of fire spreading [into other areas],” the commandstaff also noted, adding that six rescue helicopters resumed dump-ing waters onto the affected areas early morning on August 24.

The command staff also stated that the air pollution level inthe area “is within permitted norms” and that the Healthcare Min-istry withdrew its previous recommendations for people whomay have been at risk from smoke exposure.

Speaking to journalists on August 24 in Borjomi, Prime MinisterGiorgi Kvirikashvili expressed his gratitude to Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus and Turkey for helping in the operation and added that a

number of other countries, including Bulgaria, Germany, Greece,Iran, Israel, Ukraine, the United Kindgom and the United States,offered their assistance as well.

He also touched upon the offer of assistance made by theRussian Federation, saying that it “became a matter of activediscussion.” “Russia expressed its readiness to help and webelieve it needs to be welcomed: we have a high responsibilitytowards our citizens and our country and exactly because ofthis responsibility and considering the very difficult relations withRussia, such a proposal needs to be welcomed,” he said.

The command staff also said in its statement that severalsmall forest fires that broke out in other areas of the country inthe last few days were either entirely or partially brought undercontrol.

Another forest fire in Ateni gorge of Gori Municipality, whichstarted on August 22 evening, was fully contained late-night thesame day. To coordinate the forest fire relief efforts in Borjomiand Gori Municipalities, President Giorgi Margvelashvili had toissue a decree on August 22 authorizing the use of armed forcesupon the Prime Minister’s request. The soldiers remain in the areato prevent the blaze from re-igniting.

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FOREST FIRE RESPONSE EF-FORTS UNDERWAY IN BORJOMI

Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers continueefforts to contain forest fire in Borjomi Municipality, which eruptedon August 20 near village Daba and quickly spread into the sur-rounding areas burning tens of hectares of forested territory.

The government’s office said in a statement on August 23that firefighters, who continued to battle the blaze throughout thenight, managed to “significantly reduce” the forest fire area butsome fire pockets are still remaining.

The command staff led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashviliwas on spot throughout the night, the office also reported. Presi-dent Giorgi Margvelashvili visited the area as well.

Two Georgian, two Turkish, one Azerbaijani and oneBelarusian rescue helicopters, as well as a Turkish firefightingplane, joined the firefighting activities over the last two days.Around 95 Azerbaijani and 70 Armenian firefighters were dis-patched to the area as well.

Another forest fire in Ateni gorge of Gori Municipality, whichstarted yesterday evening, was fully contained late-night thesame day.

To coordinate the forest fire relief efforts in the two locations,President Giorgi Margvelashvili had to issue a decree on August22 authorizing the use of armed forces upon the Prime Minister’srequest.

Around 250 soldiers were deployed to the area to fight thefire along with emergency workers and local volunteers. De-fense Minister Levan Izoria and Chief of General Staff VladimerChachibaia were present as well.

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FOREST FIRE RAGES INBORJOMI MUNICIPALITY

Hundreds of firefighters, emergency workers and volunteerscontinue efforts to contain forest fire in Borjomi Municipality, whicherupted on August 20 and destroyed over ten hectares of forestareas.

The fire broke out close to the village of Daba and mountainlandscape and wind made it difficult to fight the fire, according toGeorgian officials. No casualties have been reported so far. Butresidents of nearby villages stayed outdoors overnight fearingfurther intensification of fire.

An emergency headquarters set up by Georgian Prime Minis-ter Giorgi Kvirikashvili held its session in the village of Daba lateon August 21. Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili, who leads theheadquarters; Head of the State Security and Crisis ManagementCouncil Mindia Janelidze; Head of the State Security ServiceVakhtang Gomelauri, as well as Minister for Infrastructure Devel-opment, Governor of the Samtskhe-Javakheti Region and otherofficials gathered at the session to discuss fire containment mea-sures.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protec-tion of Georgia said in a statement on August 21 that the fire brokeout in the same location as the 2008 Borjomi wildfire, which wascaused by incendiary devices dropped by Russian helicopters

over the Borjomi forests. The fire was also spread to the areasrestored in 2014-2017.

The government’s office said in a statement released on Au-gust 22 that about 400 rescuers and 100 forest rangers havebeen involved in the fire containment measures, adding that twoGeorgian and one Azerbaijani helicopters also joined thefirefighting activities early this morning.

“The situation will improve by this evening. We are doing ourutmost to contain the fire,” PM Kvirikashvili said early on August22.

Reportedly, two Turkish helicopters and one plane will alsojoin firefighting activities.

The exact cause of the fire has yet to be determined.Civil.ge

FOREST FIRE RESPONSE EF-FORTS UNDERWAY IN BORJOMI

Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers continueefforts to contain forest fire in Borjomi Municipality, which eruptedon August 20 near village Daba and quickly spread into the sur-rounding areas burning tens of hectares of forested territory.

The government’s office said in a statement on August 23that firefighters, who continued to battle the blaze throughout thenight, managed to “significantly reduce” the forest fire area butsome fire pockets are still remaining.

The command staff led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashviliwas on spot throughout the night, the office also reported. Presi-dent Giorgi Margvelashvili visited the area as well.

Two Georgian, two Turkish, one Azerbaijani and oneBelarusian rescue helicopters, as well as a Turkish firefightingplane, joined the firefighting activities over the last two days.Around 95 Azerbaijani and 70 Armenian firefighters were dis-patched to the area as well.

Another forest fire in Ateni gorge of Gori Municipality, whichstarted yesterday evening, was fully contained late-night thesame day.

To coordinate the forest fire relief efforts in the two locations,President Giorgi Margvelashvili had to issue a decree on August22 authorizing the use of armed forces upon the Prime Minister’srequest.

Around 250 soldiers were deployed to the area to fight thefire along with emergency workers and local volunteers. De-fense Minister Levan Izoria and Chief of General Staff VladimerChachibaia were present as well.

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The event is organized by Mr.Temur Tchkonia, Honorary Consul ofMexico in Georgia. The Festival will last 6 days.

Restaurant “Adjara” will officially unveil the Festival at the Hotel at7 o’clock on September 1. This is the second time The Georgia

Palace Hotel & Spa is the official place where hotel guests have anexclusive chance to taste traditional delicious dishes prepared by

Mexican chefs.

The event’s objective is to make a contribution to the developmentof trade and economic relations between Georgia and Mexico.

Georgia Palace Hotel to hostMexican food festival in Kobuleti

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EIGHT CANDIDATESSHORTLISTED FOR FILLINGTWO ECHR JUDGE NOMINEEPOSITIONS

The 13-member selection commission under the Ministry ofJustice of Georgia shortlisted eight candidates for replacing thetwo rejected nominees for a Georgia-nominated judge to theEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Ministry of Justicereported on August 25.

The following candidates have been shortlisted by the com-mission from the pool of 28 candidates:

Irakli Adeishvili – senior lawyer at Geocell LLC, lecturer at theHigh School of Justice, former judge at Tbilisi City and Appealcourts;

Tamar Alania – judge at the Tbilisi Court of Appeal, trainer atthe High School of Justice;

Nino Bakakuri – Supreme Court judge, trainer at the HighSchool of Justice;

Ioseb Bachiashvili – legal scholar, former Chair of the Su-preme Arbitration Court;

Konstantine Vardzelashvili – professor at Ilia State University’sLaw School, former Constitutional Court judge;

Konstantine Korkelia – legal scholar, full professor at TbilisiState University’s Law Faculty;

Otar Sichinava – judge at the Tbilisi Court of Appeal, formerConstitutional Court judge;

Lali Papiashvili – deputy Chair of the Constitutional Court, fullprofessor at Tbilisi State University’s Law Faculty.

The shortlisted candidates will go through the interview pro-cess on August 26.

CSO BoycottThe Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary, the

representative of which sits at the selection commission, said inits letter on August 25 that it would no longer participate in theselection process, citing the Commission’s failure two times tochoose the candidates through “strict, just and transparent se-lection process.”

“We do not expect that that a new selection process withsimilar composition and procedures will be held objectively andwe believe that at this moment our involvement in the work of theCommission is pointless,” reads the letter addressed to the se-lection Commission.

Zaza Khatiashvili, who represents the Georgian Bar Asso-ciation (GBA) at the selection commission, said on August 25 aswell that he would boycott tomorrow’s interviews, citing thegovernment’s failure to change the composition of the commis-sion.

Repeat Selection ProcessThe nationwide procedures for selecting three candidates

for vacant ECHR judge position have been underway since De-cember 2015.

In January 2017, the Committee on the Election of Judges toECHR, special committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamen-tary Assembly, rejected all three Georgia-nominated candidatesto ECHR, citing lack of qualifications, prompting the Governmentof Georgia to re-announce the call for applications in February.

In May 2017, the 13-member selection commission under theJustice Ministry shortlisted five new candidates, three of whomwere later approved by the government and presented to aninternational Advisory Panel of Council of Europe experts, whichoffers nominating governments confidential advice on potentialcandidates before the final list of three is sent to the Assembly.

The Advisory Panel said in its July conclusion that only one(Lado Chanturia, former chairman of Georgia’s Supreme Court)out of three candidates met the criteria set by the EuropeanConvention, prompting the Government of Georgia to announceon July 26 a new call for applications to replace the two rejectedcandidates.

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights ruleson individual or state applications alleging violations of the civiland political rights set out in the European Convention on HumanRights.

The tenure of Nona Tsotsoria, current Georgia-nominatedECHR judge, expired in January 2017, but was prolonged due tothe PACE committee rejection of Georgia-nominated candidates.

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GOVERNOR APPOINTED INRACHA-LECHKHUMI ANDKVEMO SVANETI REGION

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili appointed Archil Japaridzeas the new governor of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svanetiregion in western Georgia.

Japaridze, who was the deputy Governor of the region in2014-2017, replaced Parmen Margvelidze, who served at thepost from December, 2013 until August 10, 2017.

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili spoke of gubernatorialchanges in Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti re-gions at the government session on August 10.

Kvirikashvili said then that the staff reshuffles were “natu-ral,” and that they were needed to address “new challenges”and the government’s “ambitious” spatial development plan.

The prime ministerial decree appointing Achil Japaridze to thepost was issued on August 14.

Unlike heads (Gamgebeli) of municipalities, who are directlyelected since 2014, provincial governors are appointed by primeminister.

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HEAD OF EU MONITORING MIS-SION LEAVES HIS POST

Kestutis Jankauskas, head of the European Union MonitoringMission in Georgia (EUMM), is leaving his post to assume a newrole as the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Azerbaijan,EUMM announced in its August 25 press release.

Jankauskas, a Lithuanian career diplomat, was appointed asthe Head of EUMM in December 2014, after serving as Lithuania’sambassador to NATO since 2011. He will assume his new post inAzerbaijan on September 1.

On August 22, Jankauskas met Georgian President GiorgiMargvelashvili, who awarded him with the Order of Honor ofGeorgia “in recognition of his personal contribution and efforts inproviding peace and safety in Georgia,” reads the EUMM pressrelease.

Danish diplomat Erik Hoeeg will serve as the Acting Head ofMission until the new permanent Head is appointed.

The EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), which wasmandated to oversee the implementation of the 2008 Russian-Georgian ceasefire agreement, has unarmed monitors on theground, but was never allowed access to either Abkhazia orSouth Ossetia/Tskhinvali Region.

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AMNESTY: CHARGES AGAINSTS.OSSETIA CIVIC ACTIVIST ‘BLA-TANT VIOLATION’ OF FREEDOMOF EXPRESSION

Detention and defamation charges against Tamar Merakishviliby “the de facto authorities in Georgia’s disputed region of SouthOssetia” is “a move that constitutes a blatant violation of freedomof expression,” the Amnesty International, London-based inter-national human rights organization, said in its brief report on Au-gust 21.

Tamar Mearakishvili, a civic activist in the small town ofAkhalgori in Georgia’s Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, was brieflydetained on 16 August and charged for defaming the region’sruling United Ossetia party. Mearakishvili was released the sameday, but the charge of criminal defamation is still pending.

In a comment for Civil.ge on August 25, the AmnestyInternational’s representative on South Caucasus Levan Asatianisaid: “Using a criminal charge of defamation to punish an activistbecause of her expression is against everything that freedom ofexpression stands for. Tamar Mearakishvili has the right to criti-cize those in power without fear of reprisals. De facto authoritiesmust stop her prosecution immediately.”

The August 21 report, headlined “De Facto Authorities in aDisputed Region Stifle Freedom of Expression,” called for drop-ping the criminal charges against Tamar Mearakishvili and endingher harassment, adding that “defamation, if proven, should onlybe treated as a matter for civil litigation by the injured party.”

“Tamar Mearakishvili has often been harassed due to hersocial media activism. Before her recent detention, she had beensummoned to the Prosecutor’s Office six times since 2008 andthreatened because of her critical comments in social media andnews outlets,” reads the report.

Detention of Mearakishvili was condemned as “illegal depri-vation of liberty” and “restriction on freedom of expression” byofficials in Tbilisi, with representatives of the Russian-backedTskhinvali authorities responding with accusations of Tbilisi’s “in-terference into the republic’s internal affairs.”

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GEORGIAN SOLDIERS MARCHAT UKRAINE INDEPENDENCEDAY PARADE

A platoon from the Georgian National Guard took part in themilitary parade held in Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day onAugust 24.

Georgian First Deputy Minister of Defense Lela Chikovani,who attended the parade, said that participation of Georgian sol-diers was “an expression of our support to the Ukrainian peopleand the Ukrainian government, and of our unity.”

Defense Minister Levan Izoria was to attend the parade him-self, but cancelled his visit to Ukraine due to the Georgian military’sparticipation in quelling the wildfires raging in Georgia.

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko thanked Georgia for itsparticipation, according to the Georgian Defense Ministry.

Georgian Defense Ministry delegation held meeting with theU.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, also on a visit to Kyiv.Secretary Mattis expressed his support for the Georgian govern-

ment and its ongoing defense reforms, the Defense Ministry re-ported.

Military servicemen from Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,Moldova, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom and United States alsoparticipated in the parade.

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PM APPOINTS NEW GOVERNOROF GURIA REGION

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili appointed on August 21Merab Chanukvadze as the new governor of Guria region inwestern Georgia.

Chanukvadze, who was the head of Ozurgeti Municipalitybefore promotion, replaced Gia Salukvadze, who served at thepost from May, 2015 until August 10, 2017.

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili spoke of gubernatorialchanges in Guria and Racha-Lechkhum-Kvemo Svaneti regionsat the government session on August 10. Kvirikashvili said thenthat the staff reshuffles were “natural,” and that they were neededto address “new challenges” and the government’s “ambitious”spatial development plan.

Unlike heads (Gamgebeli) of municipalities, who are directlyelected since 2014, provincial governors are appointed by primeminister.

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TBILISI PROTESTS THE ABKHAZVISIT TO SYRIA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia issued a statementon August 22, expressing protest over the recent visit of therepresentatives of the Russian-backed Abkhaz authorities to Syria.

The Ministry called the visit “a continuation of the policy ofprovocation towards Georgia by Russia and its occupation re-gimes,” adding that with such actions “Russia is unsuccessfullytrying to legitimize the occupation regimes and legalize forcefulchanges of a sovereign nation’s borders.”

“We call on all sovereign states to respect the territorial integ-rity of Georgia and its sovereign rights, and to avoid participatingin [such pre-]planned provocative actions,” reads the statement.

The Ministry also noted that it had already communicatedregarding this issue with “diplomatic representatives of Syria,”as well as Georgia’s foreign partners.

The Abkhaz authorities travelled to Syria on August 16-22,meeting several high-level officials, including Syrian Prime Minis-ter Imad Khamis, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Economy Minis-ter Samer al-Khalil and Chairman of the People’ Council (parlia-ment) Najdat Anzour.

Sokhumi representatives reported in their press releases ofthe meetings that the region’s Moscow-backed authorities ex-pressed their wish for further development of relations with Dam-ascus and invited Syrians to send a delegation of their own toAbkhazia.

In Syria, the Abkhaz visitors also attended the DamascusInternational Fair, where the materials demonstrating the region’sculture and economy were presented in a separate booth.

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OPPOSITION SETS CONDITIONSFOR RESUMING DIALOGUE ONCONSTITUTIONAL AMEND-MENTS

In response to the Georgian Dream’s proposal for resumingdialogue on constitutional amendments, the opposition partiesurged the government to return to the discussion of those draftconstitutional amendments, which envisaged movement to theproportional system in 2020.

11 opposition parties also deemed important to maintain therule of direct presidential elections and offered the government tohold a plebiscite for making a final decision on this issue.

“If Georgian Dream shares our position, we are ready toenter into dialogue on other issues of constitutional reform,” theopposition parties said in a joint statement released on August 22.

The opposition parties also claimed that the ruling party “triesto imitate achieving consensus with the opposition,” adding that“reaching an agreement with some parties with small politicalweight on the issues of election threshold or blocs will fail to meetthe minimum standard necessary for achieving consensus onconstitutional amendments.”

The opposition parties also called on the ruling party “to ad-dress the issue of constitutional reform more responsibly.”

The letter addressed to Archil Talakvadze, leader of the Geor-gian Dream parliamentary majority, has been signed by New Geor-gia, European Georgia – Movement for Freedom, United NationalMovement, National Democratic Party, Free Democrats, State forthe People Movement, Republican Party, Civil Alliance for Free-dom, Georgian Democratic Party, Georgian Christian-DemocraticParty and Georgian Christian-Conservative Party.

The representatives of both parliamentary and non-parlia-mentary opposition parties participated in the meeting organizedby Georgian Dream on August 18 to discuss “all important issuesof constitutional reform.”

The Parliament of Georgia adopted the constitutional amend-ments with its second reading on June 23. The third and the finalhearing will be held in autumn 2017.

The opposition slams the ruling party for its decision to post-pone the introduction of proportional electoral system to 2024, aswell as the decision to ban the creation of political party blocsahead of elections.

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Tskaltubo is an ancient re-sort. It wasknown even from 12-13th century. In the 70s of 18th

century health and spa resort wasan active hub for holiday-mak-ers.

On August 14, 1772, Tskal-tubo was visited by AcademicianGuldenschtedtwho describes oneof the springs in Tskaltubo. In1820, Sherer speaks about thehot sulfur springs of Tskaltuboin the vicinity of the City Kutai-si.

In 1849, pharmacistWillemsconducted the first chemicalanalysis of Tskaltubo water. Inthe months of April-May of1913, R. Kuptsis discovered ra-dium emanation in Tskaltubowaters.

Tskaltubo’s very first bathbuildings were built in the 70s ofthe 19th century.

Tskaltubo is a very peculiarbalneology resort. It is situatedon the lowland of Kolkheti at100 m above the sea level.

The main mineral resourceof Tskaltubo is its well-knownthermal water which is unique forits physical-chemical properties.The water contains noble gas,radon emanation, a large amountof nitrogen and helium, which iswhy it is categorized to the class

cluding post stenting and shunt-ing rehabilitation).

Nervous system diseases(Polydiscopathia, Discogenicrad-iculitis, post-stroke care, braintraumatic brain injuries, post re-habilitation of neurosurgicalpost-operative care, further re-habilitation of posttraumaticconditions: orthopedic, spinalposttraumatic period and postrecovery of spine surgery.

Gynecological diseases- in-cluding infertility.

Skin diseases (Dermatitis, ec-zema, keratosis etc).

Urological diseases.The buildings of springs No 6

and No 1 of “BalneoService JSC”are directly built on the springs(mineral water griffons). The en-tire course of treatment amountsto 10-14-21 days. The flow ca-pacity of waters is 1200 peopleper hour.

Spring No 6 has two luxuri-ous rooms for VIP guests with

of gas-nitrogen waters or miner-al springs belongingtoweak-lyrhrodium (1-2,7 ng / l or 3; 7.5maize units or 40-100 b.) chlo-ride-hydrocarbonate-sulfate, so-d i u m - m a g n e s i u m - c a l c i u mwaters.The natural temperatureof the water (34-350C) makes itpossible to use it without pre-heating and cooling. The wateris running in the bathrooms rightfrom the springs without usingpumps.

The highest quality of Tskal-tubo waters is expressed by:

1) Permanency of naturaloptimal temperature which sup-ports easy tolerability of baths.

2) The water runs directlyfrom the springs preserving itscourse without using their pumps.

3) Treatment is carried outunder continuously running wa-ter i.e. water is inflowing and out-flowing in the bathroom beforethe mineral water procedure iscompleted, which is why the wa-ter preserves the physical-chem-ical and medicinal properties, itsuniformity and temperature. Asa result, a person is in constant-ly renewable water.

4) It does not contain toxicsubstances, and is not of aggres-sive nature. Accordingly, the ageof holiday-makers is unlimited(including 3 years old childrenand elderly people).

Tskaltubo is non-seasonal re-sort and it is open throughoutthe whole year (including holi-days).

Tskaltubo thermal-mineralwaters are used for treatment ofthe following diseases:

Locomotors system (Osteo-chondrosis, Osteoarthritis, Bech-terew (Strumpell-Marie) diseaseetc).

Stature disorders (Kyphosis,scoliosis, Kyphoscoliosis) rheu-matoid poly-arthritis, spondy-loarthritis (podagric, psoriatic,Reiter’s arthritis and others).

Cardiovascular diseases (in-

individual packages and high classcomfort. Each procedural serviceis being rendered individually of-fering individual entrance andsupport of high class medical per-sonal.

The following procedures areused for treatment of the above-mentioned diseases:

1. Mineral water baths2. Underwater (hydro-mas-

sage)3. Healing physical exercise

in the pool4. Classic medical massage5. Spinal horizontal exten-

sion in mineral water6. Physiotherapy7. Gynecologic irrigation8. Shower “Sharko”9. Circular shower10. Mechano-therapy in

mineral water11. Peloido-therapy (mud ap-

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North Korea launched abarrage of missilesSaturday, less than oneweek after being praised byUS Secretary of State RexTillerson for showing'restraint' in its weaponsprogram.

Pyongyang fired threeshort-range ballistic missilesfrom the Kangwon province,according to US Pacific Com-mand. The launches occurred inthe midst of the US and SouthKorea's annual Ulchi FreedomGuardian military exercises.

North Korea's missiletests

US Pacific Command, in itsinitial assessment of the launchon Saturday, said North Korea'sfirst and third missiles failed inflight. They later amended theirstatement to say the missilesflew "approximately 250 kilo-meters in a northeastern direc-tion".

The second missile blew upalmost immediately at launch.

"We will continue to workwith our interagency partnerson a more detailed assessmentof this latest launch and we willprovide a public update if war-ranted," Pacom spokesmanCmdr. David Benham said in astatement.

Though North Korea saysit now has the ability to sendmissiles to the US mainland, USdefense officials said these

short-range missiles did notpose a threat to North Americaor Guam.

Tough talk amidst mili-tary exercises

The missile test capped yetanother eventful week on theKorean peninsula, which beganwith the annual military exer-cises between the US and SouthKorea.

Both parties say the train-ing is defensive in nature, butNorth Korea sees it as provoc-ative and hostile, perhaps evenpreparation for an invasion.

A day before the exercisesbegan Monday, Pyongyangwarned the US was risking an"uncontrollable phase of a nu-clear war." North Korean state-run media said the country'smilitary could strike the US atany time and that neither Guam,Hawaii nor the US mainlandcould avoid the "mercilessstrike."

"The Korean People's Armyis keeping a high alert, fullyready to contain the enemies.It will take resolute steps themoment even a slight sign ofthe preventive war is spotted,"North Korean state-run news-paper Rodong Sinmun said.

However, US Secretary ofState Rex Tillerson on Tuesdayattempted to dial down ten-sions by noting that there hadbeen no missile tests or "pro-vocative acts" from North Ko-rea since a United Nations Se-

curity Council resolution sanc-tioning Pyongyang was passedearlier this month.

Tillerson: Pyongyang hasshown restraint 00:55

Tillerson called North Ko-rea's "restraint" pleasing and saidit could open a pathway for di-alogue in the near future.

Barely a day later, photo-graphs emerged showing NorthKorean leader Kim Jong Un in-specting missile and missile-fuelcomponents. State media arm,KCNA, said Kim had visited thecountry's Chemical MaterialInstitute of the Academy ofDefense Sciences and instruct-ed the institute to produce moresolid-fuel rocket engines androcket warhead tips.

Analysts said the photoswere a sign from North Koreato the world, to show their solidfuel missile program is improv-ing at a steady rate.

Solid fuel missiles are faster

North Korea launches trioof missiles amidst US-

South Korea military drills

A group of psychiatrists haswritten to Congress to warnDonald Trump poses a "clearand present danger" to theworld.

Among them is Dr BandyLee, of Yale University, who isalso reportedly consulting withDemocratic members of Con-gress on setting up an expertpanel to give advice on the Pres-ident's mental health.

She is concerned by MrTrump's "dangerousness", DrLee told USA Today.

Trump accused of 'ruinous'sellout over plan to shrink na-tional parks

Psychiatrists tell Congress Donald Trumpis 'a clear and present danger' to the world'It no longer takes a psychiatrist to recognise the alarming pat-terns of impulsive, reckless, and narcissistic behaviour,' groupclaims

The group's letter, sent tomembers of both parties, said:"It no longer takes a psychia-trist to recognise the alarmingpatterns of impulsive, reckless,and narcissistic behaviour —regardless of diagnosis — that,in the person of PresidentTrump, put the world at risk.

"We now find ourselves in aclear and present danger, espe-cially concerning North Koreaand the President’s commandof the US nuclear arsenal."

Trump calls for unity oneday after 75-minute rant at Ar-izona rally

It comes after Democrats

proposed creating an 11-mem-ber, cross-party OversightCommission on PresidentialCapacity which would be re-sponsible for examining the USpresident’s mental and physi-cal health.

First tabled by Marylandcongressman Jamie Raskin, andnow backed by more than twodozen members of the House,the bill would see Mr Trumpor any other US presidentforced from the Oval Office ishe or she is deemed to be men-tally or physically unfit for therole.

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and easier to deploy, and harderto catch before they launch be-cause there's a lot less to be donein terms of launch preparation.All US and Russian ballisticmissiles are solid-fuel models.

Tensions rise as Pyongy-ang shoots more missiles

North Korea has conducteda series of ballistic missile teststhis year, increasing tensionswith the United States, SouthKorea and Japan.

It has fired more than 20 mis-siles since February, further per-fecting its technology with eachlaunch. In July, it launched anintercontinental ballistic missile,which North Korea claims couldreach "anywhere in the world."

Earlier this month, PresidentDonald Trump issued an ex-traordinary ultimatum to NorthKorea, warning Pyongyang notto make any more threats againstthe United States or it will "face

fire and fury like the world hasnever seen."

US Secretary of State RexTillerson quickly tried to allayfears of a military confrontation,saying there was no sign that thethreat level from North Koreahad changed and that Americansshould "sleep well at night."

In a conciliatory move beforethat, Tillerson said the UnitedStates was willing to sit downfor talks with North Korea, butonly if it relinquishes its pursuitof nuclear weapons.

South Korea, Japan, Guamreact to latest launch

The South Korean JointChiefs of Staff issued a statementafter the Saturday's test, saying"the projectiles" were launchedaround 6:49 a.m. Saturday andflew about 250 kilometers (155miles) into the Sea of Japan, orEast Sea.

South Korea planned to con-

vene its national security coun-cil several hours after the mis-sile launches, the presidentialoffice said in a statement.

North Korea threatens USwith 'final doom' 01:11

"Our military is closelymonitoring for North Koreanadditional provocation andstrengthened surveillance andsecurity postures and maintain-ing readiness postures," theSouth Korean release said.

Guam's governor's office ina statement said the missilelaunches pose "no immediatethreat" to Guam.

"Although the launcheswere no threat to Guam, it re-minds us that we cannot becomplacent," said GeorgeCharfauros, the homeland se-curity adviser on the US terri-tory. "We place confidence inour US Department of Defensecapabilities and continue opencommunications with our fed-eral and military partners."

Japan's chief cabinet secre-tary, Yoshihide Suga, told re-porters Saturday morning thelaunches would not directly af-fect Japan's security, and thatno missiles have reached Japan'sterritorial waters and exclusiveeconomic zone.

CNN's Joshua Berlinger andBest Westcott in Hong Kong,Paula Hancocks and KJ Kwonin Seoul, South Korea, andNicole Gaouette and LauraKoran in Washington D.C. con-tributed to this report.

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The 12 most high-tech concept cars unveiled in 2017 so far1. Airbus got creative with its latest concept car: an electrictwo-seater that can be airlifted by a drone. Called the Pop.UpSystem, the car has a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles).

2. Volkswagen unveiled a self-driving concept car that's moreof a personal robotic assistant at the Geneva Motor Showthis year. Called Sedric, the car's artificial intelligence willallow it to find its own parking spot, drop kids off at anextracurricular activity, and pick up packages

3. Toyota's i-TRIL concept made its debut at the Geneva MotorShow. The two-seater is meant as an alternative to motorcy-cles and public transit for those looking to zip around insomething smaller.

4. Fiat Chrysler unveiled a concept car geared for high-techmillennials at CES this year. The car isn't all that eye-catching purely from an aesthetic perspective. It's large, boxy,and heavy looking...

5. As for an even crazier concept car, Rinspeed showed off itsOasis car at CES. The vehicle has an actual garden, com-plete with Bonsai trees and radishes.

6. Honda first showed teaser images of its NeuV concept carin December, but it officially made its debut at CES.

7. Volkswagen unveiled a high-tech version of its classicmicrobus. The electric, revamped Hippiemobile can drive270 miles on a single charge.

8. Toyota showed off a concept car at CES that wants to beyour best friend (sort of like Honda's NeuV). The vehiclehas an AI assistant named Yui that's designed to engage youin tasks, like a conversation, so you stay aware while driv-ing.

9. BMW's latest concept car is solely meant to display theautomaker's vision for car interiors of the future. The ideais with fully self-driving cars, you can have spacious andhomey interiors.

10. Nissan showed off its VMotion concept at the DetroitAuto Show. It has a stunning, geometrical design.

11. Citroen unveiled its C-Aircross concept SUV earlier inFebruary. Citroen said it purposefully went for a "modern"body style with curved lines and strong splashes of color.

12. Volkswagen unveiled a concept of its large SUV the Atlasin February. The concept comes with a cargo box that canexpand into a 17.7 cubic-foot container.

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