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  • Official welcome of John Hope Bryant to Riga, Latvia, "There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again." My vision for the poor, the under-served, and the wealthless of the world is to help them see themselves -- ...
    Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:31:05 GMT
  • Latvian Ghost Town Sold for $3.1M, Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said.
    Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:12:37 GMT
  • Russians buy whole Latvian town, Alekseevskoye-Serviss snapped up the now deserted Skrunda-1, which in its heyday was home to 5,000 service personnel and their families, for what property agents have described as the bargain price of 1.9m. For that the company gets 111 acres of land, 10 apartment blocks, a shopping centre, barracks and the other assorted buildings that once ...
    Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:59:46 GMT
  • Russia revealed to have dumped waste in Baltic, Swedish Television has unveiled that Russia dumped nuclear waste and chemical weapons in the Baltic Sea in the early 90s.
    Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:07:43 GMT
  • Soviet ghost town built around former radar base for sale at auction in Latvia, Latvia is preparing to auction off a Soviet ghost town abandoned after the Russian military withdrew from the Baltic country.
    Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:21:29 GMT
  • Latvia officially launches digital terrestrial TV, After broadcasting under test conditions since late December , digital terrestrial TV was launched as a commercial-quality service in Latvia.
    Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:38:00 GMT
  • Seven Bold and Beautiful Years in Chez Latvia, The Parliamentary election of 2002 to the 8th Saeima took place against a background that included perhaps the most significant challenges to Latvia since the restoration of independence.
    Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:14:52 GMT
  • Latvia Accepts Guantanamo Detainee, Latvia has agreed to accept an Uzbek citizen currently held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, RFE/RL's Russian and Uzbek services report.
    Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:41:51 GMT
  • Cargo turnover at Latvian ports decreased by 2.6 % in 2009, passenger ..., According to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau, cargo turnover at Latvian ports in 2009 reached 62 mln tons, which is 2.6 % less if compared to 2008.
    Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:41:35 GMT
  • Latvia to accept 1 Guantanamo inmate, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 5:08 a.m. RIGA, Latvia - Latvia's government says it will accept one inmate from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.
    Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:23:30 GMT
  • From Latvia, With Muscles, Fifty year-old Latvian bodybuilder Maris Sveiduks works out. Steve Hartman and bodybuilder Maris Sveiduks in Latvia.
    Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:27:36 GMT
  • Four die in Talsi fire..., Four people have died in the Latvian town of Talsi as a fire consumed a 12 square meter garden shack.
    Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:45:11 GMT
  • Latvia wants better terms Russia's Gazprom: ministry, Recession-hit Latvia wants to renegotiate a gas-supply contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom because it is paying too high a price, the Baltic state 's economy ministry said Friday.
    Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:25:43 GMT
  • Estonia borrows Soviet tank from Latvia for military drills, Estonian armed forces borrowed a Soviet-era T-55 tank from Estonia to hold military exercises, the Latvian Chas online edition said on Friday.
    Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:08:17 GMT
  • Azerbaijani envoy: Azerbaijan, Latvia have great potential for cooperation in transit sector, 27. According to the Azerbaijani envoy, the geographic distance between the two countries limits their trade, so 'I see possible sectors for cooperation in the information technology and transport spheres'. 'Transit through Latvian ports is very perspective.
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:57:50 GMT
  • VinLund Owner Fights Arrest on Tax Charges, American-Russian businessman Peter Vins' story of alleged police harassment shares traits familiar to many investors in post-Soviet Russia, but crucially it is unfolding as the Kremlin has declared war on police corruption.
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:33:24 GMT
  • European Union - European Commission - Information Society - Latvia : ..., LAW PUNDIT Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1/26/2010 02:19:00 AM [Home] [Print] European Union - European Commission - Information Society - Latvia : Laws relating to Electronic Documents European Union - EU - European Commission - Information Society : " Legal and Administrative Practices Regarding the Validity and Mutual Recognition of e-Documents - 17 ...
    Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:16:41 GMT
  • Black snow blankets Latvian capital - media, A blanket of snow with black dust has covered the Latvian capital, Riga, a local paper said on its website.
    Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:01:38 GMT
  • Power plant project awaits EC decision..., The European Commission will submit its reply on the Liepaja power station project by the end of this month, says Economy Minister Artis Kampars in an interview on Latvian State Radio, reports news agency LETA.
    Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:51:29 GMT
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