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Economic recovery at stake in Latvian electionsLatvia is just weeks away from its next general election. One of the key issues is the country's fledgling economic recovery.
topix.net | 25-Aug-2010 12:08
Canned cat
Latvian rescuers recently freed a cat who got his head stuck in a can, the press service for the State Fire and Rescue service of the Baltic republic said.
topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 20:29
Experts: Deliveries of Venezuelan oil through Latvia will be insignificant
Foreign Minister of Belarus Syarhei Martinau who visited Riga offered to Latvia Venezuelan oil, visit of Lukashenka and a simplified visa regime.
topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 16:24
Belarus and Latvia signed agreement on simplification of exit and...
The document was signed on August 23 during a one-day visit of the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Syarhei Martynau to Latvia.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 21:46
Belarus Considers New Baltic Oil Route
Belarusian Foreign Minister Syarhey Martynau August 23, 2010 Belarus's foreign minister says Minsk is "seriously interested" in routing Venezuelan oil through Latvia in a bid to reduce its reliance on Russia for oil supplies.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 17:36
The fierce music of Estonia, Latvia
In the Baltic Sea, about 45 minutes from Tallinn, the boat full of music devotees arrives at this near-desert island, then rides in army-style trucks past rusty Soviet war machinery and defused mines to a concert hall called Omari Barn - for music they can't hear anywhere else.
topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 13:42
Rite of passage
Every four years, more than 12,000 students and children gather on a giant stage in Riga to sing national folk songs.
topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 04:02
Corruption simply routine in La...
Aigars Freimanis is one of Latvia's most famous political analysts and a director of the public opinion research agency "Latvijas fakti" . Freimanis has observed Latvian politics from the early '90s and has a lot to say ahead of the national elections in October.
topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 05:54
World Bank president advises long-term reforms...
Latvia needs to continue implementing structural long-term reforms to achieve recovery of the country's economy, declared World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick in his three-day visit to the Baltic country last week.
topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 01:51
Jurmala city government declares war on three local schools...
Three different schools in Jurmala, a seaside resort consisting of several villages next to Riga, still don't know how they are going to start the new school year due to a growing battle over property interests.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 21:31
New routes launched during the last week (Tuesday 10 August a " Monday 16 August):
New routes launched during the last week : Increased competition on the popular Moscow-Riga route was celebrated at the Latvian airport with a cake cut by Viacheslav Plasukhin, UTair Deputy Director of Commerce and Head of the Commercial Transport Complex, watched by Janis Kuzulis of Riga Airport's board.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 17:32
World Bank head urges Latvia to keep up reforms
During a visit to Sigulda, a picturesque town in North-Eastern Latvia, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has commended the Latvian government's efforts to cut the budget and urged the country to continue with structural reforms.
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 16:40
Imants Liegis
Latvia favors NATO pursuing good relations with nearby Russia but is adamant that there should be no repeat of the Russian incursions into Georgia in 2008.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 21:52
Face hunter: Our style scout in London and Latvia
Yvan Rodic : "I spent my weekend in east London between Field Day at Victoria park - where I saw The Fall, Caribou and Phoenix - and Brick Lane market on Sunday.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 07:29
Thousands dead, millions homeless. Now Pakistan faces cholera and riots
Hamir Soomro points to vast stretches of water: "That's where my land used to be," he says.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 01:19
10: Implant 'fights alcohol abuse' Watch
Health Check correspondent Damien McGuinness went to a clinic in the Latvian capital of Riga, to find out more about a surgical implant they offer to help people addicted to alcohol.
topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 21:04
World Bank head praises Latvian recovery efforts
Sigulda, Latvia - World Bank President Robert B Zoellick praised Latvia on Friday for steps it has taken to get the economy back on track.
topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 08:26
Floods destroyed crops worth $1bn: WB
SIGULDA: World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, said on Friday that the worst floods in Pakistan in decades were likely to have destroyed crops in the country worth around $1 billion.
topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 04:22
Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business Announces...
Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business today announced the recipients of the 2010 Bergeron Women in Technology Leadership Scholarship: "The mentoring program promotes diversity in the technology industry and will help the students prepare to exploit their leadership qualities in the professional world." Gayathri Kunapuli - ...
topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 06:38
Republic of Latvia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV...
Public Information Notices form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 21:19
Christmas-tree trade show comes to town
Randy Miller mows the grass at Harry Yatesa Christmas-tree farm in Watauga County in anticipation of visits from convention attendees.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 17:09
Gay Pride: Celebrating queer superheroes
The Incredible Hunk Richard Burnett Latvian real-life queer heroes Kristine Garina and Kaspars Zalitis Celebrating queer superheroes at Montreal's 2010 Gay Pride parade There is a classic scene from a 1960s-era comic book where several DC Comics superheroes - the Atom, Captain Marvel, the Green Lantern and Batman - have been poisoned.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 11:49
Alexander Kuperman Wins Russian Poker Series Riga
Alexander Kuperman has won the PokerStars.com Russian Poker Series in the Latvian capital, Riga.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 07:35
Fostering friendship and unders...
Since late 2008, Representative David C. Y. Wang has been in the post of Head of the Taipei Mission, the only office of the Republic of China in the Baltic States.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 02:20
Final table set for Russian Poker Series Riga
Egorov's 1,392,000 chips will take some catching for the other eight final tablists.
topix.net | 09-Aug-2010 16:34
Adventures on the skin trail
There is a new route to sexual slavery in europe, and it leads from the former Soviet Union to the sex clubs of soho.
topix.net | 09-Aug-2010 07:16
Spanish lead the way at PokerStars RPS Riga
They now move forward to Day 3 and a have real shot at cashing here at the Russian Poker Series in Riga.
topix.net | 08-Aug-2010 15:57
No Turkey or Malaysia, Hungary to struggle without IMF
Sunday, August 08, 2010 PRAGUE: Hungary hopes to emulate the few countries that have spurned IMF aid and emerge from crisis on their own, but it is much more likely to follow the example of other crisis-hit EU states and be forced back to austerity.
topix.net | 08-Aug-2010 04:28
Solyom leads bumper field in Russian Poker Series Riga
That number, which exceeded all expectations, generated a bumper a 328,393.50 prize pool.
topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 14:00
Stoli adding 12th flavored vodka
Stolichnaya, an industry trailblazer in flavored vodkas, has another one ready for its portfolio.
topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 04:41
Mammalampa Lamps: Naturally Poetic Lighting from Latvia
Latvia may be a little off the beaten track in terms of tourist destinations, but it's evident that its newfound psyche has a bit of old-world charm merging with a modern muscularity.
topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 00:36
PokerStars Russian Poker Series Riga Starts Today
The PokerStars.com Russian Poker Tour makes its second stop in Latvian capital Riga this weekend with the a 1,850 main event getting underway today.
topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 21:26
Cash offered for humane beaver solution
Officials in the Latvian city of Riga have offered residents the chance to win a cash prize for coming up with a way to tackle its beaver problem.
topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 17:17
NGDB, Pete Anderson (Latvian music icon) and the USSR ...
News : NGDB, Pete Anderson and the USSR ... BMNN wrote: on Aug. 06, 2010: By John McEuen In 1977 the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band became the first American group to perform in the Soviet Union, an historic event of 28 sold out concerts that was covered by various media including U.S. News and World Report, CBS Nighttime News and Rolling Stone.
topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 13:03
PokerStars Russian Poker Series heads to Latvia
While established PokerStars tours like the LAPT and EPT are about to get under way , a new kid on the block is opening its doors tomorrow.
topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 17:49
Why Latvia Matters (Part I)...
Imagine for a moment a country so desired that for the last thousand years countless forces have occupied it.
topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 03:00
"New Wave-2010" Song Contest Ends In Jurmala
Date : Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:57:36 +0500 "NEW WAVE-2010" SONG CONTEST ENDS IN JURMALA ITAR-TASS Aug 2 2010 Russia RIGA, August 2 - Armenian singer Sonna Shakhgeldyan has won the "New Wave-2010" international contest of young pop music performers in Jurmala and a prize worth 50,000 euros that goes with it.
topix.net | 03-Aug-2010 17:59
MOS, aneuploidy and the ploidy cycle of cancer cells
E-mail: katrina@biomed.lu.lv ; Dr MS Cragg, Tenovus Laboratory, Cancer Sciences Division, Southampton University School of Medicine, General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
topix.net | 02-Aug-2010 15:56
Armenian singer wins the `New Wave-2010' song contest
Date : Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:46:42 PDT ITAR-TASS, Russia Aug 1 2010 Armenian singer wins the `New Wave-2010' song contest 01.08.2010, 06.23 RIGA, August 1 - Armenian singer Sonna Shakhgeldyan has won the `New Wave-2010' international contest of young pop music performers in Jurmala.
topix.net | 02-Aug-2010 11:46
Fragments in time tell family's story
Inspired by the chance discovery of her mother's hidden correspondence, Ann Gluckman traced her family back to a corner of Europe that no longer exists.
topix.net | 31-Jul-2010 02:27
Juris G. Bergman
MARTINEZ, Calif. - Juris Georg Bergman died June 6, 2010, at Veteran's Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., after a brief illness.
topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 22:23
Tashkent, Riga mayors discuss economic cooperation possibilities
Visiting the Uzbek capital city on 29 July, Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs met with Tashkent Mayor Abdukahar Tuhtayev, during which the two sides discussed economic cooperation possibilities.
topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 18:08
Latvian bank woos Russians using EU residence permit - Feature
"Welcome to EU!" says the matronly woman in a blue dress and Baltic amber necklace.
topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 09:44
European Trivia
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent, but the third most populous. Russia is its largest country in both area and population, while the Vatican City is the smallest.
topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 02:35
U.S. military to improve fire stations in Latvia
A total of 10 fire stations around Latvia will receive the necessary renovations to improve timeliness and quality of emergency services The projects are funded by the EUCOM's Civil Military Operations program and administered by the Army Corps of Engineers Europe District The projects come on the heels of a European Union-funded donation to Latvia ...
topix.net | 29-Jul-2010 18:21
Not enough space for local supp...
What can be more desirable and appetizing than ice cream in the summer? During these hot and sunny days not only children and teenagers, but also many adults, strike out to make a feast of this wonderful relish.
topix.net | 29-Jul-2010 02:52