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NATO's Uncertain Future Afghanistan Looms over Riga  -  Nov 28, 2006
Spiegel OnlineBy Joshua Gallu in Riga, Latvia. How can NATO meet the security needs of the 21st century? Important questions like this are getting the short shrift in ...

Angela Merkel in Riga Diplomacy, Cynicism and Roast Goose  -  Nov 30, 2006
Spiegel OnlineBy Matthias Gebauer. Considering the internal disagreements that preceded it, the NATO summit in Riga was surprisingly amicable. Angela Merkel achieved what ...

Anti-government rioting hits Riga  -  Jan 14, 2009
BBC NewsHundreds of demonstrators have clashed with riot police in Latvia's capital, Riga, after an anti-government protest. Police used mace and truncheons to ...

Mr. Bush and the Riga axioms  -  May 9, 2005
The HinduHISTORIANS OF the Cold War will not have missed the significance of President George W. Bush choosing Riga as the venue for his speech on Saturday ...

No welcome in Riga for stag parties  -  Aug 5, 2009
The GuardianBritons on stag parties to the Latvian capital of Riga will not be welcomed with open arms, according to the mayor of the city. ...

Bolton Wanderers sign Mustapha Riga  -  Jul 28, 2008
Times OnlineGary Megson, the Bolton Wanderers manager, has strengthened his attacking options by completing the signing of Mustapha Riga from Levante subject to ...

Putin to Miss NATO Summit in Riga  -  Nov 28, 2006
Washington PostBy PAUL AMES. AP. RIGA, Latvia -- Guess who's not coming to dinner? Vladimir Putin was not invited to NATO's first summit in a country once incorporated ...

Under strength Russia held in Riga  -  Aug 17, 2005
CNN InternationalRIGA, Latvia -- Russia remained third in the Group Three after being held to a 1-1 draw by Latvia in their World Cup qualifer in Riga. ...

Riga gracefully melds medieval and modern  -  Mar 3, 2009
USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Sandy Kozel, AP Photo. By Sandy Kozel, AP Writer. Yep. It said so right in the guidebook that hotel workers used monitoring equipment to listen to ...

Int'l Soccer: Kashtan wants another 3 points in Riga  -  Oct 15, 2008
Jerusalem PostBy ALLON SINAI. Israel will look to end the first stage of its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign on a high when it visits Latvia in Riga on Wednesday ...

Gay rights groups protest in Riga  -  Jun 3, 2007
BBC NewsGay rights protesters have marched in the Latvian capital, Riga, despite an angry reaction from conservatives. Some of the marchers held placards with ...

Bush: GIs will finish mission.  -  Nov 29, 2006
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comBut Stephen Hadley, Bush's national security adviser, said in Riga that he had ... At the Riga summit for the 26-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ...

Riga exit polls show gains for Russian speakers  -  Jun 7, 2009
Reuters IndiaBy Patrick Lannin. RIGA, June 6 (Reuters) - Exit polls in Riga, the Latvian capital, after municipal and EU Parliament elections on Saturday showed big ...

Mayor of Riga latest to hit out at behaviour of Brits abroad  -  Jan 19, 2010
The GuardianGroup of English men on a stag weekend drinking outside a bar in Riga, Latvia. Photograph: Alex Segre / Alamy/Alamy. It has become as much a part of the ...

Stag parties targeted in Riga  -  Mar 20, 2008
Times OnlineA stag party of 15 Britons who spent a weekend in Riga last month told Times Online that three of their party were the victim of credit card fraud and one ...

Gay march planned in Riga  -  May 30, 2007
Independent OnlineRiga - Only days after an attack on gay activists in Moscow drew international criticism, European attention has turned to Riga, where a pro-gay march is ...

Emre ready for Riga return  -  Aug 9, 2006
IndependentBy Mark Staniforth. Newcastle United's Turkish midfielder Emre was in confident mood yesterday as he flew back to the scene of one of the worst nights of ...

Tav says JV to operate Latvia's Riga airport  -  Mar 3, 2009
ForbesISTANBUL, March 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's Tav Airports Holding AS won a tender to operate Latvia's international airport in Riga, it said late on Mopnday. ...

Belarus Reacts To Bush Remarks In Riga  -  May 8, 2005
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty8 May 2005 (RFE/RL) -- The Belarusian Foreign Ministry objected yesterday to US President George W. Bush's statement that Belarus is, in Bush's words, ...

Riga: The Curtain Rises  -  Jul 20, 2007
Washington PostLatvia's capital is Europe's newest party spot. But look a little deeper for hints of the city's drama-filled past. The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia ...

Soviet ghost town sold for $3.1 million  -  Feb 5, 2010
Toronto StarA representative of a Russian investor won the bidding contest in Latvia's capital, Riga, with an offer of 1.55 million lats ($3.1 million), ...

Riga rocks! Latvia's European hotspot  -  Jun 16, 2008
msnbc.comBy Joe Bates. When you look around the busy, friendly and vibrant streets of old Riga, it is easy to forget that they were 'off-limits' for most of us less ...

Derry City 1-0 Skonto Riga (Agg 2-1)  -  Jul 23, 2009
RTE.ieDerry City are bound for Bulgaria next week following a 1-0 victory over Skonto Riga at an electrifying Brandywell this evening. ...

Stag parties warned of Riga scam  -  Dec 9, 2006
BBC NewsBritish men on stag nights in Latvia are being lured into strip bars before being beaten up and forced to hand over cash, the British embassy has warned. ...

Latvia Coast Guard Rescues Nearly 700 Stranded Cruise Passengers; …  -  May 5, 2008
FOXNewsRIGA, Latvia — Latvia's coast guard on Monday evacuated a stranded cruise ... The Mona Lisa was on its way from Kiel, Germany, to Riga with 984 people on ...

Riga: The Curtain Rises; Latvia's capital is Europe's newest party...  -  Jul 22, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverA few steps inside a massive room in the city center, and I was engrossed in paraphernalia from the city's five decades under Soviet and Nazi rule: secret ...

… Ceremony Divides Latvia Waffen SS Veterans March Through Riga  -  Mar 17, 2009
Spiegel OnlineLatvian veterans of Hitler's Waffen SS marched through Riga on Monday, defying a ban by officials. The annual march divides the country. ...

Slouching toward Riga - Opinion - International Herald Tribune  -  Oct 28, 2006
New York TimesWhen NATO leaders gather in Latvia this week, there will undoubtedly be a lot of grand talk about how the Cold War alliance has managed to elude irrelevance ...

Controversial march in Riga  -  Mar 16, 2005
euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. Latvian veterans of the SS, Hitler's infamous special ...

Freedom party hits back at David Miliband claims of neo-Nazism  -  Jan 8, 2010
The GuardianJuris Dobelis, a rightwing MP in the Riga parliament, is a fervent Latvian nationalist. ... In Riga today it was Dobelis's turn to voice outrage. "Untruth … ...

Bristol's brave fightback has them dancing in Riga  -  Jan 29, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukBy Oliver Brown. How might you say "nice one, gaffer" in Lettish? As Ashton Gate resounded to rapturous appreciation of Gary Johnson, Bristol City's manager ...

Resignation in Riga – PM tands down  -  Feb 20, 2009
euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. Latvia's government has collapsed after the Prime ...

Riga wants starting spot  -  Sep 2, 2008
SkySportsRiga Mustapha feels he is ready to impress at Bolton Wanderers as he approaches full fitness. Bolton boss Gary Megson praised the Dutch winger for his ...

NATO Riga Summit Latvia to host 26-nation meeting  -  Dec 4, 2006
TIMEPresident Bush is set to visit Riga, Latvia, this week for a NATO summit, at which he will urge greater spending for Afghanistan as well as propose a ...

Skonto Riga 1-1 Derry City  -  Jul 16, 2009
RTE.ieDerry City enjoyed another memorable game in Europe after scoring what could prove a crucial away goal against Skonto Riga and claim the advantage ahead of ...

Latvia: Slow train from Riga  -  Mar 12, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukIf you can survive Riga's railway station, a frustrating lump of Stalinist architecture where loo paper in the public lavatories is rationed by a ...

Latvian capital Riga's ratings affirmed on good financial performance...  -  Jun 5, 2007
Forbes...'The ratings on Riga reflect its sound financial performance on the back of strong economic growth and cautious budgeting,' said S&P credit analyst Marcin ...

For sale: bargain missile warning station, no mod cons  -  Feb 6, 2010
Sydney Morning HeraldFor decades, Skrunda-1, 70 kilometres west of the capital Riga, played a key role in ... The same cash would buy a four-bedroom apartment in downtown Riga. ...

Over 600 tourists from stranded ship transported by special train to...  -  Jun 5, 2008
УÐ?ИÐ?Ð?The decision to transport passengers to Riga came as the ship destination ... Yet, there is possibility that the crew will be transported to Riga by buses, ...

A taste for the real Riga  -  Feb 28, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldCathrin Schaer dodges the tourist traps and ends upon the wrong side of the tracks. 'Basically a friend and I were talking about it and we decided that the ...

NATO will use Riga Summit for first real training in the Baltic...  -  Jan 12, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMLatvia is ruled by a person checked up by the special services of several states. NATO will use the Riga Summit for the first real training in the Baltic ...

NATO 'in serious trouble'; Analysis Riga summit exposes weaknesses of...  -  Nov 30, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest Archiver..."NATO is in very, very serious trouble," retired Canadian Maj.- Gen. Lewis MacKenzie told the Toronto Star yesterday. "And the wash- up when this thing is ...

36 Hours in Riga, Latvia  -  Oct 21, 2007
New York TimesRigans will tell you that Vincents (Elizabetes Iela 19; 371-733-2634; www.restorans.lv) is one of the best restaurants in the city. Martins Ritins, the chef ...

Bolton sign Levante striker Riga but face legal battle  -  Jul 29, 2008
Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter. Bolton have signed Levante striker Mustapha Riga but face a legal battle before he can play for Gary Megson's side. ...

Commentary; A Chance to Listen to a Nation Finding Its Voice; Bush's...  -  May 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverShe and most of her family fled from the capital city of Riga in 1944 with the final ... Riga, where Bush will make his stop, is a calm, refined city. ...

Cosmopolitan Riga: 'Paris of the Baltics'  -  Mar 6, 2009
msnbc.comJacques Boissinot / AP. By Sandy Kozel. Yep. It said so right in the guidebook that hotel workers used monitoring equipment to listen to guests' phone calls ...

Latvia to Accept 1 Guantanamo Inmate  -  Feb 2, 2010
New York TimesRIGA, Latvia (AP) -- Latvia's government says it will accept one inmate from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. The Foreign Ministry says the detainee ...

Ghana: Riga Seeks Premiership Move  -  Jul 21, 2008
AllAfrica.comGhana-born striker Mustapha Riga is keen on playing in England after facing problems with his Spanish club Levante. The 26-year-old and his Levante ...

Raves for Riga  -  Jul 29, 2007
Washington PostTHANK YOU to Gary Lee for the article on Riga, Latvia ["Riga: The Curtain Rises," July 22]. I worked in then-Leningrad in 1990, and an American friend and I ...

Mr. Bush and the Riga axioms  -  May 12, 2005
alternatives.caHISTORIANS OF the Cold War will not have missed the significance of President George W. Bush choosing Riga as the venue for his speech on Saturday ...

NATO Summit To Open In Riga  -  Nov 28, 2006
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyNovember 28, 2006 -- Leaders from the 26 member states of NATO are due to begin a summit in the Latvian capital, Riga, today. ...

Riga thrives on solar energy  -  Jul 2, 2009
Toronto StarRiga is full of architectural gems from ancient, like the 13th century St. Peter's Church to modern. RIGA, Latvia–Already at 4 am, the sun pokes me in the ...

FK Riga 1-0 Bohemians  -  Jul 6, 2008
RTE.ieBohemians will need to overcome a first-leg deficit if they are to continue their European adventure. A goal just before half-time gave Latvian side FK Riga ...

Rally demands new Latvian polls  -  Nov 4, 2007
BBC NewsAt least 7000 Latvians have rallied peacefully in the capital, Riga, to call for the ... The rally in Riga was very peaceful with meaningful song sung. ...

Death in the airport: First victim of NATO Summit in Riga  -  Jan 17, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMThe first guests of the Summit are arriving in Riga, today, Nov 27, however, since Saturday, Nov 25, the city has been cordoned off with metal fences; ...

Latvia gay pride given go-ahead  -  Jul 22, 2005
BBC NewsThe first gay pride parade to be staged in the Latvian capital Riga has been ... Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis had opposed the event, saying Riga should ...

Riga Sugar plans to raise Rs 35 cr thru GDRs  -  Jun 27, 2006
Moneycontrol.comThe Bihar-based Riga Sugar Co Ltd is giving final touches to its plans for raising Rs 35 crore through the GDR (global depository receipts) route for ...

300 people march in Riga to commemorate Latvian SS unit  -  Mar 18, 2007
Jerusalem PostBy AP. About 300 people marched in downtown Riga on Friday to honor Latvians who fought in a Waffen SS unit during World War II. ...

… investment forum… International investment forum held in Riga  -  Jan 16, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMAn international conference “Riga Forum 2006: Attracting Investments in Metropolises of the Baltic Sea Regionâ€? is being held in Riga on August 25-26. ...

NRI student killer to appear in Latvia court  -  Jun 4, 2005
Times of IndiaViktors Dembovskis is being held under an European Arrest Warrant at a bar in his home town of Livani, 240 km east of the Latvian capital Riga on charges of ...

Latvia's Riga city council bans gay parade  -  May 15, 2009
UPI.comRIGA, Latvia, May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in the Latvian capital of Riga say security concerns have caused them to reverse a decision to allow a gay parade ...

Bush to focus on Afghanistan at NATO summit  -  Nov 23, 2006
USA TODAY - USA TodayBush will make his first visit to Estonia on Monday before traveling to Riga, Latvia, on Tuesday. He will travel Wednesday from Riga to Amman and meet with ...

Riga close to Bolton switch  -  Jul 25, 2008
SkySportsBy Francisco Acedo Last updated: 25th July 2008. Levante winger Mustapha Riga is nearing a transfer to Bolton Wanderers, according to reports emanating from ...

Guess What George Soros and Elton Have in Common: Riga Dining  -  Jul 11, 2007
BloombergJuly 11 (Bloomberg) -- George Soros has done it. So have two regal stars: Queen Beatrix and Elton John. They've all tasted the food of Martins Ritins, ...

The Canadian Press  -  Dec 29, 2009
CTV.caRIGA, Latvia -- Defencemen Karlis Skrastins of the Dallas Stars and Oskars ... The 37-year-old defenceman has made a comeback with Dinamo Riga but will not ...

Iain Mayhew on a quiet revolution in Latvia's Riga  -  Apr 16, 2005
Mirror.co.ukNOW that winter has finally lost its icy grip, the Baltic States - new members of the EU - are ideal destinations for a weekend break. ...

Riga hits out at Ron claims  -  Aug 23, 2008
SkySportsBy Hayley Paterson Last updated: 23rd August 2008. Bolton's Mustapha Riga has laughed at Cristiano Ronaldo's "football slave" claims after he went the whole ...

B92 - Viewpoint - NATO's Riga summit - Internet, Radio i TV stanica; ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
B92The recent Summit of NATO Heads of State in Riga was overshadowed by the ongoing Iraqi catastrophe, as well as the visit of the Pope to Turkey. ...

… Foreign Ministry: Further NATO expansion to be discussed in Riga  -  Jan 9, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMFurther expansion of North Atlantic Alliance will be on agenda of the November 28-29 Riga NATO summit, according to Latvian Foreign Ministry statement on ...

SAN JOSE, COSTA RIGA Costa Ricans back trade deal with US  -  Oct 8, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News ArchiveUnder pressure from Washington to vote Costa Ricans prepared Mon day to join Central Ameri can neighbors and the Dominican Republic in a free trade deal ...

Latvia Riga chemical blast risk prevented  -  Jul 23, 2009
UPI.comRIGA, Latvia, July 23 (UPI) -- Authorities evacuated a neighborhood in Riga, Latvia, following a chemical leak that posed the risk of explosion, ...

GOLF - Competition for RIGA invitationals continues to decline  -  Feb 25, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverThe 30 invitationals, which begin April 18 with the annual Chatterton Memorial at Pawtucket, and end with an Oct. 17 event at Metacomet, are divided into ...

Viva Riga, loving Latvia  -  Feb 1, 2008
Daily MailBy Dan Hipgrave, The Mail On Sunday. It seemed wrong in a way, but I had just arrived in Riga, Latvia's capital, and my first port of call was an Irish ...

Latvia 2-2 Switzerland: Fightbacks Aplenty In Riga Drama  -  Sep 9, 2009
goal.com - Goal.comLatvia proved worthy opponents to Switzerland in Riga as they held the visiting favourites to a draw. Switzerland could all but have secured at least a ...

… . Community. Trust - Entertainment - General - Legends of Riga  -  Jun 26, 2007
Kyiv PostApparently, there was a substantial amount of baby-money, because after Kristapsí death, it was used to build the whole town of Riga. ...

Tacky hedonism sours Riga  -  Aug 10, 2009
New Zealand HeraldBy Catherine Field View as one page. LONDON - Spare a thought for the British Council in Riga, ancient capital of the Baltic state of Latvia. ...

Patrolling of Baltic air space being discussed in Riga  -  Feb 3, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMOn January 25, a tree-day meeting of Air Forces Commanders of the Baltic countries has started in the capital of Latvia, Riga, a REGNUM correspondent was ...

US clinches second consecutive quarterfinal berth  -  May 13, 2006
ESPNRIGA, Latvia -- Hours after landing in Europe, Patrick O'Sullivan scored the ... O'Sullivan's 11-hour flight from Houston meant he arrived in Riga only ...

Latvian parliament backs budget first reading  -  Jun 4, 2009
Reuters UKRIGA, June 4 (Reuters) - Latvia's parliament on Thursday backed a new 2009 budget in a first reading, including sharp spending cuts aimed at helping the ...

Cardiff News Is Cardiff 20 times as dangerous as Riga?  -  Sep 9, 2008
WalesOnlineGLOBAL crime statistics compiled by the Assembly have raised the question: Is Cardiff really 20 times as dangerous as Eastern European capital Riga? ...

DETAILS Riga, Latvia  -  Jul 22, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverThe Hotel Valdemars (23 Kr. Valdemara St., 011-371-733-2132, www.valdemars.lv) is an art nouveau beauty that's great for travelers who don't need a lot of ...

'Baltic Iron Lady' stands up to the Kremlin  -  Dec 14, 2005
New York TimesRIGA, Latvia — Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia's president, has a message for those Russians who are still nostalgic for the days of the Soviet empire. ...

Latvia: Official Riga glorifies SS soldiers on the quiet  -  Feb 2, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMAttempt of the Latvian authorities and personally of Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks to stay away in the eyes of the international community from ...

President of Ukraine pleased with Riga talks  -  Apr 27, 2006
ForUmPresident of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and Latvia's President Vairas Vīķes-Freibergas have presided over Ukrainian-Latvian talks, which resulted in three ...

Forcier, Leopold advance to RIGA Amateur finals  -  Jul 16, 2009
Providence JournalBY PAUL KENYON. REHOBOTH –– The people who follow golf in Rhode Island have known for some time that Billy Forcier is a top-level talent. ...

… expected… Russian President expected to visit Riga on NATO summit's...  -  Dec 25, 2009
ИÐ? REGNUMRussian President Vladimir Putin may visit Riga on November 29 when NATO summit is over, web-site of Riga Diena newspaper informed on November 28 explaining ...

Turkey's TAV wins the tender for Latvia's SJSC Riga Airport  -  Dec 22, 2009
HürriyetTurkey's TAV Airports Holding won a tender in Latvia to carry out the infrastructural development and operation of the SJSC Riga International Airport in ...

FIM FMX Championships kick off in Riga  -  Oct 6, 2009
ESPN - ESPNBy Press Release. Riga, Latvia (October 6, 2009) — Upcoming Saturday the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships starts with the NIGHT of the JUMPs in Riga in ...

Riga Trotting To Bolton?  -  Jul 19, 2008
goal.comGhana-born Dutch winger Mustapha Riga has interested Bolton Wanderers, after the player publicly declared his admiration for the Premier League. ...

Terrors of Riga's `House on Corner'  -  Mar 6, 2008
Toronto StarRIGA–Pitch-black corridors, the stink of damp and peeling walls give the impression of a medieval dungeon: the Russian writing on heavy metal doors hints at ...

Latvians greet Britain's Queen  -  Oct 19, 2006
NEWS.com.auThe atmosphere in central Riga crescendoed suddenly, and the Union Jacks in people's hands fluttered into welcome as the queen finally came into sight and ...

airBaltic starts direct flights Riga - Hannover  -  Nov 9, 2008
Boarding.noFlights to Hannover will be offered five times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Passengers will fly on Fokker 50 airplanes, ...

48 Hours in: Riga, Latvia  -  Sep 6, 2008
Belfast TelegraphLate summer is a lovely time to discover Latvia's capital, with space to appreciate the impressive architecture, as well as the city's cosmopolitan ...

Latvian PM injured in car accident  -  Jun 19, 2008
央视国际RIGA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis suffered serious head injuries Wednesday in a car accident and is in stable condition ...

Riga bourse proposes auction for Lattelecom privatisation  -  Jan 4, 2008
ForbesRIGA (Thomson Financial) - The Riga Stock Exchange (RSE) has proposed to carry out the privatization of Latvia's Lattelecom electronic services provider ...

Latvia cuts spending to secure bail-out  -  Jun 9, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukRisking the anger of voters, the government in Riga said it would cut public spending by 10 per cent, a move that is likely to unlock a £6.5 billion ...

Refugees from Riga, Céline, Speed marches, etc  -  Jul 22, 2009
Times OnlineSir, – Suppose that AN Wilson is right in every judgement he makes of Isaiah Berlin, whom he knew – “malicious, snobbish, boastful, cowardly, pompous�, ...

Moscow dossier embarrasses US and Britain ahead of Riga summit  -  Apr 27, 2009
The GuardianIn a move likely to inflame tensions ahead of next week's Nato summit in Latvia, Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, yesterday declassified ...

Lisa Eichhorn: an American in 'Riga'  -  Dec 22, 2008
Los Angeles TimesBy Patrick Kevin Day. "Defenders of Riga," a post- World War I drama on a large scale, is Latvia's submission for this year's best foreign film Oscar. ...

Canada and Latvia cheer as Monopoly goes global  -  Aug 20, 2008
Reuters IndiaThe 22 cities that earned spots on the board are: Montreal, Riga (dark blue property group); Cape Town, Belgrade, Paris (green); Jerusalem, Hong Kong, ...

Mayor of Riga latest to hit out at behaviour of Brits abroad  -  06 Aug 2009
guardian.co.ukGroup of English men on a stag weekend drinking outside a bar in Riga, Latvia. Photograph: Alex Segre / Alamy/Alamy It has become as much a part of the

Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 31% at its Riga base in July  -  06 Aug 2009
Focus on Travel NewsLatvian airline airBaltic carried overall 296754 passengers in July 2009 (from Riga and Vilnius), representing 5% more than in the same month in 2008,

Riga Sugar to consider warrants issue on Aug 13, 2009  -  06 Aug 2009
Equity BullsRiga Sugar Company Ltd has announced that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on August 13, 2009, inter alia, to consider,

Inernational guests throw spotlight on New Wave festivities  -  06 Aug 2009
Baltic TimesBy Irina Pantelejeva RIGA - Well, that's it. Last week, on Sunday August 2, perhaps the most famous musical contest in the post-Soviet states 'New

Latvian retailers focus on keeping the margins up in a down economy  -  06 Aug 2009
Baltic TimesRIGA - Retailers are weathering a stormy year all around the world, prompting concerns that in the near future the sector will be dominated by

Sam Sifton: How I'm Preparing, and What I Weigh  -  06 Aug 2009
New York TimesAix-en-Provence, Brussels, Shanghai, Barcelona, Riga, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Mexico City, Stellenbosch, South Africa and Big Pine Key,

Actress Geraldine Librandi to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing ...  -  06 Aug 2009
TMCnet...legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.

Derry City v CSKA Sofia (Thu)  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
BBC Sport..."We have to bring the form we showed against Skonto Riga into this game. "The Brandywell crowd in the Skonto Riga match was passionate from the start and it

Latvia Says IMF Is Imposing Fresh Conditions on Rescue Package  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
New York TimesSince then, there have been riots in Riga, the capital, and a change of government. Assistance funds have been disbursed late or not at all.

Derry City vs Skonto Riga (Thu)  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
BBC SportConfusion surrounds the availability of four Skonto Riga players for the club's Europa League second qualifying round, second leg tie against Derry City.

Skonto Riga 1-1 Derry City  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
BBC SportFormer Hibernian striker Tam McManus scored his first goal for Derry City to secure a valuable draw away to Skonto Riga in the Europa League.

On The Links: RIGA may ease restrictions for entrants to RI Open  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Providence JournalBob Ward, the RIGA's executive director, feels the solution is simple — make the event more available. "What we might do is charge different entry fees,"

Forcier, Leopold advance to RIGA Amateur finals  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Providence JournalForcier, who graduated from URI this spring, already has won the RIGA's Burke Memorial and Four-Ball Championships. But he makes no secret that winning this

Discover the New Intensive Russian Language Courses in Latvia ...  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
PR.com (press release)Country with an almost dreamlike atmosphere, made special by its nature, Latvia and its capital - Riga, an extraordinary beautiful and charming city

Riga hopes for fresh chance at Bolton  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Tribalfootball.com...“When I came here I knew I was not ready to play right away,� he said. “I did not feel fit because of all the issues I had with my club in Spain and the

LV: airBaltic suffers EUR 39.55mn losses in 2008 - source.  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsIn H1/09 Riga Airport served 1.8mn passengers, which made a 10% y/y increase. Out of that, airBaltic flights accounted for 1.2mn passengers (up by 8% y/y).

Riga on Alert over  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
NTDTVThe leak of acetone cyanhydrin from containers at the port of Riga forced the evacuation of part of the Latvian capital. Authorities say people were moved

Latvian and Russian sides meet to improve business ties  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Baltic TimesRIGA - Progress was made in two key areas at the third session of the Russian-Latvian Intergovernmental commission on economic,

Men's Ice Hockey Assistant Bill Riga Coaches At USA Hockey Select ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Quinnipiac BobcatsROCHESTER, NY – Quinnipiac University men's assistant ice hockey coach Bill Riga recently served as a coach at the USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development

Medeiros once again makes it look easy in the RIGA Amateur  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Providence JournalWhile the RIGA has had a proud history, producing PGA Tour stars such as Dana Quigley, Brad Faxon, Billy Andrade, Brett Quigley, Patrick Sheehan and Brad

IMF thumbs-down to flat tax raises doubts: Paul Taylor  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ReutersIn hard times, the IMF's Anne-Marie Gulde concluded in Riga, social cohesion demands that the better-off make a bigger contribution to meeting the costs of

International Investors Snap Up Hungary Bonds  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Wall Street JournalThe EU agreed early this month to disburse €1.2 billion to help Latvia stave off bankruptcy after lawmakers in Riga slashed government spending.

Latvia - Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and Chairman of Riga ...  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
ISRIA (subscription)On 20 July, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will met with the Chairman of the Riga City Council, Nils Usakovs, to discuss future co-operation between the

IMF and EU Agree on Loans for Latvia  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Wall Street JournalThe IMF, meanwhile, has been frustrated by ideological disagreements with Riga. IMF staffers have been skeptical of Latvia's fixed exchange rate,

Tam on a goal mission for Derry City  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Belfast TelegraphThe Candystripes face CSKA Sofia and McManus, who scored City's crucial away goal in the last round against Skonto Riga, is hopeful he can be the hero again

Latvia government okays plan to help with home loans  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ReutersRIGA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Latvia government has approved a rescue plan to help struggling borrowers that could cost the recession hit state up to 31.2

Riga City Council makes decision to liquidate 16 schools  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseAfter long discussion yesterday, July 30, the Riga City Council's Education, Culture and Sports Committee supported liquidating 16 schools in Riga in the

Cronkite's realism should be remembered  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Chicago TribuneLetter writer Peter J. Riga blames our failure in Vietnam 'indirectly' on the late Walter Cronkite ("Cronkite and history," Voice of the people, July 24).

Two planes could not land in Riga due to "New Wave" opening ceremony  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseThe Civil Aviation Agency has launched official investigation to determine why two airBaltic planes could not land in Riga due to the opening ceremony for

After Links to Cybercrime, Latvian ISP Is Cut off  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
PC WorldReal Host, based in Riga, Latvia was thought to control command-and-control servers for infected botnet PCs, and had been linked to phishing sites,

All Riga clinics may be merged into one legal entity  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseThe planned healthcare reform will also affect outpatient clinics in Riga, which all will be merged into one legal entity, as the newspaper Telegraf/LETA

LV: RigaAirport development plans to be revised.  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsAs announced by the EconMin Kaspars Gerhards, long-term development plans of the Riga Airport are going to be revised, changing the target annual passenger

Rozentale: Stradins Hospital in Riga must be urgently allotted ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseThe funding for Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital in Riga will be enough for just a couple of months, and the hospital is in urgent need of extra

Latvia's search for cuts stokes tension over IMF deal  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
ForbesRIGA, July 24 (Reuters) - Latvia's prime minister said on Friday it must start work now on cutting another 500 million lats ($1.01

Riga 1st Hospital to lay off 570 workers and cut back on emergency ...  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseApproximately two-thirds or 570 workers will be laid off at the Riga 1st Hospital in August already; the hospital will also cut back on emergency medical

Save the date for Riga 2010  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
SmartBrief...to participate in "Embracing Inclusive Approaches for Children and Youth with Special Education Needs," to be held July 11 to 14, 2010, in Riga, Latvia.

First Japan-Latvia charter flight scheduled for August 4 at Riga ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseOn August 4, for the first time in the history of the Riga International Airport, a chartered flight of Japan Airlines will arrive from Japan in Riga,

FINAL SCORE - Hearts 1 Wanderers 1  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Bolton NewsRiga from the bench to warm things up again? 59mins: Brilliant save from Jaaskelainen to deny the pacy Santana. Things really hotting up here at Tynecastle.

LV: Residents do not trust lat's stability – survey.  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsOn average, those who voiced confidence in the stability of the currency were respondents with higher education, high income, Riga or Kurzeme region

First Japan-Baltic States charter flight  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
penki.ltOn August 4, the first chartered flight of "The Japan Airlines" will arrive from Tokyo in the Baltic States and land in Riga. The aircraft will board 350

Riga man who led police on four-town chase back in court  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
News 10NBCA Riga man who led police on a high speed chase through four towns back in 2005, was back in court today. Shawn Hovey and his mother were not happy to be

Usakovs: Riga is interested in seeing more tourists from Japan  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseRiga is interested in attracting more tourists from Japan as well as in the development of economic relations with Japan, as Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs

Third meeting of Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseYesterday, on July 29, the third meeting of the Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) concluded after reviewing a number of issues in the field of

Ray leads youth movement by ousting medalist in RIGA Amateur  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Providence JournalRay first beat state RIGA Senior Champion George Donnell, then was most impressive in upsetting Medeiros. Ray took an early lead and was 2-up at the turn,

Latvian banks' loan provisions hit 6.1 pct in June  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
ReutersRIGA, July 27 (Reuters) - Bank's bad debt provisions in crisis-hit Latvia rose to 974 million lats ($1.97 billion) by the end of June and were 6.1 percent

Pavels sold me on Inverness, says Bulvitis  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Aberdeen Press and JournalThe 22-year-old began his professional career with FK Riga in the Latvian capital where Mihadjuks, who spent a successful six-month spell at the Caley Jags

Swedish telco disconnects fraud hub  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Financial TimesThe company, Real Host, had rented a large range of internet addresses from a server provider in Riga called Junik, according to researchers including

10 schools to be merged with others in Riga  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseAs of September 1, 2009, 10 existing schools will be closed and merged with others, as reporters were informed today by Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs.

Apartment prices in Riga have begun to stabilize in Q2  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseThe price of Soviet-era apartment in Riga have begun to stabilize, as the property company Ober Haus informs in its latest report.

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