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The following is a press release from the Children and Family Affairs Ministry: The association Amici dei Bambini will be holding in Riga an international conference, in collaboration with the Ministry for ... via LETA

Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas informed Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Ivars Godmanis about amendments to the Law on New Nuclear Power Plant adopted by the Seimas, and expressed his hope that ... via Infolex

Latvian police have detained a New Zealand tourist for indecent behaviour -- running in his underpants in front of a sacred landmark statue in capital Riga. via XtraMSN Real Estate

Finland's Fortum is planning to acquire the Latvian energy company Jelgavas Kogeneracija, which supplies heat to the city of Jelgava, the Finnish energy concern said in a statement. via Interfax

“One of the key missions I served in Iraq was helping Iraqis at a local level establishing democracy for the first time”

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- A longtime hand in Iowa politics is about to ply his trade on an international stage. via Hawk Eye

Comments Moscow has accused MI6 of orchestrating a spy scandal in Latvia after three Russian diplomats were sent home for allegedly trying to buy Nato secrets. via Daily Mail

TeliaSonera has indicated its interest to acquire, from the Republic of Latvia, 51 percent of the shares in Lattelecom for a sum of approximately SEK 3,700 million , including Lattelecom's 23 percent ... via Light Reading

“Last year he started to publish his books in Latvian, now there are quite many titles and they are some of the bestsellers. We now have six titles available in Latvian”

It is hard to walk into a bookstore in Riga without seeing Osho's name. Prominent displays featuring his books abound - ' offering customers a little bit of Far East spiritualism in hard cover or paperback. via The Baltic Times

The following is a press release from the Israeli Embassy in Riga: The Embassy of the State of Israel to Latvia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia and the Latvian Council of Jewish ... via LETA

“The same way, we also lowered (samazinajam, in Latvian, which can also mean "to make smaller, or shorter") our prices.”

The Idiot's Day 4.02.08 RIGA - " I couldn't have made this up even if I tried. Judging for the day's news, today ought to be declared an idiot's day in Latvia. via All About Latvia

Charles Larson, Jr., 39, a former Iowa Legislator, was sworn into office on Monday, Jan. via Atlantic News-Telegraph

“It was quite an appropriate response to the expulsion of a [Russian] diplomat, and the incident can be considered resolved”

Latvia's former vice-consul Peteris Podvinskis, expelled from Russia last week in a tit-for-tat move, will work at Latvia's Embassy in the United States, the Baltic state's foreign minister said. via RIA Novosti

“An apology that comes from the heart. The best compensation for Estonia would be when Russia becomes a democratic state where European values are honoured.”

Russian-language signs adorn the walls of the narrow hallways that zigzag through a dirty, dusty basement under dim lights between tight cells in the most notorious building in the Latvian capital, Riga. via Earth Times

“Not only the countries of the region but all states could take part in the work of such [an] organization if they wish so”

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on January 25 that it has informed the Latvian Embassy that an unnamed member of its staff must leave Russia within two days because of unspecified "activities ... via Radio Free Europe

Jan 29, 2008 In cooperation with BNS RIGA - Alexander Rogozhin, the Russian diplomat expelled from Latvia last week, was buying secret information from Latvian officials, Latvian Interior Minister Mareks ... via The Baltic Times

Novosti-Azerbaijan reports with reference to the press service for the Latvian Ministry of Economy that the issue was discussed during the meeting held between Latvian Minister of Economy Kaspar Gerhard and ... via Today.Az

“It's very interesting and we want to be in the business, we believe people want more natural plant-based food”

Finnish food group Raisio and Swedish firm Lantmannen have dissolved joint ownership of a number of food businesses, which the firms hope will drive focus and profitability. via Food Navigator

“Ukraine has a sound economy from a business viewpoint”

Issue 3829. Page 1. Good WTO News for Yushchenko Mykola Lazarenko / Reuters Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko shaking hands with LUKoil president Vagit Alekperov in Davos on Sunday. via The Moscow Times

I. Rights To Be Protected The intellectual property protection system of Latvia belongs to the Continental European law school by recognising the existence of moral rights that are considered to be unalienable ... via Mondaq.Com

“The Foreign Ministry expresses regret that the Russian side decided to react in just such a way to Latvia's decision on January 21 to expel a Russian diplomat”

Russia said on Friday it was expelling a Latvian diplomat after the Baltic state expelled one of Moscow's diplomats in a row over an apparent spying case. via Reuters