29 July 2010, 1:58 am
Parex Banka AS, the lender taken over by the Latvian government in 2008, sold bonds worth 205 million euros ($267.7 million) to depositors facing withdrawal restrictions, the Baltic News Service said.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:26 am
A rusty bus from Latvia with 1.2million miles on the clock has been held by Berlin police who called it "a death trap on wheels".... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:21 am
Defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia defeated Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup. Vera Dushevina - Turkey - Anastasija Sevastova - Middle East - Provinces... Read More »
28 July 2010, 12:07 pm
European championships women's long jump final from Barcelona on Wednesday 1. Ineta Radevica (Latvia) 6.92 metres 2. Naide Gomes (Portugal) 6.92 3. Olga Kucherenko (Russia) 6.84 4. Viktoriya Rybalko (Ukraine) 6.78 5. Lyudmila Kolchanova (Russia) 6.75 6. Nastassia Mironchyk (Belarus) 6.75 7. Renata M... Read More »
28 July 2010, 12:07 pm
Ineta Radevica of Latvia beat Naide Gomes of Portugal in a tiebreaker to win the women's long jump at the European Championships on Wednesday. Radevica and Gomes, the world indoor champion, both leaped 6.92 meters with a strong tail wind but the Latvian won her first major gold because of a longer s... Read More »
28 July 2010, 11:07 am
Defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia defeated Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup. After narrowly losing the tiebreaker, Dushevina never looked in trouble in the final set. She served six aces to one by Sevastova. Anastasia Rodion... Read More »
27 July 2010, 8:36 am
LUXEMBOURG - Lithuania and Latvia have suffered the largest population decrease in the EU, according to a recent report from Eurostat, the EU's official statistics agency.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 4:28 am
A Latvian personal bankruptcy law passed by parliament yesterday wont hurt Nordic lenders because provisions set aside for bad loans will cover the impact of the bill, according to Nordea Bank AB.... Read More »
26 July 2010, 5:36 am
RIGA - The Pentagon announced late last week that it had transferred a prisoner from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Latvia. The identity of the prisoner is being kept secret at the request of the Latvian government. Another prisoner was simultaneously transported to Spain.... Read More »
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