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Latvia will not be organizing the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championship
The joint candidacy of Latvia and Denmark to host the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championship was declined by the International Ice Hockey Federation's Congress on May 17.
aiBaltic Bergen – Riga flight delayed; possible bombing threats
The airBaltic Bergen-Riga flight that was scheduled to depart on May 15 was delayed. It still has not departed, because someone had “made a bad joke”, notes the airline’s representative Janis Vanags.
Eastern European women freed from slavery in London
On Tuesday, May 14, the British police arrested a mob of Russian Mafia, which managed an entire network of prostitution and human slave traffic in some apartment block in West London.
Latvia’s national ice hockey team ranks 11th in the World Ice Hockey Championship
On Tuesday, May 14, Latvia’s national hockey team concluded its participation in the World Championship with a score of 2:3 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1), allowing Finland to remain in the championship.
Signature collection to have Lat as national currency is declined
On Tuesday, May 14, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) decided not to register the signature collection bill for amendments to Latvia’s Constitution to set Lat as Latvia’s national currency in Section 4 of the Constitution.
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Latvian Post concludes Q1 of 2013 with profit
Latvian Post (LP) has concluded Q1 of 2013 with a positive profit index, but the precise values are not to be published, Chairman of LP Maris Kleinbergs reports.
Latvian opposition unites to support deputies accused of serious crimes
Opposition parties make sure that deputies accused of serious crimes will continue to remain in their posts. In spite of the fact that the vote took place on “an emotionally sensitive” date – May 9 – representatives of Harmony Centre, Union of Greens and Farmers and the National Alliance managed to go through this issue without conflicts.
Latvian Education Minister: the industry's problems are grave
The problems in the education industry are grave and unstable, believes Education and Science Minister Vyacheslav Dombrovskis. Nevertheless, he calls teachers to cooperate and keep a cool head about the situation.
Finland – best country for mothers; Latvia's scene worsens every year
Life is best for mothers and children in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The situation with Latvia's welfare of this segment keep getting worse every year.
World Bank experts criticize Riga and Ventspils ports
On Tuesday, May 7, representatives of the World Bank criticized Riga and Ventspils ports in their assessment of the Latvian port sector's competitiveness and management.
Creditors offer to purchase Liepājas metalurgs for 3 LVL; shareholders yet to reply
On Tuesday, May 7, the largest shareholders of Liepājas metalurgs (LM) – Sergei Zakharin, Ilya Segals and Kirov Lipman – are expected to submit their reply to the offer of LM's creditors to sell their shares – a total of 93% - to the largest creditors or their representatives for 1 LVL each.
Financial Times commentators rigorously discuss Latvia's economy
A series of British Financial Times articles have turned into a discussion between experts and commentators about Latvia's economy and its crisis overcoming model.
Moody's: non-residents' deposits are growing in Latvia
Moody's Investors Service warns about the growing volume of non-residents' deposits in Latvian banks.
Opinion: no wonder people don't trust politicians
No wonder people don't trust politicians – they don't trust each other and tend to abandon one another in a span of five minutes, the now former Education and Science Minister Roberts Kilis said in an interview to 900 seconds programme of LNT.
Radio 101 sold at an auction
Latvijas Krajbanka's liquidation administrator KPMG Baltics sold Radio 101 to some individual on an auction on April 30, as reported by the administrator's representative Oskars Firmanis.
Liepājas metalurgs performs credit interest payment
Liepājas metalurgs (LM) has performed the state guaranteed loan interest payment to the Italian UniCredit S.p.A in the full amount – 1 855 867.42 EUR, as reported by LM representative Simona Laiveniece.
Photos of the week, 2013.05.17.
Riga Mayoral candidate: Baiba Broke – says one thing, but does the opposite
Latvia approves amendments regarding double citizenship
Economic Diary. The state overcame the crisis, the people did not
Latvian fuel traders: National Alliance wants to destroy domestic companies
Slow-down in Estonia’s growth expected
Searches carried out at homes and offices of Liepājas metalurgs Board and sharholders
Latvia's foreign trade export is growing faster than import
Paul Krugman declined participation in the First Riga Economic Forum
Latvia’s construction volume up by 9.8%
Bathing season officially open in Latvia
The world celebrates Mother's Day
Bloomberg: The eurozone must be split to save EU
Infographic: How teens' habits threaten the future of Facebook
Syrian rebel «eats soldier's heart»
Fourth largest Solar flare in the past week
Greek politician slaps woman live on TV
Colombia hosts Miss Pole Dance 2012
VIDEO: Airline fined for in-flight bikini show
VIDEO: The birth of a snowflake
VIDEO: World's most dangerous marketplace
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