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Rates to ship gasoil in northwest Europe are rising after BP Plc booked tankers to take refined fuel from the region to Algeria , draining vessel supply.

Being aware of its impact on the environment, ""Ventspils nafta" terminA ls" each year invests at least half a million lats into the measures for the environmental protection.

Organized by the Baltic Fashion Federation the international event a zInnovations in the fashion and textile industry" will take place on May 28-30, in Riga.

In order to place additional Latvian Government Treasury medium term debt securities competitive multi-price auction will be run on Latvian Government debt securities auctions under The Treasury of the Republic of Latvia are organized by NASDAQ OMX Riga.

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BZR performing flight SU-2102 from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Riga , accelerated for takeoff from Sheremetyevo's runway 07R when at about 130 knots the left hand engine ingested a bird.

A Latvian news reporter faces charges of inciting mass public disorder, after asking Riga residents if they intended to break a controversial new law.

Andris Nelsons , a dynamic young Latvian conductor, has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which has lingered without a leader for two years.

Yesterday, 14 May evening, the members of the leading 10 chambers of commerce in Latvia met with 5 mayoral candidates of Riga and their representatives for Riga municipal election 2013 debates and discussions, informs Linda Vitola-Baranova from Jazz Communications.... Read more...

Latvijas Avize, Latvia May 9 2013 Strategic Choice [Latvian daily praises government's support for Azerbaijan] Commentary by Franks Gordons The trio of Transcaucasian countries -- Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan -- are undergoing unending tensions in the arena of "national" and international conflicts and debates.

The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Polish Embassy, and Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, organizes the conference "Learning to stand up: low wage earners in Latvia and the region" on May 22nd, 2013.... Read more...

New economic data from Latvia suggests the country's bid to adopt the euro in January 2014 is on track, reports AFP.

Rev Gav Murray, minister of Morden Baptist Church, in Crown Lane, Morden, will be pedalling 2,500km across mainland Europe for the Zoe Challenge.

On 12 May 2013, Latvian airline airBaltic will launch a new route from Riga to Malta.

The long road for many in the struggle for recognition, and to receive Latvian citizenship, is finally over.

Across the river from Riga's winding Old Town and famed Art Nouveau district, thousands of Latvia's ethnic Russians will gather today to commemorate the Soviet Union's defeat of Adolf Hitler's advancing troops and consequently, the end of World War II.

Latvian Government debt securities auctions under The Treasury of the Republic of Latvia are organized by NASDAQ OMX Riga.

The opening of a museum dedicated to US art superstar Mark Rothko in his Latvian birthplace is raising hopes the city of Daugavpils could attract thousands of new tourists and revitalise the economy.

Tyrone Shaw , an associate professor of journalism and communications at Johnson State College , received a Fulbright Specialist grant to teach at Riga Stradins University in Latvia for two weeks.

Rasma Ekmanis of Cookeville is a grandmother and retired teacher, but what many people don't know is that she spent much of her childhood on the run from Soviet invaders in her home country of Latvia.

It's the first time a Richard Wagner opera is being staged in the region. Written in 1839, The Flying Dutchman was one of his earlier operas.