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  Latvians reject Russian in vote Latvians have resoundingly rejected the option of making Russian the country's second official language, results from a referendum indicate
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| Sep.17 |
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Pro-Russia party wins most votes The Harmony Centre won 31% of the vote. The new Zatlers Reform Party won 19% while the Unity bloc of PM Valdis Dombrovskis took 17%
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 Latvia government 'set for win'| Centre-right government, led by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, will be returned to power for a third term, exit polls and early results suggest | |
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Latvians vote in crisis elections| Latvians have begun voting in elections that are expected to reflect anger at the government's tough austerity measures in the Baltic state | |
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| Jul.22 |
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 Spain, Latvia take Guantanamo detainees Two more people held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been transferred to other countries
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| May.31 |
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Surgeon elected as president Valdis Zatlers, 52, criticized for taking undeclared cash presents from patients, had the backing of the four-party government coalition
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| Feb.23 |
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Fire in care home kills 26| A fire at a home for the elderly and disabled in the town of Alsunga, west of the capital Riga | |
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| Nov.29 |
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  NATO signals Afghan reinforcements NATO leaders meeting in Riga have agreed to step up operations in Afghanistan with more troops on the ground
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| Nov.28 |
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  NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008| At a 2-day summit, Secretary-General de Hoop Scheffer insisted the alliance will prevail in its first mission outside Europe | |
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| May.21 |
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 Swedes complete ice hockey double Olympic champions blanked titleholders Czech Republic 4-0 in the world championship final in Riga
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| May.7 |
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 Bush: Baltics 'should move on from war'| President says the US will never forget the suffering of the Baltic states under Soviet occupation | |
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 Bush to meet Baltic leaders President is at the start of a tour marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe
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| Feb.5 |
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Government to step down Prime Minister Einars is saying his Cabinet can't continue working without a majority in parliament
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| Dec.9 |
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Latvian climbers die on NZ peak  New Zealand: The bodies of 4 climbers have been found dead near to the summit of Mount Cook
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| Nov.15 |
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  Verpakovskis stuns Turkey Solo goal earned Latvia a shock 1-0 win over World Cup semifinalists in the first leg of their Euro 2004 playoff
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| Oct.6 |
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Latvians vote for major shake-up Latvians are ushering in newcomers to take the country into NATO and the EU. New Era party secured the biggest majority
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Prince flower girl charged 16-year-old Alina Lebedeva has been charged with hooliganism for trying to swipe Prince Charles in the face with flowers
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Prince urges mercy for flower girl Charles has made a plea for leniency towards Lebedeva, 16, who swiped at his face with carnations
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