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Sweden's Queen on "Fire Souls" -- Leaders in Child Protection

Jim Luce | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Ten years ago, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden reached the point where she could no longer witness the appalling conditions of children around the ...

Mobile phone firm behind meteorite hoax

The Independent | Independent | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home

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A Swedish mobile phone operator acknowledged today it was behind an elaborate meteorite hoax in Latvia and pledged to reimburse the Baltic nation...

"Meteorite" Crashes In Latvia

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | World


RIGA, Latvia — Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revea...

Interview with Michael Hudson Who Advises Latvia To Default on Their Loans to Sweden

Max Keiser | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Max Keiser

Latvia should not pay back its loans to Sweden says renowned economist Dr. Michael Hudson. I interviewed him after reading his piece; The Specter o...

Counter-Factual History: McCain Is President and Bono Wins the Nobel Prize

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.14.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

"I have to admit that I'm beginning to miss George W. Bush," is the way former Republican Senator "Chuck" Hagel responded when being asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer to assess the foreign policy record of the administration of Republican President John McCain.

Kirilenko, Hantuchova reach quarters at Korea Open

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | Home


Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the Korea Open quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Francesca Schiavone, who retired with an injury early in the second set.

Kirilenko was leading the third-seeded Schiavone 6-1, 1-2 in the second round when the Italian, who had taken a medical time-out in the first set with an apparent right thigh injury, retired.

Kirilenko will next play seventh-seeded Vera Dushevina of Russia, who beat Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 7-5, 6-1.

Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia also advanced, defeating Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-1, 6-1.

Hantuchova, who did not face a break point, will next face Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan, who saved a match point before eliminating fifth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

The IMF Destroys Iceland and Latvia

Nathan Lewis | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


Nathan Lewis

It's not about "conservative" and "liberal." It's about us against the banker imperialists. The IMF should be abolished.

Good riddance: Latvia casts off Britain's stags

The Independent | Independent | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home


On a hot summer's day in the Latvian capital, the only tourists sitting at the outdoor cafés in the main square of Riga's pretty Old Town are a few ...

Labor, House Dems Stall Panama Trade Deal

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

if the Wall Street boys thought they were just going to run the table on international economic policy in this administration, they had another thing coming.

Latvian farmers weather economic storm

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 06.25.2009 | Home

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Photo: Akim Aginsky / Pulitzer Center Kristina Rizga of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting writes about how farmers are coping with the ...

Full Show: April 20, 2009

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.21.2009 | Home

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Watch the show from Monday, April 20: A global economic reality check, Latvia’s economic slide, Iran’s president at the U.N. Racism Confe...

Empty stores, offices tell tale of Latvia?s economic fall

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.21.2009 | Home

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Until the global recession, the former Soviet republic of Latvia was experiencing the kind of growth that some described as a miracle. Now, it has all...

Piracy, protests and Estonian technology

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.11.2009 | Home


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Baltic states preserve identities, but remain vulnerable

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.10.2009 | Home


The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and have since all joined the European Union. W...

What Next in Russia?

Peter Schechter | Posted 04.10.2009 | World


Peter Schechter

The United States needs to demand clear results from Moscow: meaningful cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, anti-terrorism, non-proliferation and the spread of nuclear materials.

Latvia's government resigns amid economic crisis

AP | Posted 03.23.2009 | World


RIGA, Latvia — Latvia's center-right coalition government resigned Friday after weeks of instability brought on by the country's economic collap...

Latvians Riot As Country Faces Financial Meltdown

Readrussia.com | Posted 02.16.2009 | World


Watching black-helmeted military police subdue protesters in the streets of Riga this Tuesday felt shocking on two distinct levels. For one thing, the...

Nazis Not Being Prosecuted By Australia, Hungary: Report

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 01.11.2009 | World


VIENNA, Austria — Australia, Hungary and Lithuania are failing to investigate and prosecute suspected Nazi war criminals largely due to a lack o...