OAKLAND - Latvian basketball player Andris Biedrins is on the verge of setting a grim new record in the US National Basketball Association.
The Latvian ball player looks like he will set the r…
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Gazprom demands $140 million from Lithuania
VILNIUS - Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has sent a letter to the Lithuanian government demanding $140 million in payouts for a unprofitable power plant.
The gas company bought the po…
...Ligi: it’s better to die at the right time
Commenting the news that life expectancy of men in Estonia is 11 years shorter than that of women, finance minister Jürgen Ligi said yesterday that it is better to die at the right time. “It is much harder for women since they must live another 11 years without men. To be alone for 11 years is much more difficult than to die at the right time,” said Ligi.
...Banks give Tallink’s controlling shareholder a lifeline
Infortar that is a large shareholder of listed ferry operator Tallink Group and is controlled by three Estonian businessmen Enn Pant, Ain Hanschmidt and Kalev Järvelill has won more time from banks in repaying its loans, writes Äripäev.
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