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Gunmen open fire on Latvian businessman

JURMALA - Latvian businessman Sergejs Ratnikovs has filed a report with police claiming that gunmen fired on him outside his home on Friday.

Ratnikovs is the former director of the air cargo an…

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Travel agencies wish long life to Tallink

TALLINN - It’s business as usual for travel agencies. Tour operators say the number of clients these days is more or less stable, but price competition is at a record high, bringing prices fa…

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Tourism industry tries to withstand the test of crisis

VILNIUS - Lithuanian tourists travel mostly by plane. According to the Lithuanian statistics department, in 2009, 1.9 million people traveled via Lithuanian airports. It is 26.8 percent less than i…

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Agencies work to find jobs abroad

VILNIUS - Employment agencies for the majority of Lithuanians now need to associate with an agency which offers jobs abroad. There are 20 employment agencies in Lithuania which, in cooperation with…

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