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02.04.2013 |
Nozare.lv
The number of visitors in hotels and other accommodation establishments comprised 1.6 million in 2012, and they spent a total of 3.5 million nights in Latvia last year, according to the Central Statistical Bureau's data.
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02.04.2013 |
Nozare.lv
The multi-partner loyalty program "BalticMiles" expanded from 130 to 210 partners in 2012, up 61 percent from 2011, as the company informed the "Nozare.lv" business portal.
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02.04.2013 |
LETA -- AFP
- Lying face down in deep snow, naked, in bone chilling sub-zero weather is enough to make anyone think twice. But such are the extremes required to penetrate the mysteries of the "pirts" - Latvia's little-known and complex interpretation of what is known in other parts of the world as the sauna, banya, hammam, Roman bath or Native American sweat lodge, the AFP news agency writes in a special article.
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26.02.2013
The critically acclaimed dream pop band The xx have been added to the Positivus festival 2013 line-up as the second headliners of the festival. Other confirmed acts include the explosive Canadian duo Crystal Castles, the melodic Foxes, the Danish indie rockers Efterklang, the instrumental Elektro Guzzi as well as the Latvian cult rock band Jauns Mēness. The previously announced headliner are Sigur Rós.
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22.02.2013 |
LETA
The Latvian movie ''Dream Team 1935'' (''Sapnu Komanda 1935''), which is about the Latvian basketball team which became the first ever European champions that year, has transformed Lithuanians, at least for two hours, into Latvian basketball fans, the Lithuanian news portal ''Delfi.lt'' writes in its movie review after the Latvian movie had its premiere in Lithuania.
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22.02.2013 |
LETA
During the Grand Music Award 2012 ceremony at the Latvian National Opera last night, accordionist Ksenija Sidorova received the "Outstanding Performance" award for performing solo in Erki Sven Tuur's opus "Prophecy" at the Great Guild Hall on May 31 and a solo concert at the Spikeri Concert Hall on November 23 last year.
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22.02.2013 |
LETA
The European Film Academy has decided that next year's European Film Academy Awards will be held in Riga, the "Riga 2014" foundation informed LETA.
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22.02.2013 |
I am half Latvian and recently visited with my father - who is 86.
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22.02.2013 |
LETA
Two Latvian films were awarded at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival this year - Janis Nords' feature film "Mother, I Love You" (Mammu, es tevi milu!) and Evalds Lacis' animated film "Hedgehogs and the City" (Ezi un lielpilseta), Latvian film industry's public relations manager Astra Spalvena told LETA.
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22.02.2013
"Here We Go" sung by "PeR" will represent Latvia at the Eurovision song contest in Sweden this year.
