• Extradition proceedings against the other two men - Romania's Mihai Ionut Paunescu, 28, and 27-year-old Deniss Calovskis from Latvia - are now under way.

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  • Switzerland drew 2-2 with Germany and Russia trounced Latvia 9-2 to reach the last eight in Turin.

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  • However, Greece remained three points adrift in second place after beating Latvia 5-2, with Theofanis Gekas grabbing four goals.

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  • Third seed Djokovic saw off boyhood friend Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 7-5 7-6 (3) 7-5 to reach a fifth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.

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  • Still, next-door Latvia (which had an international bail-out in 2009) and Lithuania are eager to follow the Estonian example.

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  • Defending champion Federer meets Australia's Peter Luczak in the first round, but could face his fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, last-year's runner-up Robin Soderling, Latvia's in-form Ernests Gulbis and Murray en route to the final.

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  • Estonia now sees itself as a solidly Nordic country, yet its snow-clad neighbour, Latvia, needed an IMF-led bail-out.

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  • The other clashes in Group A saw the Czech Republic triumph 4-2 in Kazakhstan while Latvia and Turkey drew 1-1 in Riga.

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  • The latest results from polling firm TNS-Latvia, for a survey taken in April and published May 13, show about 36% of Latvians favor joining the euro.

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  • For example, Latvia operates two major hydro-electric plants on the Daugava River which provide only half of Latvia's electricity needs.

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  • The first, comprising the poorest eight new members - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Malta - will have a fifth of the EU population but on average just 42% of the GNP per capita.

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  • You have probably never heard of Mr Zagars, because he hails from Latvia, the second-biggest of the three tiny Baltic states.

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  • The Saints will play the first, home leg at Newtown's Latham Park, with the return in Ventspils, a city in north-western Latvia on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

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  • Harmony Center also got the biggest chunk of the vote, 23%, in Latvia's second-largest city Daugavpils, and 48% in Rezekne, the cultural center of the linguistically distinct, mainly Catholic Eastern Latvian district of Latgale.

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  • Nadal, who was only troubled in beating Roger Federer's conqueror Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in a three-set semifinal, made no mistake in wrapping up a timely victory as he prepares for the second grand slam of the season in Paris.

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  • On Wednesday, the European Central Bank will present a so-called Convergence Report on Latvia, and the nation is expected to be given the all-clear to join the 17-member euro zone, paving the way for a final decision in July.

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  • Barroso Tuesday sent letters to the leaders of countries with high unemployment levels -- Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain -- detailing the commission's road-map for combating the problem.

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  • Tsonga overcame Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 6-4 6-3 to set up a clash with compatriot Jeremy Chardy, while Monfils battled past Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2 to earn a third round tie with Tommy Robredo.

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  • The EU took in 10 new members - Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus, Malta, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic - on 1 May, 2004.

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  • She jhad her best runs at a race last month in Sigulda, Latvia, clinching 31st place - about four seconds behind winner Silke Kraushaar of Germany.

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  • Our roster also includes incumbents, such as President Mary McAleese of Ireland, President Tarja Halonen of Finland and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia, whose term is up next year but who is rumored to be a potential successor to Kofi Annan as head of the United Nations.

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  • The 21-year-old will play another surprise winner, Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova, in round three after her 6-4 6-2 win over Belgium's 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer.

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  • But Latvia believes that deep, front-loaded austerity is the best way to win back market confidence.

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  • All three countries have fixed exchange rates (currency boards in Estonia and Lithuania, a currency peg in Latvia) fully backed by foreign-currency reserves.

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  • In Estonia and Latvia, which have large Russian-speaking populations, the war became painfully divisive, rivalling even the vexed questions of citizenship and language laws.

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  • The other semi-final will see Fernando Verdasco of Spain, the number six seed, take on Marin Cilic after the Croat qualifier overcame Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4.

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  • Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington made two changes from Saturday's 1-0 defeat in Latvia with Brunt replacing Stuart Elliott in left midfield and striker Warren Feeney coming in for Kyle Lafferty.

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  • In Group D , Sporting Lisbon maintained their perfect record, with the Portuguese side winning 2-1 away to Latvia's Ventspils thanks to a stunning strike from Joao Moutinho with five minutes left.

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  • But if you happen to live in Latvia, you probably know the 41-year-old Mr Zagars two or three times over.

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  • Few other countries had the huge debts that made Hungary so wobbly, or the gaping current-account deficit that made Latvia so vulnerable.

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