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Monday, 16.07.2018, 13:34
Ostapenko makes her first Wimbledon semifinal
10.07.2018Latvia's top-ranked tennis player Alona Ostapenko on Tuesday advanced to the Wimbledon Championship's semifinals for the first time in her career, LETA/BNS reported.
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Rail freight in Latvia up 1.4% y-o-y in H1
10.07.2018During the first half of 2018, freight transportation by railway in Latvia increased by 1.4% against the same period a year ago, informed Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways, LDz) press center.
Québec-born aircraft join the Airbus family
10.07.2018Airbus has revealed the A220 at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse. Witnessed by Airbus employees and members of the global news media, the A220-300 landed directly from the painting at 12:25 am CEST wearing its new Airbus name and colours.
Kesko Senukai Lithuania lifts FY sales in Belarus 19% to EUR 120 mln
10.07.2018V - Kesko Senukai Lithuania-controlled Romos Holdingas, the owner of Belarus' building and home improvement chain Oma, last year increased its consolidated sales revenue to 120.35 mln euros, up 18.8% from 101.296 mln euros in 2016, reports LETA/BNS.
EUR 11.15 mln of heavy vehicle road user in Estonia tax collected in H1
10.07.2018In the first half on 2018, 11.15 mln euros of heavy vehicle road user tax was paid in Estonia and slightly more than 350,000 road user tickets were sold, informed LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian president vetoes overhaul of healthcare network
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has vetoed amendments paving the way for overhauling the network of healthcare facilities, informed LETA/BNS.
Riga port sees number of ship passengers grow 8.6% in January-June
The port of Riga received 395,492 ship passengers during the first six months of 2018, which was an 8.6% increase against the same period in 2017, according to information available on the port's official website.
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