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A volunteer paints a wall during a joint charity work at a children's hospital in Riga
26 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A volunteer paints a wall during a joint charity work at a children's hospital in Riga September 26, 2009. A few hundred locals participated in the charity event following an initiative on the social network Twitter, and helped to clean and decorate the children's hospital yard in addition to donating money and goods. Latvia faces healthcare and education system cuts and reforms as part of government efforts to save 500 million lats ($1.02 billion) this year and next after the economy hit a double-digit recession. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH)
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A cameraman takes a footage of a crater in a field near Mazsalaca, about 170 km (106 miles) from Riga, October 26, 2009. The object, a possible meteorite, fell from the ...




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