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A red bauble on a Christmas tree (a symbol of apples?) The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews used evergreen wreaths, garlands, and trees to symbolise their respect for nature and their belief in eternal life. The pagan Europeans worshipped trees and had the custom of decorating their houses and barns with evergreens, or erecting a

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Latvia doesn't fit the paper's narrative — which seems always that civilized democracies are as bad as all those other countries.

Christmas trees are ornaments that are synonymous with Christmas. Generally, Christmas trees are used as home decorations and even city decorations to welcome the Christi

Britons unable to afford surgery in the UK or wait years for operations on the NHS are flocking to Riga, where procedures cost around £5,000

An unidentified individual threw a stun grenade into a gathering of BBC Russian Service journalists in Riga, German public news agency DW reported, citing eyewitnesses on Dec. 24.

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We have always loved live Christmas trees, and the trend these days is that people are returning to bringing a live tree into their homes for Christmas.

An unknown attacker threw a training grenade at BBC News Russian Service journalists holding a party at a bar in central Riga on the evening of Dec. 23, according to independent Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, citing a witness report.

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