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LONDON, August 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Latvian woman who had to have her leg amputated at the scene of a horrific road traffic collision whilst working in the UK, has received GBP1,000,000 in an out of court settlement. The woman's two sons were with her at the time, and Matthew Clayton, a specialist serious and catastrophic injuries lawyer with Fentons Injury Solicitors [http://www.fentons.co.uk ] LLP, represented the family, who had been working as flower pickers...

City Council to Hold Hearings on Alleged Latvian Government Abuses Against Prominent Latvian Couple CHICAGO, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Thomas Canepa: Chicago Alderman Joe Moore (49th Ward), chairman of the Chicago City Council's Committee on Human Relations, today called on Latvian government officials to meet with him during the NATO Summit this week to discuss a high-profile case in which a prominent Latvian couple's human rights...

The head of the Latvian Blondes association said a planned parade of about 2,000 blond women is aimed at cheering the country up amid economic woes. Marika Gederte, head of the club for women with yellow hair, said the parade planned for Sunday in the Latvian capital Riga will be held under the motto make the world a brighter place and will involve an orchestra comprised entirely of blondes, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday. People need positive emotions, and I hope this event will cheer them...