The Guardian - The Heathrow runway debate is a rebuttal to conspiracy theories that insist politicians are in hock to corporate interestsCentral Riga is one of the architectural charms of Europe a cobbled medieval labyrinth enclosed in a belt of art nouveau houses. But during the mid-1970s, when Latvia was a Soviet republic, the skyline was blighted by a multi-storey concrete shell that became, after many delays, the Intourist hotel.This eyesore was the subject of a local joke: a tour guide is showing a group of westerners around the city. One asks about the monstrosity looming over the city and is told th...
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