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Latvia declares nationwide 'state of emergency' over extreme farming conditions
BNE Intellinews
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The Latvian Cabinet has decided to implement an agricultural emergency across the country, lasting until November 2025, in response to damage caused by persistent rainfall, frost, and flooding in recent months, LSM.lv reported on August 6. While...
China to host international watercolour exhibition in Latvia
LSM
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August 7, 2025
August 16th will see the opening of an art exhibition in Rīga titled Akvareļu pasaule – Otrā mākslas apmaiņas izstāde (Watercolor World – 2nd Art Exchange Exhibition), which will bring together the works of over 140 artists, including more than 50...
'VERBOOM' military exercises are back with a bang in Latvia
LSM
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August 7, 2025
The excellently-titled military exercises 'VERBOOM' are taking place again in Latvia from August 5th to 17th at the Ādaži military base. This international combat engineer exercise, which we can't help feeling should have an exclamation mark at...
More rain expected on Friday across Latvia
LSM
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August 7, 2025
Forecasts indicate that there will be yet more summer rain in Latvia on Friday. Light rain is expected in places in the east of the country overnight, but it will start to rain in many places in Kurzeme in the morning. It will rain throughout the...
Lasting rain significantly affects the pace of construction on Latvia’s eastern border
Baltic News Network
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August 7, 2025
Prolonged and intense rainfall in the Latgale region this summer is significantly affecting the pace of construction on Latvia’s eastern border with Russia and Belarus. This is making it difficult to access project sites and deliver heavy...
Latvian university develops new toothpaste test
LSM
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August 7, 2025
A new method for determining the effectiveness of fluoride in toothpastes has been developed in Latvia. When brushing our teeth, we rely not only on toothpaste to freshen our breath but also to protect our teeth. For this to happen, the presence...
Latvian men are some of Europe's heaviest smokers
LSM
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August 7, 2025
Eurostat data on the prevalence of smoking in the European Union illustrates that several of Latvia's serious health problems are likely linked to the fact that its men continue to puff their way through lots of cigarettes, despite the...
Latvian startup tries to make household chores fun
LSM
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August 7, 2025
It is no secret that chores—cleaning, taking out the bins, weeding, tidying up the room, and so on—can be very tedious, and not all children or adults are motivated to do them. A new app called BeeMazing is being developed in Latvia to help...
Latvian Foreign Ministry: We remember the victims of Russia's aggression against Georgia - we condemn the unlawful invasion
Inter Press News
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We condemn the unlawful invasion and stand firmly for Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right of its people to choose their own future, - the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the 17th anniversary of...
PH men's floorball yields to Latvia in World Games opener
The Manila Times
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August 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines was off to a rough start after the men's floorball team suffered a 12-2 loss against Latvia on Thursday at the Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre in Chengdu, China. Melvin Mendoza's goal in the third period...
News in simple Latvian: August 6th, 2025
LSM
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August 7, 2025
It's ideal to help you hone your Latvian comprehension and pronunciation skills (as well as demonstrating that 'ordinary' news reports are often a bit over-long and over-written). You can listen to the simple news live via the Re:Play interface,...
Latvia's DVI offers advice for online store data collection
IAPP
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August 5, 2025
Latvia's Data State Inspectorate wrote about how much data is appropriate to gather when operating an online store. The agency noted information required to fulfill an order, especially customer data that is unique, should only be used for its...
Latvia And Israel Sign Innovation Agreements During Business Forum
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The Latvia–Israel Business Forum was held today in Riga, organized by the Ministry of Economics of Latvia and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), in cooperation with...
Latvia’s contradictory foreign policy towards its own citizen, Pjotrs Avens
Baltic News Network
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August 6, 2025
Opinion article The Latvian government’s position on keeping Latvian citizen and billionaire Pjotrs Avens on the European Union’s sanctions list is becoming increasingly difficult to understand. Despite the decision of the General Court of the...
Latvia declares nationwide 'state of emergency' over adverse farming conditions
LSM
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August 5, 2025
As widely expected, at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, August 5th the Latvian government decided to declare an emergency situation in agriculture throughout Latvia until November 4, 2025, in order to tackle the consequences of frost, rain, and...
Latvian who died fighting for Ukraine buried in Latvia
LSM
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August 6, 2025
Ņikita Sļadzevskis, a Latvian volunteer who helped defend Ukraine against Russian aggression, was buried with military honors in Latvian soil on August 5th, reports Latvian Television. Ņikita was 27 years old. In Kharkiv, where his...
Latvia and Lithuania make symbolic gesture to Ukraine at Expo in Japan
LSM
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August 6, 2025
On August 5, Ukraine celebrated its National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. In support of the Ukrainian people and their long-standing struggle against Russian aggression, several European Union member states, including Latvia and Lithuania,...
Latvia retains its drowning deaths reputation despite some improvement
LSM
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August 5, 2025
Eurostat figures for 2022 published on August the 5th show that drowning remains a disproportionately large cause of death among Latvians when compared with most other Europeans. There were 92 officially recorded drownings of Latvians in 2022...
Latvian digital agency's head demoted over election issues
LSM
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August 5, 2025
The Director of the State Digital Development Agency (VDAA), Jorens Liopa, has been demoted for irregularities in the organisation of information technology (IT) processes for the 2025 municipal elections, LETA reported on 4 August. According to...
Latvia declares agricultural emergency amid floods, crop damage
Xinhua News Agency
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RIGA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Latvian government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the country's agricultural sector, effective until Nov. 5, in response to prolonged rainfall and flooding that have severely disrupted this year's harvest....