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Environment

Get to know birch trees near Rēzekne, Latvia

Today, 10:01

Saeima

Big budget day under way at Saeima

Today, 10:58

Economy

Employers: 2025 budget increases gap between households with and without children

Today, 8:20

Diplomacy

Baltic ambassadors summoned over 'interference' in Georgian internal affairs

Today, 12:27

Transport

Roads slippery in some places throughout Latvia Wednesday

Today, 7:23

Transport

Politicians discuss exempting rural areas from green transport requirements

Today, 7:39

Education and Science

Latvia to launch national AI center

Yesterday, 17:37

Video

Riga Security Forum podcast: 'China and Russia: A Special Relations Operation'

Yesterday, 13:29

Transport

Government okays banning Russian language from transport signage

Yesterday, 14:29

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Government okays banning Russian language from transport signage

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Cattle breeders dump a load of bull by Latvian Agriculture Ministry

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Lengthy chase along Rīga streets leads to arrest of motorist

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Audit: Latvia's public procurement framework too complicated

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Latvian pro-Kremlin propagandist expelled from Reporters Without Borders

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Latvian President suggests incentive for employers to help with employees' medical costs

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Latvian and Estonian companies team up to create joint 'Sustainability Register'

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Health

Blood donation bus to travel around Latvia in December

December 2, 9:01

Society

High Five donations accepted as of November 20 in Latvia

November 20, 10:23

Business

Latvian Startup Awards set for December

September 26, 11:10

Business

Baltic Pavilion for Osaka EXPO presented

November 20, 11:25

Society

Suspicions of unfair trade next to Rīga's cemetery gates

Today, 12:29

Latvian Security Service urges prosecution for memorial desecration

Today, 9:19

Education and Science

Latvian professor to lead big study on attitudes toward Ukrainian refugees

Today, 8:28

Crime

Beachgoers in Jūrmala sentenced to prison for hooliganism

Today, 7:30

Education and Science

Latvia continues to rank low for R&D

Yesterday, 15:48

Crime

KNAB to take over tax service's anti-corruption tasks

Yesterday, 12:52

The time of the dead: anthropological research in a Latvian cemetery

The time of the dead: anthropological research in a Latvian cemetery

November 19, 10:30

Features

"It was simply unbelievable!" – Latvian who witnessed fall of Berlin Wall

November 9, 10:21

Features

Myths of the 'liberation' of Rīga 80 years ago

October 13, 10:34

Latvian pro-Kremlin propagandist expelled from Reporters Without Borders

Yesterday, 7:21

STRATCOMCOE publishes two reports on Russian influence in the Nordic-Baltic region

November 27, 13:13

WATCH: OECD Baltic launch on sustainability, transparency and corporate governance

November 26, 12:05

Riga Security Forum podcast: 'Russia's war against Ukraine: stalemate or checkmate?'

November 26, 7:29

Culture

Reduced VAT on produce to stay for next year in Latvia

Today, 14:47

'Istaba' gallery celebrates 20 years of creativity

Yesterday, 9:17

New Latvian documentary focuses on lives of rural pensioners

Photos: Xmas market opens in Old Rīga

Annual Prose Readings take place in Latvia

Communal flats in Latvia: Neighbors' noses in your pot

Rīga unwraps dedicated Christmas website

Three for the Weekend: Holiday season begins

Rīga to start off its holiday season

Rēzekne's residents refuse to rename "Russian-friendly" streets

Historic Vidzeme market has hopes for renovation

Latvian President suggests incentive for employers to help with employees' medical costs

Latvian President suggests incentive for employers to help with employees' medical costs

Yesterday, 11:39

Cattle breeders dump a load of bull by Latvian Agriculture Ministry

Yesterday, 9:32

Georgian ambassador summoned by Latvia over protest crackdown

December 2, 16:35

Baltic, Canadian Foreign Ministers meet in Rīga

December 2, 10:08

Baltic and Canadian ministers to meet in Rīga

November 28, 15:32

Keys to Latvian history

Video

Documentary traces Latvia's accession to the EU and NATO

February 13, 2021, 13:50

Video

Documentary considers the significance of centenary celebrations

February 6, 2021, 11:33

Video

Documentary traces history of the legendary 'Latvija' minivan

January 30, 2021, 9:55

Video

Documentary examines the founding of the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

January 23, 2021, 13:16

Video

Latvian Code documentary: Umbra

March 27, 10:29

Video

Latvian Code documentary: 'Better not to draw!'

March 20, 12:54

Video

Latvian Code documentary: 'Bad Creatures'

March 13, 12:31

Video

Latvian Code documentary: 'Come outside!'

March 6, 16:13

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