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Friday, september 25

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Diplomacy

Latvia sanctions 101 more Belarus officials

"The Belarusian authorities have not changed their attitude towards peaceful protests"

Today, 16:58

Health

Thirty-one new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Latvia

Today, 11:23

Health

Infectologist: food companies have high risk of COVID-19

Today, 13:35

Weekend weather: Fantastic Fall for all!

U.S. Treasury "embeds" advisor in Latvian Finance Ministry

Health Minister: Latvia will not ditch self-isolation

Documentary examines the Latvian Central Council's effort to maintain statehood

Baltic States to impose sanctions on more Belarusian officials

Levits submits draft law for preservation of Latvian historical lands

Second phase planned for 'Business Garden Rīga' development

Culture

Three for the Weekend: Appreciating Autumn

Environment

Danish architects to shape part of future Rīga skyline

Environment

Ķemeri National Park unveils another bog to visitors

Banks

More Re:Baltica revelations show Latvian involvement in UK company formation schemes

16:58

Latvia sanctions 101 more Belarus officials

14:34

Weekend weather: Fantastic Fall for all!

13:35

Infectologist: food companies have high risk of COVID-19

12:53

Saeima approves concept of national defense

11:23

Thirty-one new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Latvia

11:08

U.S. Treasury "embeds" advisor in Latvian Finance Ministry

10:31

COVID-19 innovation at full speed at Rīga Technical University

10:26

Documentary examines the Latvian Central Council's effort to maintain statehood

9:42

Second phase planned for 'Business Garden Rīga' development

9:14

Rinkēvičs discusses Belarus with Belarusian opposition representatives

8:57

Three for the Weekend: Appreciating Autumn

8:17

Health Minister: Latvia will not ditch self-isolation(1)

Yesterday, 17:54

Levits submits draft law for preservation of Latvian historical lands

Yesterday, 17:16

Baltic States to impose sanctions on more Belarusian officials

Yesterday, 16:56

Danish architects to shape part of future Rīga skyline

16:58

Latvia sanctions 101 more Belarus officials

9:14

Rinkēvičs discusses Belarus with Belarusian opposition representatives

Yesterday, 17:54

Levits submits draft law for preservation of Latvian historical lands

Yesterday, 17:16

Baltic States to impose sanctions on more Belarusian officials

Yesterday, 8:18

Dombrovskis in self-isolation after contact with COVID-19

september 23, 9:26

Levits: United Nations must fight pandemic and infodemic together

september 22, 16:53

Lexicographer wins annual Balts' Award

september 22, 9:02

Foreign Minister: EU sanctions must not harm Belarusian society

september 21, 12:43

Rinkēvičs and Tsikhanouskaya discuss developments in Belarus

september 19, 18:36

Vote re-count shows no change in Rīga City Council

september 18, 14:35

Foreign Minister discusses Belarus in UN Human Rights Council

september 17, 8:30

Lukashenko sacks Belarusian ambassador to Latvia

september 16, 15:17

President of France to visit Latvia

september 15, 9:23

Latvia will not take in migrants from destroyed camp in Greece(1)

september 15, 8:37

Court orders re-count of votes in three voting stations in Rīga

13:35

Infectologist: food companies have high risk of COVID-19

12:53

Saeima approves concept of national defense

11:23

Thirty-one new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Latvia

10:31

COVID-19 innovation at full speed at Rīga Technical University

8:17

Health Minister: Latvia will not ditch self-isolation(1)

Yesterday, 16:56

Danish architects to shape part of future Rīga skyline

Yesterday, 11:10

Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 found in Latvia

Yesterday, 10:56

University of Latvia needs campus to boost ratings, says rector

Yesterday, 10:22

Survey shows many Latvians not averse to smuggled goods

Yesterday, 8:45

Seven Latvian schools have had COVID-19 so far

september 23, 15:17

Latvia is prepared for possible migrant influx from Belarus, say experts

september 23, 13:24

Ķemeri National Park unveils another bog to visitors

september 23, 10:40

A dozen new cases of COVID-19 confirmed

september 23, 10:17

More foreign students than expected in Latvia's universities

september 23, 8:54

Latvian and Lithuanian Foreign Ministers talk Baltic Bubble

8:57

Three for the Weekend: Appreciating Autumn

Yesterday, 11:48

Riga Photography Biennial exhibition ‘On Photographic Beings’ opens October 3

september 22, 14:25

Latvia goes multi-cultural for European Day of Languages 2020

september 21, 8:38

Shiitake mushrooms grow by the ton at a Latvian farm

september 18, 15:55

Latvian bog fills with saxophone sounds

september 18, 15:14

Evironmental artwork marks World Cleanup Day

september 18, 9:04

Three for the Weekend: home producers, nature travel, film festival

september 15, 12:26

Rīga International Film Festival announces full program

september 14, 17:00

One month to go until start of 'real' and 'virtual' Rīga marathons

september 14, 14:42

Price down on former KGB building in Rīga

september 14, 13:36

More foreign films to be shot in Latvia

september 12, 10:55

Why did Latvians choose German surnames?

september 11, 9:28

Three for the weekend: Night Ride, Latvia's Jewish Music, Sigulda Hike

september 10, 15:23

Rīga World Film Festival to look at body and film

september 10, 11:18

Crunch around the clock in Rīga at new state-of-the-art gym

11:08

U.S. Treasury "embeds" advisor in Latvian Finance Ministry

9:42

Second phase planned for 'Business Garden Rīga' development

Yesterday, 9:50

Latvian central bank: COVID crisis is changing people's payment habits

Yesterday, 8:09

Economics Ministry wants to ditch self-isolation

september 23, 14:03

In August actual unemployment rate was 8.6%, registered – 8.2%

september 23, 13:51

Road Safety week ends in tragic accidents

september 23, 13:42

More Re:Baltica revelations show Latvian involvement in UK company formation schemes

september 23, 9:48

Latvian pharmaceutical company Grindeks to build new plant

september 22, 14:54

Passenger turnover at Rīga airport dropped four times in August

september 22, 11:45

Another Rīga street starts munching motors

september 22, 7:48

Get your personalized bicycle in Dobele

september 22, 7:25

Government agrees on basics of 2021 budget in Latvia(1)

september 21, 13:44

Producer prices in August stayed same in Latvia

september 21, 9:58

Leaked documents show oligarchs made extensive use of Latvian banks

september 21, 8:21

Latvia has invested most available EU funds in projects

10:26

Documentary examines the Latvian Central Council's effort to maintain statehood

Yesterday, 10:16

Podcast: Anna Andersone on the importance of touch

september 23, 11:10

Anete shows you the way into 'ie-' words

september 21, 11:13

Documentary examines withdrawal of occupying forces in 1994(1)

september 15, 23:37

LTV documentary examines effects of the 1991 August coup in Moscow

september 8, 9:52

Podcast: Ulf Andreasson on 'Nordic gold'

september 2, 14:18

VIDEO: LAMPA festival live!

september 1, 12:27

Documentary examines how the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact played out in Latvia

august 29, 18:08

The Belarusian public has come of age. Interview with an activist in exile

august 29, 10:16

Documentary examines the miracle of the Baltic Way

august 27, 13:11

Party hard down at the graveyard... Latvian-style!

august 26, 10:30

Video: AmCham discussion on 'Data vs Reality'

august 22, 19:06

Belarusian in Latvia: A Letter to the Front Line

august 16, 14:18

Documentary examines how Latvian diaspora kept its culture alive

august 12, 11:13

Podcast: Morten Hansen on the basics of economics

14:34

Weekend weather: Fantastic Fall for all!

september 18, 10:09

Strong winds keep fire crews busy,

september 14, 11:57

A see-saw weather week in store

september 11, 11:18

Weekend weather for Latvia: Saturday better than Sunday

september 7, 9:14

Weather week: yet more rain on the way to Latvia

september 4, 14:24

Weekend weather: plenty of rain

august 31, 12:35

Weather week in Latvia: a mixed bag

august 28, 12:54

Weekend weather: wet end to August, early September looks better

august 24, 9:28

Weather: working week wet, weekend warmer

august 21, 9:46

Weekend weather in Latvia: slightly cooler and wetter

august 17, 8:37

Weather week in Latvia: here comes the sun and thunder

august 14, 11:40

Weekend weather: super summer conditions

august 10, 12:47

Weather week in Latvia: Cool in the middle, warm at both ends

august 3, 10:24

Weather week in Latvia: cool start, warm and dry finish

july 31, 12:28

Weekend weather in Latvia: sunny and warm

Economy

Economics Ministry wants to ditch self-isolation

Yesterday, 8:09

Education

More foreign students than expected in Latvia's universities

september 23, 10:17

Education

Seven Latvian schools have had COVID-19 so far

Yesterday, 8:45

Health

Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 found in Latvia

Yesterday, 11:10

Environment

Danish architects to shape part of future Rīga skyline

Yesterday, 16:56

Health

Health Minister: Latvia will not ditch self-isolation(1)

Today, 8:17

Society

Latvian and Lithuanian Foreign Ministers talk Baltic Bubble

september 23, 8:54

Health

COVID-19 outbreak traced to food company 'Forevers' in Latvia

september 23, 8:33

Features

Topic Keys to Latvian history

Documentary examines the Latvian Central Council's effort to maintain statehood

Documentary examines withdrawal of occupying forces in 1994

LTV documentary examines effects of the 1991 August coup in Moscow

Documentary examines how the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact played out in Latvia

Topic Latvia and Russia

George's ribbon to be banned in public events

Latvia critical of "theatrical" Russian handouts to former Soviet occupiers

100 years since signing of Latvian-Russian peace treaty

Finland, Estonia, Poland to help mark centenary of Latvian-Russian peace treaty

Politics

Rinkēvičs discusses Belarus with Belarusian opposition representatives

On September 24, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs met with representatives of the Belarusian opposition, according to a release from Foreign Ministry.

Today, 9:14

Dombrovskis in self-isolation after contact with COVID-19

Yesterday, 8:18

Levits: United Nations must fight pandemic and infodemic together

september 23, 9:26

Lexicographer wins annual Balts' Award

september 22, 16:53

Foreign Minister: EU sanctions must not harm Belarusian society

september 22, 9:02

Rinkēvičs and Tsikhanouskaya discuss developments in Belarus

Vote re-count shows no change in Rīga City Council

Foreign Minister discusses Belarus in UN Human Rights Council

Lukashenko sacks Belarusian ambassador to Latvia

President of France to visit Latvia

Culture

Three for the Weekend: Appreciating Autumn

This weekend in Latvia might feel more like summer than end of September. Outdoor activities on the menu!

Today, 8:57

Latvia goes multi-cultural for European Day of Languages 2020

september 22, 14:25

Three for the Weekend: home producers, nature travel, film festival

september 18, 9:04

Rīga International Film Festival announces full program

september 15, 12:26

More foreign films to be shot in Latvia

september 14, 13:36

Riga Photography Biennial exhibition ‘On Photographic Beings’ opens October 3

Shiitake mushrooms grow by the ton at a Latvian farm

Latvian bog fills with saxophone sounds

Evironmental artwork marks World Cleanup Day

One month to go until start of 'real' and 'virtual' Rīga marathons

Price down on former KGB building in Rīga

Why did Latvians choose German surnames?

Three for the weekend: Night Ride, Latvia's Jewish Music, Sigulda Hike

Topic Latvian code

Documentary charts alternative lifestyles in Rīga's Moscow suburb

Online documentary tells a Latgale priest's story

Documentary records the rise of women's stand-up comedy in Latvia

Documentary traces young Latvians' thoughts on "being beautiful"

Weather

Friday

September 25

+23 °C

+23 °C Overcast
SE wind, 4,60m/s

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 19:10

Humidity: 64,00%
Pressure: 755,64 mmHg

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