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Tuesday, january 22

Name day: Austris

Public broadcasting of Latvia

In Riga partly cloudy -12 °C, S wind, 2,60m/s

History

Latvia marks day of Barricades

Culture

National Library to recount fabulous story of Latvian pioneer of the avant-garde

Defense

Watchdog stops Defense Ministry from buying €200m worth of 4x4 vehicles

Economy

Question of Huawei involvement in 5G network unresolved

Yesterday, 18:47

Government declaration to cover four main areas

Yesterday, 14:48

Former diplomat in UAE named suspect in criminal case

Yesterday, 13:47

Rīgas satiksme asks €6.5m from Škoda and Solaris over delivery delays

Yesterday, 13:06

Adviser to Defense Minister lobbied for firm competing in huge tender

Yesterday, 10:51

Sunny, frosty winter week ahead

Yesterday, 10:16

Kariņš upbeat about chances of five-party coalition

Yesterday, 9:10

Overseas development funding to remain unchanged for third year in a row

january 20, 12:38

Latvia marks day of Barricades

january 19, 16:33

Government could be put to the vote January 23

Yesterday, 18:47

Government declaration to cover four main areas

Yesterday, 10:16

Kariņš upbeat about chances of five-party coalition

Yesterday, 9:10

Overseas development funding to remain unchanged for third year in a row

january 19, 16:33

Government could be put to the vote January 23

january 18, 12:38

KPV LV deputies not enthusiastic about proposed coalition

january 18, 10:13

Elksniņš returns as Daugavpils mayor

january 16, 16:21

Kaimiņš retains leading position at KPV LV

january 16, 13:23

Uncertainty is only thing certain about Brexit, says Foreign Ministry

january 15, 16:52

Rinkēvičs: Ukraine can count on the Baltic states

Yesterday, 14:48

Former diplomat in UAE named suspect in criminal case

Yesterday, 13:06

Adviser to Defense Minister lobbied for firm competing in huge tender

january 18, 13:36

Staffing crisis at Latvia's Emergency Medical Service stopped

january 18, 11:11

More than 1,000 Latvians register on Estonian side of the border

january 17, 15:59

Watchdog stops Defense Ministry from buying €200m worth of 4x4 vehicles

january 17, 14:28

Dozens of fines handed out for uncleaned roofs

january 17, 14:13

Share of people at risk of poverty increased in 2017

january 17, 13:26

Facebook closes 364 fake pages and accounts linked to Sputnik

january 17, 11:40

Launch of new healthcare financing system postponed until July 1

january 20, 12:38

Latvia marks day of Barricades

january 18, 15:12

Three for the Weekend: Barricades, sports, and music

january 18, 13:45

Martins Dukurs becomes European skeleton champion for 10th time

january 17, 18:41

National Library to recount fabulous story of Latvian pioneer of the avant-garde

january 17, 11:30

Sevastova through to third round in Australian Open

january 15, 12:29

Decision on Sigulda Olympics bid coming in late June

january 15, 12:15

Sevastova marches into second round at Australian Open

january 14, 12:50

The blast that went unheard: 50 years since gas explosion took 41 lives

january 11, 16:09

Three for the Weekend: Street food, music, and anti-art

Yesterday, 13:47

Rīgas satiksme asks €6.5m from Škoda and Solaris over delivery delays

january 18, 18:04

Brexit: UK financial service sector will no longer have right to sell in Latvia

january 18, 13:09

New Rīga tram line tenders stopped

january 17, 13:51

Question of Huawei involvement in 5G network unresolved

january 16, 15:08

airBaltic claims record-breaking year

january 16, 14:11

Plan to nationalize largest ports met with cool response

january 16, 12:15

Potential buyer found for Latvia's ABLV bank subsidiary

january 16, 10:51

Down on the farm, Latvia leads Europe in women managers

january 15, 16:14

Rīgas Satiksme downscales 2019 budget by nearly €10m

december 24, 2018, 10:10

'Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus' from Latvia

december 14, 2018, 8:22

Watch live: Protecting the Integrity of Elections

december 11, 2018, 9:46

Things of Latvia: Not writing about the "Caurvējš"

december 8, 2018, 11:17

A valuable resource: 'trust' as Nordic gold

december 6, 2018, 9:24

Historian: Latvians see themselves as victims, but there are heroes to discover

december 4, 2018, 16:10

Things to know about Latvia's soon-to-be-published KGB files

november 26, 2018, 15:10

Things of Latvia: Chris Norman(2)

november 12, 2018, 11:44

Breaking stereotypes: Record number of women in Latvia's 13th Saeima

october 9, 2018, 14:12

Things of Latvia: "Tehnisku iemeslu dēļ"

Yesterday, 10:51

Sunny, frosty winter week ahead

january 18, 11:33

Frosty weekend to be followed by freezing week

january 14, 8:22

Week of snow and wind ahead

january 9, 16:52

Temperatures to dip to -20C in eastern Latvia Thursday morning

january 7, 15:16

Frosty week probably ahead in Latvia

january 4, 9:11

The rise and fall of the weekend temperatures

january 3, 10:04

Another windy day in store Thursday

january 2, 9:59

Storm warning in coastal areas of Baltic Sea

december 26, 2018, 11:11

Pleasant day in store for Latvia

Most read

History

Latvia marks day of Barricades

january 20, 12:38

Politics

Kariņš upbeat about chances of five-party coalition

Yesterday, 10:16

Sport

Martins Dukurs becomes European skeleton champion for 10th time

january 18, 13:45

Politics

Government could be put to the vote January 23

january 19, 16:33

Crime

Former diplomat in UAE named suspect in criminal case

Yesterday, 14:48

Defense

Adviser to Defense Minister lobbied for firm competing in huge tender

Yesterday, 13:06

Diplomacy

Overseas development funding to remain unchanged for third year in a row

Yesterday, 9:10

Politics

Government declaration to cover four main areas

Yesterday, 18:47

Features

Topic Latvia and Russia

Facebook closes 364 fake pages and accounts linked to Sputnik

Pro-Russia activist Girss acquitted of incitement to ethnic hatred

Foreign Minister asks Russia to obey international law

Magazine reveals Latvian holdings of Russian billionnaire

Politics

KPV LV deputies not enthusiastic about proposed coalition

The inter-party and intra-party intrigues of Latvia's coalition formation process appear to be far from over with several members of the KPV LV political party saying they would prefer not to be part of a government headed by Krišjānis Kariņš of the New Unity party.

january 18, 12:38

Elksniņš returns as Daugavpils mayor

january 18, 10:13

Kaimiņš retains leading position at KPV LV

january 16, 16:21

Uncertainty is only thing certain about Brexit, says Foreign Ministry

january 16, 13:23

Rinkēvičs: Ukraine can count on the Baltic states

january 15, 16:52

Kariņš updates public on coalition formation process

Protesters jump on "gilets jaunes" bandwagon

Saeima urges government to end "green energy" surcharge in spring

Minister survives last-gasp confidence vote

Legal wrangles over bid to sack Rīga city council

Culture

Three for the Weekend: Barricades, sports, and music

Here's a selection of events for this weekend in Latvia.

january 18, 15:12

National Library to recount fabulous story of Latvian pioneer of the avant-garde

january 17, 18:41

Three for the Weekend: Street food, music, and anti-art

january 11, 16:09

€1.24m allocated to cultural events of national importance

january 4, 15:42

Nature photographers set up forest exhibition

january 3, 9:47

Sevastova through to third round in Australian Open

Decision on Sigulda Olympics bid coming in late June

Sevastova marches into second round at Australian Open

The blast that went unheard: 50 years since gas explosion took 41 lives

High hopes for a spectacular ski season in Latvia

Baltic Way – a peaceful call for independence on day of infamy

Mackeviča to make Baltic debut in World Squash Championships

Kurucs matches career high with 24 points in NBA

Topic Latvian code

Online documentary: Residents

Online documentary: The Inked Family

Online documentary: The Family

Online documentary: Looking for lost people

Weather

Tuesday

January 22

-12 °C

-12 °C Partly cloudy
S wind, 2,60m/s

Sunrise: 08:45
Sunset: 16:24

Humidity: 92,00%
Pressure: 765,41 mmHg

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