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Fire and Rescue Service still receiving calls to deal with storm damage

RIGA - The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) is still receiving calls related to the damage caused by last weekend’s storm ...
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Betmatch Casino bonuses: offers for new and regular players

If you decide to play on this casino site, you’ll find plenty of bonuses waiting for you. The platform offers a wide range of ...
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What Happens When 80,000 Pounds Can't Stop in Time

Weight is an important part of that equation. A heavily loaded truck carries substantial momentum, and safely slowing all ...
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The Baltic digital payment wave is reshaping entertainment

Across the Baltics, entertainment increasingly begins at the payment screen. A concert ticket, a sports-stream subscription, ...
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Rietumu Banka provides EUR 20 million credit facility to support Omega Laen Group’s expansion in the Baltics and Poland

Rietumu Banka has provided a EUR 20 million credit facility to Omega Laen, an Estonian mortgage lending group. The financing will be used to refinance the group’s existing liabilities, expand its ...
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Tsahkna discusses Russian accountability with Latvian, Lithuanian justice ministers

TALLINN - Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Latvian Minister of Justice Edvards Smiltens and Lithuanian Minister of Justice Rita Tamasuniene in Tallinn on Monday. The meeting focused on holding ...
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Corruption Prevention Bureau's findings prove that independent oversight of Saeima finances is needed - Mierina

RIGA - Saeima Speaker Daiga Mierina (Greens/Farmers) supports strengthening independent external oversight of the parliament, including the possibility of allowing the State Audit Office to conduct ...
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Mobile communication disruptions are still primarily caused by power outage

Prolonged power outages in certain regions remain the main cause of mobile network disruptions, mobile network operators Bite Latvija and Tele2 told LETA. Bite Latvija noted that following the power ...
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Report says Lithuania lacks real progress in human rights protection

The foreign population in Lithuania remains stable at approximately 7.5 percent. The report positively noted the strengthening of integration systems, including improved access to information for ...
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Latvian scientists create alternative to Styrofoam from mushroom mycelium

RIGA - Latvian scientists have created a biodegradable material from mushroom mycelium and wood processing residue that can be used as an alternative to Styrofoam in packaging, Evita Veinberga, a ...
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During a crisis, it may be difficult to follow instructions, therefore people must take initiative and use common sense - Rinkevics

During a crisis, it may be difficult to follow instructions, therefore people must take initiative and use common sense, President Edgars Rinkevics said in an interview with TV3 on Monday, ...
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Second group of Swedish prisoners arrives at Tartu Prison

TALLINN - A second group of 11 Swedish prisoners arrived at Tartu Prison on Tuesday. This brings the total number of Swedish inmates at Tartu Prison to 15.