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Latvian filmmaker Janis Streics dies at age 89

RIGA - Latvian film director and screenwriter Janis Streics has died aged 89, LETA was told at the National Film Centre of Latvia. According to information from enciklopedija.lv, Streics was born on ...
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Contemporary Sculpture Commission Announced by Rothko Museum to Mark the 1991 Barricades in Daugavpils

A new public sculpture commemorating the January 1991 Barricades is to be commissioned in Daugavpils, Latvia, following an ...
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Family of artist Enno Hallek donates his works to the Art Museum of Estonia

TALLINN – Camilla Hallek, the daughter of exiled artist Enno Hallek, and Sirje Helme, director general of the Art Museum of Estonia, signed a donation agreement in Stockholm, under which thirteen of ...
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Foreign Ministry opens bookings for two special flights

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks those who have secured a seat on a special flight to be aware that these tickets cannot be changed. The ministry also urges all Estonian citizens in the Middle ...
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Lithuania schedules evacuation flight from Dubai

VILNIUS - An evacuation flight from Dubai to Vilnius is scheduled to repatriate about 100 Lithuanian citizens, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced on Thursday. "About 100 Lithuanian citizens, as ...
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airBaltic's departure airport for Friday's repatriation flights changed to Al Maktoum International Airport

RIGA - The departure airport for repatriation flights operated by Latvian national airline airBaltic, scheduled for Friday with departure times from Dubai at 17:50 and 18:50 Dubai time, has been ...
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Lithuania warns of Chinese intelligence targeting its citizens

According to Lithuanian intelligence, Chinese services may consider individuals who express dissatisfaction with decisions made by the Lithuanian government as suitable recruitment targets. Citizens ...
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Latvia condemns Iranian attacks and expresses solidarity with the Gulf states - Braze

RIGA - Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (New Unity) at a meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) countries and the Gulf Cooperation Council convened by EU High Representative, ...
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Lithuanian intelligence warns Russia could target Baltic region within years

VILNIUS - Russia could be ready for a limited military conflict in the Baltic Sea region within three to five years if a temporary ceasefire is reached in Ukraine, Lithuanian intelligence said on ...
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Lithuania says Russia, Belarus seek Western technologies via local companies

VILNIUS - Lithuanian intelligence said on Friday that Russia and Belarus are seeking access to Western technologies, including through Lithuanian companies.
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SAS Returns to Riga, Strengthening Connectivity to Global Markets

The new services will enhance Riga Airport’s connectivity with one of Northern Europe’s leading aviation hubs – Copenhagen Airport (CPH) – and open broader opportunities for long-haul travel, ...
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Estonia First: CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid brings crypto payments to physical retail

CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid, Europe’s leading crypto payment gateway, launches a closed pilot of implementing POS solutions for accepting crypto payments in stores in Estonia, utilizing the ...