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Strongest winds in 14 yrs batter Latvian capital
Riga, Jan 15 (IANS) Riga, the capital of Latvia, was battered by gale-force winds during the strongest storm that hit the city in 14 years, the country's meteorological service said.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Latvia,Environment/Wildlife
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Latvian president tests positive for Covid-19
Riga, Oct 14 (IANS) Latvian President Egils Levits has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said on Thursday.
2021-10-14
Category: International, Latvia,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Latvian PM announces new, smaller government coalition
Riga, June 2 (IANS) Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins on Wednesday announced a new, reduced government coalition comprised of four existing partners, leaving KPV LV party out.
2021-06-02
Category: International, Latvia,Politics
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Indian women's tennis team reaches Latvia for BJK Cup
Riga (Latvia), April 10 (IANS) Three members of the Indian women's tennis team along with their coach Vishal Uppal arrived in the Latvian capital of Riga on Saturday to play in the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup on April 16 and 17.
2021-04-10
Category: International, Latvia,Sports,Tennis
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Latvian bobsledders awarded 2014 Olympic medals
Riga (Brazil), Feb 16 (IANS) Latvia's bobsleigh pilot Oskars Melbardis and his teammates have been officially awarded with gold and bronze medals from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
2020-02-16
Category: International, Latvia,Sports,Football
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Latvia's new parliament elects Speaker
Riga, Nov 2 (IANS) Latvia's new parliament assembled for its first session on Tuesday, to swear in lawmakers and elect leaders in a televised ceremony.
2022-11-02
Category: International, Latvia,Politics
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Latvia to tighten rules for issuing residence permits to Russians
Riga, Aug 17 (IANS) Latvia plans to further tighten its rules for issuing and renewing residence permits to Russian and Belarusian citizens, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins announced.
2022-08-17
Category: International, Latvia,Politics
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Latvian govt adopts plan to phase out Covid restrictions
Riga, Feb 16 (IANS) The Latvian government has adopted a three-step plan to phase out nearly all Covid-19 restrictions by April, local media reported.
2022-02-16
Category: International, Latvia,National,Health/Medicine
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Baltic states mull joint air defence procurement
Riga (Latvia), April 23 (IANS) The Baltic states -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- are planning to organise joint procurement programmes to beef up their air defence capabilities, the Prime Ministers of the three countries said following their meeting in the Latvian state capital Riga.
2022-04-23
Category: International, Latvia,Defence/Security,Diplomacy,Politics
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Baltic PMs, German Chancellor meet in Tallinn
Riga, May 27 (IANS) The Prime Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania discussed with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Estonian capital Tallinn on security issues, according to a spokesman for the Latvian Prime Minister.
2023-05-27
Category: International, Latvia,Diplomacy,Politics
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Baltic states, Poland to tighten cooperation
Riga, Feb 1 (IANS) Foreign Ministers Edgars Rinkevics of Latvia, Urmas Reinsalu of Estonia, Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania and Zbigniew Rau of Poland signed a joint declaration here on Tuesday on deepening cooperation in the region.
2023-02-01
Category: International, Latvia,Diplomacy,Politics
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Edgars Rinkevics elected Latvia's new president
Riga, June 1 (IANS) Latvian lawmakers at an extraordinary parliament session elected Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics the new president of the country.
2023-06-01
Category: International, Latvia,Politics
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Riga hosts Three Seas Initiative Summit
Riga, June 21 (IANS) The Summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) was held in Riga, the capital of Latvia, in a bid to explore new possibilities for development and cooperation to promote the region's economic growth and attract investment.
2022-06-21
Category: International, Latvia,Diplomacy,Politics
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Estonia's Reform Party set to win parliamentary election
Riga, March 6 (IANS) Estonia's Reform Party is set to win the parliamentary election, according to preliminary results.
2023-03-06
Category: International, Latvia,Politics
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