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‘Birthplace of the Renaissance’ crowned world’s most walkable city — with UK flights from £44
Metro
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July 11, 2025
It’s as charming as it is acessible (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) If you’re the type of traveller who loves nothing more than going for a stroll to see the sights, this is officially the place to be. In new research, Florence (Firenze) has...
Maritime technologies in the spotlight as German and Latvian partners sign MoU on digital innovation
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 20, 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to mark bilateral cooperation and digital innovation in maritime technologies between German and Latvian public and private sector partners to address challenges in port infrastructure management...
More Latvians to leave Israel this weekend
LSM
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June 21, 2025
It is planned that on 22 June, these individuals will travel on an evacuation flight from Sharm El Sheikh to Chișinău, Moldova. The evacuation flight is being organised by the Embassy of Ukraine to Israel in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine...
EUROPE: New Latvian supplier set to start operations on 1 July
Bunkerspot
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June 20, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 20 June 2025 Valery Vdovina, the head of the Latvia-based VLD Group’s bunker department, has informed Bunkerspot that the company is set to start bunkering operations from 1 July. Speaking to Bunkerspot...
Three solstice concerts for the weekend in Latvia
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Igo 20 June, Sapņotava courtyard, Alsunga Sapņotava in Alsunga dreams Suiti dreams and organises concerts where the Suiti meet guests. This time, Igo, who has lived in the Suiti region for a long time, is travelling to Kurzeme with his...
Aventura Student to Travel to Latvia to Participate in U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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June 20, 2025
Shira Avidan of Aventura, Florida, will study Russian this summer in Latvia on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI‐Y) scholarship. NSLI‐Y, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs...
I have a trip booked this school holidays. Do I need to rethink my travel plans?
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 23, 2025
The state of play in the air AEGEAN AIRLINES: Greece’s Aegean Airlines cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including the early morning flight on July 12, as well as all flights to and from Beirut, Amman, and Erbil through the...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Hopes for renewed ferry traffic from Rīga next year
LSM
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June 20, 2025
This year, Rīga Port will welcome a quarter more cruise ships than last year – 84 in total, bringing tourists mainly from the US, Germany and the UK. However, regular ferry service will not be resumed this year. Viesturs Kleinbergs (Progressives),...
Police on roads during Midsummer holidays in Latvia
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Juris Jančevskis, Head of the State Police Response Administration, said on Latvian Television's programme "Morning Panorama" that the police will conduct mass checks on the roads during the Midsummer holidays, when all traffic will be temporarily...
Migrant smuggler detained in Latvian border area
LSM
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June 20, 2025
On Wednesday, 18 June, border guards stopped a Citroen Berlingo driven by a Latvian non-citizen on a forest road in the Šķaune parish of the Krāslava municipality. Upon inspecting the car, border guards found five persons of Asian origin without...
5G on the frontline in Latvia
Data Center Dynamics
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Though it has only existed as an independent nation since 1918, Latvia is no stranger to invasion. Home to just 1.8 million residents, it was occupied by Germany during both World Wars and twice by the Soviet Union on either side of World War II....
Huge boost for Brits as five-months of airport strikes come to an end
The Mirror
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July 15, 2025
After close to five months of disruption, the Finnish aviation strikes have officially ended. The breakthrough came on July 13, when the Finnish Aviation Union and Service Sector Employers Palta approved a new labour agreement, immediately...
Presidents of Cyprus and Latvia discuss situation in Middle East and Ukraine, expressing their support for it
Interfax Ukraine
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June 19, 2025
Photo: https://www.gov.cy/ The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, met today with the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, at the Riga Castle, in Latvia, where they discussed relations between the...
Time capsule laid as construction begins for the second 'Duck Republik' student hotel in Riga
The Baltic Times
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On Thursday, 19 June, a time capsule was ceremoniously laid at 51 Slokas Street in Riga, marking the start of construction for the second “Duck Republik” student hotel in Latvia’s capital. The new building is set to become one of the most modern...
National Guard quality more important than quantity, says Latvian armed forces commander
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Speaking on the LSM.lv podcast "In Shape!" Pudāns indicated that the approved goal for the near future is 12,000 National Guardsmen (currently, there are around 10,000). He assessed that interest in joining the service has grown in recent years,...
Expect traffic jams outside Rīga on Friday afternoon
LSM
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June 20, 2025
On Friday night, due to a concert in Aizkraukle starting at 2 a.m., heavier traffic is expected on the Daugavpils highway, while on Saturday from 10 a.m., the Pilskalns-Litene section of the motorway near Litene will be closed to traffic during...
Factory-built homes from Latvia bring speed and certainty to Polish real estate
The Baltic Times
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MyCabin, a Latvian manufacturer of prefab homes, is continuing its growth strategy by responding to the increasing housing demand across Europe and expanding its regional representation network and delivery in Poland – a country currently...
Summer travel plans of the Baltic states
LSM
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June 19, 2025
The most important criterion for choosing a travel destination was the cost of tickets, followed by the safety of the destination. Comparing the plans of travelers in the three Baltic states, it was concluded that the residents of Latvia and...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...