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Estonia declines airBaltic stake offer amid airline's financial challenges
BNE Intellinews
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Estonia has decided against purchasing a stake in Latvia's flag carrier airBaltic, Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis announced on July 3, as the Baltic airline faces ongoing management changes and financial uncertainty, ERR.ee and LSM.lv...
All the places in Europe where it IS safe to drink tap water – after one French region banned it
The Sun
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July 7, 2025
A FRENCH region recently banned residents from drinking tap water but there are plenty of places in Europe where it's safe to do so. Around 60,000 locals in Alsace, eastern France, were sent letters warning their water was contaminated with...
Folklore festival 'Baltica' begins on Thursday
LSM
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June 26, 2025
The festival will begin in the capital with a traditional Baltic evening, bringing together folklore groups from all of Latvia's historical regions and guests from the Baltic states. On Friday, 27 June, Rīga will be filled with concerts, a parade,...
Additional EU nation reintroduces imposition of immigration controls
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Poland has announced the temporary reinstatement of border controls with Germany and Lithuania in an effort to limit illegal immigration, despite all three countries being part of the EU's Schengen Zone, which typically allows...
No child is a stranger, minister urges ahead of Youth Song Festival
LSM
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July 4, 2025
In an interview on Latvian Television's programme Morning Panorama, the minister said that she highly values the preparedness of the organisers and services involved in the event. The festival is planned to ensure ‘a balance between the well-being...
Flying solo around the world
Otago Daily Times
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June 30, 2025
Among a recent collection of inspiring stories of women travelling alone, published by Lonely Planet, is the story of Cromwell-based American psychologist Meri Murphy’s single retirement journey. I travelled solo at age 29, and again at age 65. At...
Mullen Offers Reassurance to Baltic Republics
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story Following a meeting this morning in Helsinki, Finland, with his Russian counterpart, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff traveled here to discuss defense issues with Latvian officials. Navy...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
The European Court’s Merits Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia: As Good as It Gets (Almost)
EJIL: Talk!
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July 10, 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights yesterday delivered its much-anticipated merits judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22). The judgment is here;...
The real price of picking fruit in Britain: Ben’s story from Kenya
The Scottish Farmer
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July 3, 2025
Ben is one of a strong contingent of Kenyans working on the farm this year, along with citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgizstan, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, Ukraine and Latvia. Some of them have settled status and are able to travel freely...
TMT Management Signs Three Partnership Deals
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The management of Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) FC has signed three partnership deals aimed at promoting football talent in the country. The signing ceremony was held at the Tamala Beach Hotel. The three partners involved are JDFS...
Rēzekne to bring back free public transport for seniors
LSM
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July 4, 2025
The City Council's Finance and Budget Committee, which will meet on Friday, 4 July, at 11 a.m., plans to review the binding regulations "On travel fare concessions on public transport in the city of Rēzekne". Aleksandrs Bartaševičs (Together for...
Major UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
UK tourists heading to the European Union have been told Three Mobile will bring back the massive perk for them. A major mobile network with 10 million customers will bring back FREE roaming while abroad this summer. UK tourists heading to the...
Turkish Airlines And airBaltic Expand Codeshare To Broaden Global Connectivity
Construction Business News Middle East
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July 2, 2025
Turkish Airlines and airBaltic have expanded their existing codeshare agreement, adding new destinations to their joint network Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Türkiye, and the Latvian airline airBaltic expand their existing...
Motorcyclist (43) died instantly after colliding with wall
Irish Independent
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Latvian national Bruno Šmits died from severe brain injuries as a result of traumatic head injury after his motorbike struck a wall in Ballinrobe, County Mayo Bruno Šmits, of 69, Cill O’Seighn, Kilmaine Road, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, but...
I blew the whistle on Disneyland paedophile 'wedding' - I was paid to be 'father of the bride' but when I found out she was NINE I quit... then broke into the theme park to raise the alarm
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
A former Russian special forces paratrooper today emerged as the whistleblower who prevented a notorious British paedophile 'marrying' a nine-year-old girl at Disneyland Paris. The 54-year-old Latvian, who only uses his first name of Vitalijs for...
Five of the best European city breaks for summer
The Guardian
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June 22, 2025
Riga, Latvia Quite why the Latvian capital remains so under the radar is a mystery; the cobbled streets of the Vecrīga (old town) and the elegant art nouveau architecture make it one of the most beautiful cities in eastern Europe. Long summer...
The Countries With The Cleanest Swimming Water In Europe—2025 Report
Forbes
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Assos, a postcard-perfect village on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Greece ranks among the top countries in Europe for the cleanest coastal waters, making this idyllic beach a safe and stunning spot for a swim. getty Looking for the best places to...
Random Florida Fact: The mystery of ‘Coral Castle’
WKMG 6 - Florida
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July 9, 2025
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A large “Coral Castle” made of coral rock sits in Miami-Dade County — the result of one eccentric stonemason’s decades of work. According to state archives, the whole story began in the early 1900s when the artist —...
Death by Falling: A Timeline of Cases Across Russia and Abroad
The Moscow Times
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July 9, 2025
A growing number of Russian officials, business executives and public figures have died under strange or violent circumstances since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Many were said to have fallen from windows and balconies....