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Allegations Around Vytautas Karalevičius Reported by OCCRP: Claims of ICO Funds Misuse on Real Estate and Loan Schemes
Time Bulletin
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July 23, 2025
Vytautas Karalevicius, the infamous name behind the now-defunct Bankera ICO, continues to live freely despite orchestrating one of the largest financial scams to hit the European crypto scene. With more than 100,000 investors duped and over EUR...
Success of Latvian skate park company is no trick
LSM
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April 25, 2025
"Mind Work Ramps" builds skate parks and bike paths, as well as active recreation centres. They have reached far beyond the Baltic States, having built in France, Germany, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta and elsewhere in the world. Their best-known...
Visa-Free Travel: 41 Countries Eligible for 90-Day US Entry
St. Vincent Times
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April 24, 2025
Visa Waiver Program: 41 countries get 90-day US entry without visa – Full List Forty-one countries have a 90-day US entry without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Citizens of countries such as United Kingdom, Andorra, Australia,...
Estonian and Latvian parking payment apps team up
LSM
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April 22, 2025
From now on, in five Rīga city parking lots, drivers will be able to pay with both the Snabb app and the Mobilly mobile application. This collaboration will also provide Latvian residents with digital parking payment services in Estonia. The...
Riga Airport Announces a Construction Tender for the Reconstruction of Riga Airport's Apron 4
The Baltic Times
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RIX Riga Airport has announced the first stage of construction procurement to select a contractor for the reconstruction project of Apron 4, supported by European Union funds. The funding contract was signed with the European Climate,...
Rebecca Front: ‘Dad nearly drowned on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales’
The Times
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Rebecca Front, 60, is an actress, comedian and writer from east London. She is known for her roles in The Day Today, Poldark and Avenue 5 and her Bafta-winning performance in The Thick of It. She lives with her husband, the TV producer turned...
Latvia urges EU to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens
Ukrainska Pravda
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Rihards Kozlovskis. Photo: Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia Rihards Kozlovskis, Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia, has called on European Union countries at a meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels to completely...
Latvian lawmaker seeks to prohibit tours to Russia, Belarus
MENAFN
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March 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Latvian lawmakers have taken the first step toward banning organized travel to Russia and Belarus, citing potential threats to citizens' safety, health, and even national security. The proposed amendments to the Tourism Law, approved in...
Latvia Calls on EU Member States to Stop Issuing Schengen Visas to Russians
Schengen Visa Info
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March 6, 2025
The Minister of Interior of Latvia, Rihards Kozlovskis, has called on the EU member states to halt Schengen visa issuance for citizens of Russia. Such a call from Minister Kozlovskis was made at the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Justice...
US passport drops to record low in global rankings
Arab Times
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July 23, 2025
United States slips to 10th in global Passport Power Index. WASHINGTON, July 23: The United States is teetering on the edge of falling out of the top 10 list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest Henley Passport Index...
I took a vacation with the Taliban — and fell in love with a terrorist as we watched ‘Gossip Girl’
New York Post
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April 20, 2025
A British tourist walked across the one of the most dangerous border in the world to spent his holiday with the Taliban — and had a vacation fling with a terrorist. After falling in love with “extreme travel” two years ago, Toyosi Osideinde, 30,...
I had a gay fling with a gun-toting TALIBAN terrorist in Afghanistan - I'm a financial adviser from Bath but can't stop extreme tourism
Daily Mail
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April 20, 2025
A British tourist journeyed across the one of the most dangerous borders in the world to spend his holiday with the Taliban and had a gay holiday fling with a terrorist. After falling in love with 'extreme travel' two years ago, Toyosi Osideinde,...
US passport continues to drop in power
USA Today - Virginia
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The U.S. passport dropped to its lowest rank ever, tied for 10th place with access to 182 destinations. Singapore holds the most powerful passport, providing visa-free access to 193 destinations. The U.S. passport's decline is attributed to...
Politician's actual education still under question
LSM
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July 22, 2025
Before running for office, the politician provided the Central Election Commission with information that he did graduate from Olaine Secondary School No. 1 in 2002.According to the Criminal Code, providing false information is punishable by law....
Dubai Fountain closes: Residents, tourists bid goodbye as iconic show pauses for renovation
Khaleej Times
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As the Dubai Fountain prepares to close for the next few months, many residents arrived to catch the emirate's most stunning water spectacle. The outdoor destination of water, music, and light show has been a must-visit not only for tourists but...
Latvia’s ‘Flow’ and Iran’s ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Win Best Animated Feature and Short Oscars
Animation Magazine
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March 3, 2025
The Latvian animated feature Flow has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The dialogue-free feature by Gints Zilbalodis, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last year, triumphed over U.S. studio favorites Inside Out 2, DreamWorks...
Go3 becomes first local TV in the Baltics to launch HBO Max
Broadband TV News
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July 23, 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery and Go3 strengthen their strategic partnership with the HBO Max streaming app launching on the Go3 service as its first partner in the Baltics. For the launch of HBO Max in the region, Go3 is offering all customers access to...
I had a gay holiday fling with Taliban terrorist – then I tried to leave country & machine guns were pointed at my head
The Sun
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April 18, 2025
A BRITISH tourist claims he had a holiday fling with a Taliban terrorist while visiting Afghanistan. Toyosi Osideinde, 30, said they would spend evenings watching Gossip Girl while his lover showed off his guns. 5 Toyosi Osideinde with Taliban...
Expect heavy traffic around Rīga ahead of holidays
LSM
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April 17, 2025
Before the holidays, when many people will be travelling out of towns, motorists are urged to follow the rules of the road and the principles of safe driving - not to make risky manoeuvres, and to consider the need to overtake especially...
Rīga named a tourism hotspot for 2025
LSM
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February 26, 2025
Rīga was named Europe's second-best destination for the year by an organization called European Best Destinations. It is a Brussels-based travel website that promotes high-end tourism in collaboration with member local tourism authorities and then...