News Latvia: Central University, Vidzeme University of Latvia sign MoU for academic exchange
In a significant step towards enhancing international academic collaboration, the Central University of Karnataka recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vidzeme University of Applied ...
News Latvia: Latvian police rule gay man’s death a suicide, months after activists denounced it as ‘homophobic arson attack’
A gay Latvian man who was killed earlier this year in an alleged anti-gay attack died of suicide, police said Monday. Normunds Kindzulis, a 29-year-old medical assistant, died after suffering burns on ...
News Latvia: Latvia roster for 2026 Winter Olympics includes Merzlikins, Silovs
Latvia unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Tuesday, headlined by Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins. The best Latvia has finished in the tournament was ...
News Latvia: Latvia sees coldest winter in more than a decade
Latvia was hit with the severest cold spell in 12 years this weekend, as a weather station in Latvia's southeastern city of Daugavpils recorded a temp...
News Latvia: Latvia's Zemgale Takes Spotlight In Annual Diplomatic Tour
Latvia's Zemgale Takes Spotlight In Annual Diplomatic Tour. BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. Today, 49 heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Latvia are taking part in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' annual regional tour, focusing on th
News Latvia: Latvia police say inspected ship not linked to Baltic Sea cable damage
State police say evidence so far does not link vessel to damaged optical cable near Liepaja, though criminal investigation remains ongoing - Anadolu Ajansı ...
News Latvia: ERR in Latvia: Selija military training area to be Baltic states' largest
Latvia is set to start work constructing what will be the largest and most state-of-the-art military training area in the Baltic States, at Selija, near its southern border with Lithuania, ETV news ...
News Latvia: Women in Latvia are hiring 'husbands for an hour': Here's how it works
Latvia is becoming an increasingly popular destination. Latvia welcomes both EU and non-EU citizens, although the process differs. EU/EEA individuals benefit from simpler procedures, whereas non-EU citizens must meet particular visa criteria.
News Latvia: Latvia's man shortage has sparked a strange new industry: The hourly husband
Statistically, the country has a full-blown “man drought,” with 15.5% more women than men, a gap more than three times the average across the European Union. Among seniors, the divide becomes even more dramatic: women over 65 outnumber men two to one
News Latvia: VP Naidu to visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from Aug 17-22: MEA
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Secretary (West), A Gitesh Sarma on August 14 said Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be visiting Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia from 17th to 21st August. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation.
News Latvia: Vaira Viķe-Freiberga: The first female president of Latvia
Vaira Viķe-Freiberga became the first female president of Latvia in 1999, just eight months after returning to the country she left 54 years earlier. A dramatic childhood saw her leave Riga with her ...
News Latvia: Tele2 Latvia performs video call on 5G network
Mobile operator Tele2 Latvia has performed a video call on the 5G network, which it said was the first one of this type in the country. During the connection, the speed exceeded 1 Gbps, and the ...
News Latvia: Missing Latvian trekker found dead after 10 months at Chamba Lake
Dharamshala: A 32-year-old Latvian trekker who was missing since September 2018 was found dead at Manimahesh Lake in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. A police team brought his body to the base ...
News Latvia: Where Lenin Lives: Inside Latvia's VIP Nuclear Bunker
19 A sign recommending the protective clothing to wear in the event of a nuclear or poison-gas attack. Kinder told RFE/RL that after the Soviet Union’s demise, the fledgling Latvian government ...
News Latvia: SUNY Orange professor awarded Fulbright Fellowship
Professor of Global Studies and World History at SUNY Orange, Michael Strmiska, received a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship grant to teach for six months at Riga Stradins University in Latvia. Starting in the spring 2020 semester, Strmiska, a Middletown resident and 11-year faculty member at SUNY Orange, will teach religion courses in the Social Anthropology Programme of RSU's Department of Communication Studies. “Staying in Riga for an extended period, and no doubt traveling to other parts
News Latvia: Latvia and Lithuania leaders among EU countries for drowned residents
In 2016 there were 5 537 deaths of European Union (EU) residents caused by accidental drowning and submersion. The figure has been falling each year since a peak of 6 090 deaths in 2013 and corresponds to an EU average of 1.1
News Latvia: Report: Amazon mulls Baltic state AWS expansion
voting and health services. The news that Amazon could be planning a local cloud region was first reported by Latvian media outlet Dienas Bizness, which revealed that Amazon Data Services Latvia was ...
News Latvia: ECB’s Rimsevics to Face Corruption Trial in Latvia in November
(Bloomberg) -- The criminal case against Latvian central bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics will hold its first hearing in a Riga court in November, about a month before his term of office expires, the Leta news service reported, citing a court calendar.
