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Art & Culture 4 years ago

Latvians take to the water for distanced concerts

Organizers said there were around 1,500 people on the water, and 3,500 more watching from the shore, while the stage was located on the shore and two floating bars in the lake sold beer and cocktails.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Latvia pioneers automated virus test center

Latvia is pioneering an automated coronavirus testing station that can operate around the clock and virtually eliminate the risk of infection during the screening process.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Lab developing device to help Earth dodge asteroids

In a corner of the campus at Riga Technical University, a team of scientists is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Latvian sculptors cover up statues to protest tax hike

Latvian sculptors began covering up their monuments with dark plastic to hide them from public view in protest against a proposed tax hike on artist earnings.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Latvian art biennial has a coronavirus twist

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down art exhibitions around the globe, but organizers of the RIBOCA2 biennial in Latvia have pushed ahead, reimagining the event to reflect challenging times.

News 5 years ago

Baltics launch Europe's first pandemic 'travel bubble' as curbs ease

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight on Friday, creating the first "travel bubble" within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies broken down by the coronavirus pandemic.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Vintage car rally marks Baltics human chain anniversary

Hundreds of vintage cars set out across the Baltic states Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of a human chain of more than a million people demanding independence from the Soviet Union.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

World's largest concert piano strikes chord in Latvia

Soaring to new musical heights, a German-born innovator has crafted what is believed to be the world's largest grand piano.

World 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Latvia supports Indonesia's UN rights council candidacy

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said he supported Indonesia’s candidacy in many international organizations, including the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), for which Indonesia is currently campaigning for the 2020-2022 period.