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June 19th, 201615416 High winds and rain storm have damaged electrical lines throughout Latvia, resulting in power outage in around 20,000 homes on Saturday. Most of the electrical lines were repaired on Saturday, but Sadales Tīkls informs that due to the technically complicated damage and access difficulties to the lines in forest areas, the work...
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May 26th, 20166297 On 26 and 27 May Riga is hosting an annual seminar of young diplomats from the Baltic and Nordic countries (NB8) – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. The young diplomats are reviewing priorities for cooperation between the Baltic and Nordic countries this year, and taking part in discussions...
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May 15th, 201631727 Lattelecom Riga Marathon that takes place May 15 in Riga, Latvia, has gathered 33 590 runners from 65 countries, up from 25K+ registered participants last year. During the marathon, which is held for the 26th time in 2016, a new course record was set by Kenya's Dominic Kangor who ran an impressive 2:11:45 to win the men's...
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April 22nd, 201618723 The Big Cleanup — or Lielā Talka in Latvian, takes place nationwide Saturday, April 23. The slogan of the event that brings people together to clean up the environment is "Latvia to be green!". The idea of the event is based on voluntary participation, creating unity, positivity and a sense of job well done. The author of the...
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February 5th, 201610481 Longing for Spring? It's time to! The ancient Latvian Spring waiting holiday also known as Shrove Tuesday will be celebrated soon. Kalnciema Quarter organises a Meteņi Carnival with the Venetian carnival spirit on Saturday, February 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM. During the carnival, Folk group "Skandinieki" will perform on the stage,...
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February 5th, 201615520 The week of February 1 thru 5 witnessed the largest event for startups in Europe — the Startup Europe Week, and Riga was one of the 250+ host cities with a meetup at Nordic Club House Thursday. An initiative of Startup Europe/European Commission and organized by Startup Nest locally, Startup Europe Week Riga was aimed at gathering...
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January 29th, 2016171722 Latvian authorities declare war on ridesharing app Taxify — as private driver's vehicle is impounded. Riga transport authorities have impounded the vehicle that belongs to a private driver registered with Taxify on Wednesday night. The driver was informed after the mystery ride was finished that the cause for impoundment is...
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January 27th, 201635750 City water supply provider "Rīgas Ūdens" ("Riga Water") is implementing municipal drinking water purification this week. Chlorine odor might be present in tap water — which is totally safe, the company states. Water purification and supply system disinfection city-wide is done by the process of adding chlorine to water, known as...
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January 25th, 201613262 Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis was moved between hospitals in Riga as concerns over his health continued. After being admitted to Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital last week with an apparent viral infection, his office said the President was continuing to work from his bed. However during the next days an update said...
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