September 21st, 2026024Russian elections Riga: only 290 checked at the embassy Sunday — 0.8% of eligible voters. Police held order; Dombrava called interest negligible.
August 6th, 201811149The Under-18 Latvian National Basketball Team has finished the FIBA U18 European Championship off strong — grabbing the Silver in a tough matchup with reigning champs Serbia who enjoyed a repeat this Sunday in Riga.
With Arena Riga abuzz, and Latvians protecting the paint against a stronger and taller Serbian team, the game was...
March 17th, 2018152109Taxi-hailing app Yandex.Taxi has launched in Riga this week — starting their European expansion with Latvia.
Yandex, Russia’s largest technology company, often called the “Google of Russia”, and their Yandex.Taxi app is certainly among the most popular ridesharing services in Russia, so it's just been a matter of time for...
June 30th, 201510881024The Schedule of games for the 2015-16 Kontinental Hockey League Championship has been announced
The KHL Schedule and format for the new season was devised by the League and approved by the Ministry of Sport, the Russian Hockey Federation and the coaching staff of the Russian national team. The regular season begins on the 24th of...
June 22nd, 2015231206Banned in Russia, Kubana finds home in Latvia
The music festival called Kubana that was previously held in Krasnodar, Russian for several years and got banned in Kaliningrad, is confirmed to move to Riga.
New location of the annual gig, which will take place August 6 thru 9, is set to be the Southern part of Lucavsala...
