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Latvia's electricity network deals with cyber attacks every day
38+ min ago (224+ words) So far, the attacks have been repelled, but cybersecurity solutions also mean additional investments for the company, including the hiring of two high-caliber IT specialists, he said. "There are some kind of [cyberattack] attempts every day, so this cybersecurity story…...
Some spots still available for youth summer work in Latvia
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (254+ words) D'vids has decided to work for one month this summer and is currently stocking shelves at a store. This is his first job. Marta, on the other hand, is working at the store for the second summer in a row....
Southwestern Latvia boasts many home caf's this year
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (430+ words) Nestled in a forest clearing, "Za'i" is a rural homestead in Kalvene Parish, Southern Kurzeme, which has been run by the Ruzaii family for several years now. The farm was established on a site that had become overgrown and was…...
Latvian 'Tautumeitas' qualify for Eurovision's grand final
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (152+ words) Take note " story published 1 year and 1 month ago Last year, Latvia's Dons with his song "Hollow" qualified as well and ranked 16th in the finals, but before that, Latvia saw seven years of no success qualifying, and in 2017 and 2021 we finished…...
Dragonflies have quite an appetite
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (513+ words) Dragonfly research has been going on in Latvia for over 200 years. Research continues today, and several years ago Kalni" even published a book dedicated to dragonflies'in Latvia. The researcher emphasized that new facts and discoveries about these unusual insects are…...
Ombudsman: Latvia must protect property from unauthorised businesses
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (325+ words) / Article LSM Ruta Sili'a, a representative of the Ombudsman's Office, told the LETA news agency that the Ombudsman has appealed to the government, urging it to find a solution by the end of this year to a situation in which…...
It's a bad week to be a carp in J'kabpils
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (551+ words) While the attention of many sports fans is fixed upon the football world cup in America, carp fishing enthusiasts will instead be staring with no less intensity at the waters of pleasant Lake Ba'ote, waiting for that all-important twitch on…...
Latvia's use of renewable energy was off and on in early 2026
1+ day, 44+ min ago (175+ words) In the first quarter of 2026, 45. 5% of the electricity generated in the'EU'came from'renewable energy sources. This represents an increase from the same quarter of 2025, when the share was 42. 7%. Wind was the primary source of renewable electricity in the EU, accounting for…...
Woman shot this spring in Latvia was walking near military training
23+ hour, 42+ min ago (161+ words) The Military Police have taken over the investigation to determine whether the bullet was fired from a service weapon belonging to the National Armed Forces. She reported the incident to the State Police, which launched a criminal investigation into hooliganism,…...
Defence Minister Melnis won't stand in Saeima elections
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (249+ words) Melnis'was nominated for the position by the New Unity'party following the extraordinary resignation of his predecessor Andris Spr'ds'of the Progressives party, and the subsequent'collapse of the New Unity-led coalition.' Melnis resigned his commission in the armed forces in order to…...