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Latvian minister notes huge growth of Baltic tourism

The Baltic States have achieved huge growth in tourism markets in China, Japan, and the US over the last five years, Latvian Economics Minister ...

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Why is life expectancy in Latvia 6 years shorter than the OECD average?

Life expectancy at birth in Latvia is 73.9 years of age; that’s six years less than the OECD average. Since the country’s financial ...

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Kucinskis opposes compulsory health insurance proposed by central bank

RIGA - The Bank of Latvia's suggestion that compulsory health insurance should be implemented in Latvia could be extremely risky in the long...

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Corruption Prevention Bureau denies that missing files contained classified information

RIGA - The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Tuesday denied that the case files which went missing from the bureau contained classified dat...

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Medics to hold protest on Oct. 14, planning further protest campaigns

RIGA - The Latvian Health and Social Care Workers' Trade Union (LVSADA) plan to stage a new protest campaign on Oct. 14 when the traditional...

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Fewer tourism scams in recent years - Riga Tourism Development Bureau

RIGA - There has been a drop in cases of tourists being scammed in Riga in recent years, the head of the Riga Tourism Development Bureau Vita Je...

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Latvia: 10 tons of expired confectionery found in warehouse tied to large chain stores

RIGA - The Food and Veterinary Service has discovered a large quantity of relabeled food products in a warehouse of the Triom company in Jelgava...

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Meldonium included in 2017 list of banned substances

MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) has released its 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which includes meldonium, ...

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49 pct of Latvian residents believe EU membership is beneficial - survey

RIGA - A Baltic International Bank Latvian Barometer poll has revealed that nearly half of Latvian residents feel that EU membership has more pr...

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Drop in competitiveness index caused by hasty political decisions - Reizniece-Ozola

RIGA - Latvia's fall in the Global Competitiveness Index is an indication that hasty and careless political decisions have been made, Financ...

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