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Foster families now raising more parentless children than institutions - statistics

RIGA - In 2017, the number of parentless children growing up in foster families for the first time exceeded the number of children that are bein...

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Latvian corruption watchdog searches offices of state-owned road maintenance company LAU

RIGA - The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has searched the offices of the Latvian state-owned road maintenance company Latvijas Autocelu Uz...

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Facebook wants elections in Latvia to be transparent - Corruption Prevention Bureau chief

RIGA - U.S. company Facebook wants elections in Latvia to be transparent, Jekabs Straume, chief of the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB), said...

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Latvian government upholds legislative amendments lowering school age to six

RIGA - The Latvian government today upheld the amendments to the General Education Law and the Education Law which, among other things, provide ...

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Majority of Latvian residents feel that they are free - study

RIGA - According to a recent SKDS survey, the majority of Latvian residents feel that they are free people. The survey...

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Asylum granted to 671 foreigners since 1998

RIGA - Since 1998, 2,513 foreigners have requested asylum in Latvia, with 671 being granted an asylum status, according to information from the ...

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Exercises show we are capable of quickly and safely hosting NATO naval ships in times of crisis - colonel

RIGA - The Joint Fortress exercises currently being conducted by the NATO forces deployed to Latvia clearly show that by working together with h...

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Deposits in Latvian banks shrink by EUR 1.2 billion in March

RIGA - The total amount of deposits in Latvian banks shrank by EUR 1.209 billion over the past month, or 6.2 percent, to EUR 18.176 billion by M...

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Inspections reveal problems with evacuation routes in 18 public buildings in Latvia

RIGA - Violations of the fire safety rules, mainly related to maintenance of evacuation routes and emergency exits, have been discovered in 18 s...

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Construction design to cost EUR 5.8 bn

The development of construction designs for the railway station in the Riga airport, the related infrastructure and the railway viaduct to be bu...

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