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Eurovision 2022 plunged into fix row as fans claim 'corrupt' semi-finals were ‘rigged’

As the 2022 Eurovision song contest approaches this weekend, viewers are claiming that it's a 'fix' following Tuesday evening's semi-finals

Daily Mirror

Eurovision fans say Latvia was 'robbed' as TikTok hit fails to qualify for final

Latvia's entry Citi Zeni had been a fan favourite with their naughty tune Eat Your Salad taking TikTok by storm.

Irish Mirror

Eurovision 2022 fans go crazy for Latvia's 'mad' Eat Your Salad performance

Eat Your Salad was partly censored by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) due to swearing or unacceptable language

Wales Online

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Women in poorest parts of Merseyside die younger than those in Colombia, Latvia and Hungary

It is "a somewhat disappointing showing for the world's fifth largest economy"

Liverpool Echo

Latvian and Estonian parliaments say Russia committed genocide in Ukraine

Lawmakers in Latvia and Estonia voted unanimously on Thursday to declare killings of civilians in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces to be acts of genocide, according to statements posted on the two parliaments' bsites.

Reuters

Russia closes Baltic consulates, expels employees

Russia has ordered the closure of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian consulates and asked their employees to leave in a retaliatory move, Moscow's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

EU preparing measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions, Latvia says

The European Union is preparing new measures to prevent Russia from evading sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics told a news conference on Wednesday.

Reuters

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A life through the lens of landscape, loss and Latvia

Andris Apse is one of NZ’s greatest photographers, yet his personal story reminds us that life itself can be as dramatic and challenging as the landscape that inspires him.

Newsroom.co.nz

Stunning Irish model who was given three-month cancer 'death sentence' is alive and thriving 16 years on

"My tumour was located in my brain stem, which is an inoperable location, and it was already very big when diagnosed (the size of a chicken egg)."

Irish Mirror

Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland head to Ukraine

German president was scheduled to be part of the visit but said on Tuesday he was not welcome by Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are on their way to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an adviser to the Polish leader said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia say they are headed for Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Independent UK

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

More than a dozen destinations have ended all Covid-related travel rules

The Independent UK

Central Asia, Russia new hubs for Tamil Nadu medical students

CHENNAI: The war and Covid-19 has kept Ukraine and China off-limits for foreign students, while making Russia and other central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as the likely destinations for medical aspirants from Tamil Nadu for 2022-23. Poland and Baltic countries like Lithuania and Latvia could also generate interest,…

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The Independent UK

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

More than a dozen destinations have ended all Covid-related travel rules

Nottingham Post

We try outlandish cakes from Nottinghamshire corner shop - and now understand the hype

The cakes travel over 1,500 miles from Latvia

Reuters

Latvia closes two Russian consulates, expels staff

Latvia ordered the closure of two Russian consulates in the country and told staff to leave the country, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

France 24

Baltic states end Russian gas imports – but can the rest of Europe follow suit?

Global outrage over the gruesome killing of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha has heightened the pressure on Europe to halt its imports of Russian gas. Having led the way, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours are urging their EU partners to join them in ending all purchases of Moscow’s “toxic” gas.

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The Independent UK

Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports, urges EU to do same

Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union's 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow

Asharq Al-Awsat

Baltic States Stop Russian Gas Imports

The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas. "If there were still any doubts about whether there may be any trust in deliveries from Russia, current events clearly show us that there is no more trust," said Uldis…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philly-led rock album that's raising money for Ukraine

PHILADELPHIA — Janis Chakars is a Philadelphia punk-rock guitar player and college professor who was visiting Latvia in 2019 when he took a trip to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

Reuters

Latvia outlaws using letter 'Z' as a symbol supporting Russia's Ukraine war

Latvia's parliament on Thursday voted to ban public displays of the letter "Z," saying it was a symbol that was used to glorify the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

NATO asks Denmark to deploy 800 soldiers to Latvia - Danish Defense Ministry

NATO has requested Denmark to send a battalion of 800 soldiers to Latvia to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank, the Danish defence ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia expels 10 diplomats from Baltic nations

Russia expelled 10 diplomats from the Baltic nations in a tit-for-tat response on Tuesday, including three diplomats from Estonia and Latvia, and four from Lithuania, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin warned he could have troops in six capital cities in two days

Putin is alleged to have said he could have soldiers on the ground in the capitals of Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within 48 hours.

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