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Latvia (/ˈlɑːtviə/ or /ˈlætviə/; Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west.

Early on 26 January, the submarine optical fibre cable in the Baltic Sea belonging to SJSC Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) was damaged. LVRTC’s Data Transmission Monitoring System detected disruptions in data transmission services on the Ventspils–Gotland (Fårösund) segment. LVRTC c...

Latvia’s Parliament, the Saeima, on Thursday approved in the final reading legislative amendments aimed at reducing alcohol consumption in the society, which, among other things, restricts the time when alcoholic beverages can be sold.

In the first nine months of the year 9,716 children were born in Latvia, which is 1,419 children or 12.7% fewer than in the same period a year ago, Central Statistical Bureau provisional data show.

The five shopping and entertainment centres managed by Akropolis Group, the shopping and entertainment centres development and management company in the Baltics, had 21.1 million visitors in Lithuania and Latvia during the first half of 2024, the first half-year tenants’ turnover reached historical ...