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The news from Latvia's "Ir" magazine covers a citizenship scandal involving Divja Višvanata that has rocked the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the resignation of the head of Latvia's Financial Intelligence Service, a professor's concerns about Europe's lag in AI development, and an investigation…

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How Did the Funeral Home Cartel Operate? ↗

Funeral companies colluded on prices in state procurements to ensure a predetermined winner, as revealed by the Competition Council. The article investigates how this occurred and who organized it.

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