Will there be a temporary bridge during the Vansu Bridge repair? ↗
Front page leadExperts are skeptical about the construction of a new temporary bridge in Riga during the repair of the Vansu Bridge, citing a lack of data-based justification.
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The front page of IR, a Latvian news website, features a mix of domestic and international news, with a focus on infrastructure, culture, history, and the war in Ukraine. A prominent story discusses the potential for a temporary bridge during the repair of the Vansu Bridge in Riga. Cultural…
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PiS clings on ↗
A brief mention of the political party PiS, with the author's name Pauls Raudseps.
Co-habitation government ↗
A mention of a co-habitation government, attributed to Aivars Ozolins.
How Gerda Timrota unlocked Raimonds Pauls' voice ↗
Young Latvian jazz singer Gerda Timrota, collaborating with composer Raimonds Pauls, has achieved a breakthrough, not only singing well-known songs but also unlocking Maestro's singing voice.
Why Latvia remained silent about WWII children for so long? ↗
A doctoral thesis in Latvia has been completed on children born to Latvian women and foreign soldiers during World War II. Researcher Oskars Gruziņš presents a new 'oppressive memory' theory to explain the long silence on the topic.
AI opens new possibilities, but cannot generate a soul. Kristofers and the key… ↗
Director Oskars Morozs and special effects artist Māris Lagzdiņš used artificial intelligence for the first time in Latvia to create a fairy-tale world in the film 'Kristofers un divu pasaulu atslēga', involving hundreds of attempts to create a single frame.
'We come from hell' or the stories of those saved from Olesk ↗
Evacuees from the occupied Ukrainian town of Olesk share their experiences.
Maija Rudovska and Kuldīga sculptor Līvija Rezevskas' invisible world ↗
Independent curator Maija Rudovska, who leads Studija Kuldīgā and is writing a dissertation on curatorial history, expresses concern about the autonomy of art.
The genius of young scientist Kristaps Paļskis in cancer treatment ↗
Young scientist Kristaps Paļskis has researched innovative methods for cancer treatment at CERN, which is considered world-class science.
Behind the image of Džemma Sudraba – Linda Curika on women's roles and… ↗
Political scientist and communication specialist Linda Curika will perform as Džemma Sudraba in the play 'Sievietes' this autumn, discussing women's roles and self-liberation.
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