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The news website 'Ir' from Latvia features stories on culture, politics, infrastructure, and business. Top stories include a profile of jazz singer Gerda Timrota's collaboration with Raimonds Pauls, a discussion on the Kulberga solution, and an inquiry into whether a temporary bridge will be built…
Young Latvian jazz singer Gerda Timrota, while creating a joint concert program with composer Raimonds Pauls, has achieved a small miracle by not only singing well-known songs but also unlocking the Maestro's singing voice.
A discussion on a political solution proposed by Kulberga.
An article discussing the concept or current state of a cohabitation government.
Will a new temporary bridge be built in Riga during the Vansu Bridge renovation? Experts are skeptical, seeing no data-based justification.
An article exploring the journey of Ilga Lasmane, who became a volunteer actress through chance encounters and involvement with 39 films.
Media literacy indicators are improving in Latvia, but almost a third of residents primarily encounter news by chance on social media.
Laila Atiķe's practice began as a family doctor's office in Liepāja and grew over 25 years into one of the largest private healthcare providers in Kurzeme, with branches in Riga and Ādaži.
A doctoral thesis has been completed in Latvia about infants born during World War II to Latvian mothers and fathers who were foreign soldiers. Researcher Oskars Gruziņš has proposed a new 'oppressive memory' theory to explain the long silence on this topic.
Director Oskars Morozs and special effects artist Māris Lagzdiņš have created a fairy tale world using artificial intelligence for the first time in Latvia in the film 'Kristofers un divu pasaulu atslēga', involving hundreds of attempts to create a single frame and disputes over giants' trousers…
Independent curator Maija Rudovska directs Studio Kuldīga, is writing a doctoral thesis on the history of curating, and is concerned about the autonomy of art.
Young scientist Kristaps Paļskis is researching cancer treatment at the European Nuclear Research.
