For centuries Latvia was primarily an agricultural country, with seafaring, fishing and forestry as other important economic factors. Like its Baltic neighbours, Latvia has made a rapid transition ...

Latvia ranked joint fifth in Europe for obesity, with 58 per cent of adults classed as overweight in 2019. It rose from 57 per cent in 2014, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...

Vilinus: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have officially submitted their withdrawal notices from the Ottawa Convention to the ...

Latvia: Politics Of Language Keeps Country Divided September 09, 2000 02:00 CET By Jeremy Bransten; Share . Print. Nearly a decade after regaining its independence ...

LMT has now launched its 5G military testbed, a site dedicated to the experimentation and demonstration of 5G military ...

Audio transcript. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We wanted to get a view from Europe, so let's go to Latvia now. It's a small country between the Baltic Sea and Russia, formerly part of the Soviet Union.

Latvia is gearing up for the possibility they could be next after Ukraine. Officials say their military are drastically understaffed, so the country plans to bring back compulsory military service.

Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis made history at the 97th Academy Awards, with his wordless animated feature 'Flow' winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. This marks Latvia’s first-ever ...

Latvia reintroduced compulsory military service for adult males on January 1 last year, having abolished it in 2006. The Baltic country shares a 180-mile border with Russia to its east and is ...

After years of increasing pressure, the Latvian government has begun issuing orders for the longtime Russian residents who have failed to learn Latvian to leave the country. A handful have been ...

European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday.