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Vidzeme has Latvia's highest fertility rate
Among Latvia's regions, Vidzeme is the most fertile – at least if you are a woman – according to fresh Eurostat data published on October 27th.
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How 'sweet sausage' came about in Latvia
In the Latvian Radio 3 series ‘Did you know?’, cultural researchers, historians and other experts explain a wide variety of terms, report on interesting artefacts and share unusual ideas. This time, food researcher Astra Spalvēna tells the story of the recipe of 'sweet sausage'.
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Latvia helps to provide 'Battlefield Taxis' for the Bundeswehr
In Germany, production of the Bundeswehr’s new standard armoured personnel carrier is getting under way, while in Latvia essentially the same vehicle is already being manufactured.
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Grim road death statistics over past weekend in Latvia
Speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and drink-driving are the three most common factors leading to fatalities on the roads. The Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) points out that this year’s grim road accident statistics are particularly marked by tragedies where the main cause is driving at extrem
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News in simple Latvian: 26th October, 2026
Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').
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Young Latvians consider themselves to be healthy, but not THAT healthy
In 2025, 89.7% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the European Union perceived their health as good or very good. This was far higher than the share in the total population aged 16 and over, at 67.9%.
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Power line protection zones not such a livewire issue
The expansion of protection zones around power lines with a nominal voltage of 110 kilovolts (kV), which was agreed by the Saeima this month, is a less hot issue than other cases affecting forests, said Jānis Rozītis, Chairman of the Board of the World Wide Fund for Nature and Head of the Forest Pro
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Driver hit with big fine after providing conclusive evidence against self
The Zemgale Regional Court has imposed a fine of 680 euros and a 12-month driving ban on a driver who was filmed driving at 240 kilometres per hour on public roads.
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When cows fly: Rīga Airport tries out live cattle export
This month, live cattle were exported from Rīga to Central Asian countries on two trial flights. On these flights, 240 young cattle from Estonia were exported via Riga Airport to Tashkent Airport, Latvian Radio reported on October 26.
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CERT: Latvia has dodged hundreds of hacker attacks recently
Over the last few days, there have been hundreds of attempts to hack Latvian websites, but none of these cyber-attack attempts have been successful. Latvian Radio obtained this information from CERT.lv, the cyber incident response centre.
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