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Thursday 27 August
- CultureYayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who won global fame with polka dots, dies at 97· The Guardian World
- WorldAt Least 12 Dead as Wildfires Sweep Northern Algeria· BBC World
- CultureJapanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies at Age 97· The New York Times
- CultureBaiba and Juris Sējāns: 41 years of marriage that began with instant connection· Jauns.lv
- TechnologyMeta agrees to pay nearly $18 billion to settle child-safety claims with US states; Florida refuses· Ars Technica
- LatviaTruck overturns on Ventspils highway near Spuņciems· Jauns.lv
- RegionsLiepāja Social Service restructures to work more efficiently· irLiepāja
- TechnologyHow to Watch the GTA VI Extended Look Trailer: Netflix First, Then YouTube· Engadget
- LatviaAfter the storm — how ready is the state itself for a crisis?· TVNET
- CultureArtist Sabine Moore turns plants' electrical activity into music· Žurnāls Ir
- WorldHoroscope for Thursday, August 27: When logic meets feeling· Apollo.lv
- UkraineUkraine's 3rd Army Corps secretly cut through dangerous Russian salient in the east· Euromaidan Press
- WorldIndia debates whether swearing is worse when women do it· BBC World
- TechnologyAmazon triples Nvidia chip order amid 'surging demand'· TechCrunch AI
- Middle EastQatar's PM to travel to Tehran for talks aimed at easing regional tensions· Al Jazeera
- WorldNepal landslide kills at least 157, more than 400 tourists missing· France 24
- WorldPartial Lunar Eclipse and 'Blood Moon' to Be Visible on August 27· Wired
- UkraineRussian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injures two, damages enterprise· Ukrainska Pravda
- LatviaWednesday to bring variable cloud and temperatures up to +20 degrees· Delfi
- SportsSemeņistaja advances to final round of US Open qualifying· Sportacentrs
- WorldMan arrested in Washington after driving pickup truck carrying a guillotine· Euronews
- RegionsApplications open for Liepāja 2027 youth training and mentoring programme· irLiepāja
- WorldTwo Latvian citizens detained over planned attack on Slovak drone factory· Jauns.lv
- TechnologyNYT report: Why China is far more optimistic about A.I. than the U.S.· The New York Times
- CultureMagazine Ir publishes new batch of jokes on back-to-school and everyday life· Žurnāls Ir
- WorldExperts: Trump's Policies May End Up Strengthening China's Global Position· TVNET
- Baltics1990s scandal around modeling agency "Logos Centre" resurfaces· Apollo.lv
- UkraineKyiv sends Azov commanders to defend "fortress cities" as new drone strikes Russian supply roads· Euromaidan Press
- TechnologyActor Tim Curry dies at 80 — remembering his most iconic roles· Ars Technica
- TechnologyUS states turn to courts to enforce children's online protections· Politico Europe
- SportsSeahawks Sold in Record $9.6bn Deal Led by Vinod Khosla· BBC Sport
- WorldIceland set for razor-thin EU referendum, with fishing rights at the heart of the debate· BBC World
- WorldWildfires kill 12 people in Algeria amid severe heatwave· France 24
- WorldQueensland woman gives birth to twins with two different sets of biological parents· The Guardian World
- UkraineThree injured in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia· Ukrainska Pravda
- CultureActor Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyAI assistant startup Instinct raises $350 million at $2.5 billion valuation· TechCrunch AI
- TechnologyAI startup Instinct raises $350M at $2.5B valuation amid privacy concerns· TechCrunch
- WorldLoyal Labrador unwittingly leads UK police to owner who abandoned him while fleeing officers· Latvijas Avīze
- UkraineBloomberg: Kremlin sources say Putin is preparing to escalate the Ukraine war· Meduza
- SportsVapnem plays third straight full match as club ends winless-draw drought since May· Sportacentrs
- TechnologyMeta Settles Teen Safety Lawsuits With New Instagram Limits, but Doubts Remain· Wired
- Culture"Ir" magazine publishes "Domuzīme" short story "Plāksteris" on the end of a relationship· Žurnāls Ir
- LatviaFarmers' Night Market Shows First Signs of Autumn· TVNET
- HealthSintija Bērziņa shares her experience living with diabetes· Apollo.lv
- TechnologyOpenAI's rogue AI incident was far more extensive than first revealed· The Verge
- UkraineThree Ukrainian units get kit that turns any vehicle they already have into an uncrewed one· Euromaidan Press
- WorldIce avalanche in the Himalayas triggers deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet· The New York Times
- TechnologyMeta's $18B child-safety settlement relies on age-verification tech that still falls short· TechCrunch
- TechnologyAustralia's music industry body bans fully AI-made songs from official charts· Engadget
- WorldCIA Director Warned Russia Against Attacks on NATO Allies During Moscow Visit· Politico Europe
- SportsFearnley leads British contingent nearing US Open main draw· BBC Sport
- TechnologyLondon neurosurgeons carry out world's first successful AI-assisted brain tumour surgery· The Guardian World
- WorldNigeria's north-west grapples with worsening banditry and kidnapping crisis· BBC World
- HealthFDA Approves New Drug Rasonque for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer· France 24
- UkraineKyiv and Several Regions Sound Air Raid Alert for Second Time Overnight Amid Ballistic Missile Threat· Ukrainska Pravda
- WorldSpain's La Tomatina festival draws thousands for annual tomato fight· Al Jazeera
- CultureLatvian Magazine Revisits Poet Egils Plaudis' Passionate Love Verse· Žurnāls Ir
- CultureQuiz Challenges Readers to Identify Ornamental Garden Trees and Shrubs· Apollo.lv
- TechnologyMeta scrapped plan to cut 25% of workforce in shift to "AI native" model· Ars Technica
- Health44-year-old Uldis fights for his life after stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis· TVNET
- LatviaNew quiz claims it can guess your age using only "yes" or "no" answers· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldPoll: Britons unimpressed by Burnham's response to heat, drought and wildfires· Politico Europe
- CultureZemfira turns 50 in Paris exile, but keeps war songs off her 2025 setlists· Meduza
- TechnologyAnthropic signs $45 billion compute deal with Nscale· TechCrunch
- TechnologyNvidia on track to become a hundred-billion-dollar-a-quarter company· The Verge
- WorldSybiha: embassies instructed to help search for missing Ukrainians in Nepal· Ukrainska Pravda
- TechnologyPanic refunds tariff fees to Playdate customers· Engadget
- HealthUS regulator approves breakthrough drug for pancreatic cancer· BBC World
- UkraineIskander missile that hit Kyiv Oblast in July contained 62 US-made parts· Euromaidan Press
- SportsMbappe hat-trick powers Real Madrid to 4-1 win over Real Sociedad· Al Jazeera
- WorldMan imprisoned in New York advances in primary for Alaska's US House seat· The Guardian World
- SportsChampions League draw pots confirmed ahead of Thursday's ceremony· BBC Sport
- WorldHow Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal's Deadly Flood· Wired
- WorldCanadian Hiker Airlifted to Safety After Being Stung by Wasps Over 100 Times· The New York Times
- UkraineOccupied Berdiansk court jails pensioner for 14 years over €29 donation to Ukraine's army· Jauns.lv
- WorldTestimony in South Africa exposes crime figure's ties to senior police officers· France 24
- WorldPolls Show Democrats With Widening Paths to Senate Majority· Wired
- UkraineRussia attacks Romny community in Sumy region with nine drones, woman killed· Ukrainska Pravda
- WorldCyprus begins issuing residence permits to Belarusians with expired passports· Meduza