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Thursday 13 August
- SportsF1 bosses aim to grow fan base to over a billion· Sportacentrs
- WorldUS labels Brazilian crime groups as terrorists — critics see election interference· Al Jazeera
- EconomyUK economic growth slows as Iran war drives up energy prices· The Guardian World
- LatviaThree injured in fires across Latvia on Wednesday, including a firefighter· TVNET
- LatviaKiteboarder rescued at sea as three, including a firefighter, injured in fires· Latvijas Avīze
- EconomyLife in Latvia no longer cheap: food and clothing now pricier than EU average· BNN
- SportsYoung gymnast Evans: LA 2028 focus is improvement, not medals· BBC Sport
- WorldJapan protests Putin's visit to disputed Kuril Islands· Apollo.lv
- WorldClacton By-Election: Farage Faces Off Against Binface· The New York Times
- WorldUS refuses to release 18 documents on Prince Harry's immigration case· Jauns.lv
- SportsJefimova misses 100m breaststroke podium by fraction of a second at Euro Champs· ERR News
- EconomySAF Tehnika more than doubles quarterly revenue in latest financial quarter· Dienas Bizness
- UkraineRussian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks more interceptors· Al Jazeera
- WorldJapan protests after Putin visits disputed Kuril island· BBC World
- LatviaKulbergs: cutting red tape will require changes to hundreds of laws· Latvijas Avīze
- Middle EastTrump: US in full control of Strait of Hormuz, plans to keep it· Jauns.lv
- RegionsFireworks to light up Ogre's town festival Saturday, with traffic restrictions expected· OgreNet
- BalticsEstonia to release coin featuring Kõpu Lighthouse in 2027· ERR (rus)
- WorldPartial solar eclipse seen over Estonia· ERR News
- LatviaCourt to decide on detention of man accused of assaulting wife in Jēkabpils· Apollo.lv
- WorldUK closes 13 more asylum hotels, but relocation brings new struggles· The Guardian World
- SportsLatvia's U16 basketball team beats Greece to reach European semifinal· Sportacentrs
- RegionsLatvian actor and film director Gunārs Cilinskis would have turned 95 this year· Staburags
- SportsThree Latvian beach volleyball duos to play second matches at European Championship· TVNET
- SportsBBC Sport launches daily 'Who am I?' guessing game for The Hundred· BBC Sport
- LatviaPetition launched to abolish Saeima members' transport and rent compensation· Delfi
- UkraineUkraine strikes Novorossiysk grain terminals and Russian naval base· BNN
- HealthBreast cancer remains widespread in Latvia — mobile mammography reaches rural women· LSM (rus)
- WorldPutin visits Kuril Islands for first time since coming to power; Japan condemns trip· LSM
- CultureBill Nighy on dashed writing dreams and his new role as a reclusive novelist· The Guardian Culture
- RegionsCare centres across Latvia to hold joint open days for volunteers on September 12· Zemgales Ziņas
- UkraineZelensky: 5% of US Patriot interceptors would let Ukraine survive winter· Delfi
- RegionsOpinion: distrust between society and power echoes historical mistakes· Kurzemnieks
- LatviaLatvia to see drier, sunnier weather as anticyclone approaches· BNN
- WorldColombia quake death toll rises to 265 as search efforts enter final phase· Al Jazeera
- SportsWelsh Fire miss out on Hundred play-offs again despite improved season· BBC Sport
- Middle EastUS strikes on Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year, Pentagon review finds· Euronews
- LatviaLatvian State Forests expert shares tip for locating the best chanterelle spots· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldEtna eruption forces closure of Sicily's Catania airport· ERR (rus)
- DiasporaDisinformation campaign using fake media-style stories uncovered ahead of German elections· LSM Diaspora
- LatviaCaptain Gvido Laudups appointed new head of Naval Forces· LSM (rus)
- EconomyWall Street stocks mostly rise as European markets slip· Dienas Bizness
- TechnologyTrump sued over plan to sell paid Truth Social API access for up to $100K a month· Ars Technica
- SportsFernandes steals the show at Croke Park as Man Utd face fresh questions over his future· BBC Sport
- LatviaFact-check: Does Latvia really not restrict its airspace?· Apollo.lv
- SportsSpanish Olympic skateboarder syncs stunt with solar eclipse· Al Jazeera
- WorldSurrogate who fled to Texas gives birth to boy with severe heart defect amid legal dispute· The Guardian World
- TechnologyTwitch lets users block Amazon from using their content for AI training· BBC World
- EconomyWhich professions will survive the age of artificial intelligence· Žurnāls Ir
- WorldVenezuela talks conclude with agreement on judicial reform and frozen funds· France 24
- RegionsLLKC: weather conditions mostly favorable for this year's grain harvest· Bauskas Dzīve
- LatviaPrice mismatch at Latvian stores: what are your rights when the checkout price is higher than the shelf tag?· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldPolitico's 'Machthaber' podcast turns spotlight on Argentina's Javier Milei· Politico Europe
- EconomyDelfinGroup bonds worth five million euros to join stock exchange's alternative market· Dienas Bizness
- SportsKTM test rider Espargaro: 2027 MotoGP bikes will be a completely different category· Sportacentrs
- UkraineUkraine to limit detailed reports on Russian missile strikes· Delfi
- LatviaPetition launched to end travel and rent compensation for Latvian MPs· TVNET
- EconomyExperts remind Latvians: pay closer attention to the second pension pillar· Jauns.lv
- DiasporaVāne Church: How a 1983 Youth Rescue Became a Herald of Latvia's Awakening· LSM Diaspora
- Culture"Awakening Before the Awakening": How Young Artists Saved the Vāne Church in 1983· LSM Kultūra
- LatviaThursday, August 13: warm weather with no heavy rainfall· LSM (rus)
- WorldRussia's Supreme Court bars anti-war Yabloko party from elections· Deutsche Welle
- SportsJavelin thrower Gailums ahead of European Championship: I want the scoreboard to show what I'm truly capable of· LSM
- DiasporaJavelin thrower Gailums ahead of European Championships: I want the numbers to show my true abilities· LSM Diaspora
- BalticsThursday to bring scattered showers, air temperature +17..+21°C· ERR (rus)
- CultureSocial anthropologist: our idea of society is often just a simplified snapshot· Delfi
- RegionsLiepāja City Council committees to review education, property and culture issues on August 13· irLiepāja
- CultureMagazine "Ir" publishes new collection of jokes and witty remarks· Žurnāls Ir
- WorldSidelining of "Yabloko" reveals Kremlin's fear of even mild opposition· TVNET
- SportsGalatasaray table 45m-euro bid for Martinelli, Zubimendi could leave Arsenal· BBC Sport
- WorldIn a Nigerian village, locals protect vultures as hunting drives the birds toward extinction elsewhere in Africa· BBC World
- RegionsPM Kulbergs explains coalition U-turn on ZZS, delayed reforms ahead of elections· Bauskas Dzīve
- World'That wasn't my son': Mother of Berlin Pride attacker speaks out· Politico Europe
- WorldTwo Victoria police officers charged over alleged Taser and knee strikes to Indigenous man's head during arrest· The Guardian World
- WorldPartial solar eclipse frames Eiffel Tower's silhouette over Paris· Al Jazeera
- WorldRussia's influence operations in Africa led by figure linked to Tatjana Ždanoka· Jauns.lv
- LatviaLatvia's tax authority explains response when bank turnover doesn't match declared income· LV portāls
- LatviaRiga to mark its 825th anniversary with free public events· Delfi
- RegionsTotal solar eclipse crosses Siberia, Greenland, Iceland and Spain· Bauskas Dzīve
- UkraineRussia starves most Ukrainian POWs, then "fattens" a few for exchange so they look normal, Ukrainian official says· Euromaidan Press