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UAE Committee For Talent And National Sports Support Includes Drift Driver Khalifa Al Falasi In Its Dedicated Programs Aimed At Providing Comprehensive Support For Young Sport Ta
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
19 August 2025- The UAE Committee for Talent and National Sports Support (UAETSS), a key entity under the UAE Ministry of Sports, has onboarded young Emirati car racer Khalifa Al Falasi into its dedicated programs aimed at supporting and nurturing...
Appeal to help hard-pressed Latvian and Ukrainian families with school supplies
LSM
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August 19, 2025
Until 29 August, shoppers are being asked to help low-income families in Latvia and Ukrainian refugee families by filling children’s school bags with everything they need for the new school year. The charity campaign “Let’s help prepare for school...
Video: Low allied flight over Rīga on Tuesday
LSM
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August 19, 2025
The low flyover over the Freedom Monument on Tuesday, 19 August, in the capital Riga brought together many - mostly aviation enthusiasts. The low flyover was performed by US Air Force bombers and fighter jets from allied countries. The B-1B LANCER...
Top Latvian and Lithuanian movies to be shown free in Tallinn for Baltic Film Days
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The 9th annual Baltic Film Days festival is set to take place on August 26 and 27 in Tallinn. Some of the most important Latvian and Lithuanian movies of recent times as well as a selection of short films will be shown for free with English and...
UAE Committee for Talent and National Sports Support includes drift driver Khalifa Al Falasi in its dedicated programs aimed at providing comprehensive support for young sport talent
Mid East Information
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August 19, 2025
The UAE Committee for Talent and National Sports Support UAETSS, a key entity under the UAE Ministry of Sports, has onboarded young Emirati car racer Khalifa Al Falasi into its dedicated programs aimed at supporting and nurturing sports talent...
Music for Writers
Pitchfork
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August 19, 2025
Steve Gunn’s new album is called Music for Writers, and I’m listening to it right now because I’m a writer who’s writing something. What does Gunn, who emerged as a low-key guitar hero in the early 2010s by bringing a bit of avant-garde flair to...
Florian Fleischer Concerts in Tallinn and Riga
The Baltic Times
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Florian Fleischer und das Gelbe vom Ei is a dynamic international jazz quintet led by Berlin guitarist and composer Florian Fleischer. With musicians hailing from Mexico, Spain, Germany, and Latvia, the band brings a rare blend of cultures,...
"Generation of War" art marathon's 13th stage opens in Kyiv
Interfax Ukraine
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August 19, 2025
The exhibition of the 13th stage of the art marathon "Generations of War" opened in Kyiv on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, the press service of the Association for the Development of International Relations ADRUM has said. The...
Buckwheat wars between Maxima and Lidl in Latvia
LSM
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August 18, 2025
The grocery chains Maxima and Lidl are in dispute. Both say they have the cheapest buckwheat. Advertising campaigns have already attracted the attention of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre, and a row over advertising reels has escalated into...
Houston musicians rally around rockin' couple after brain cancer scare
Culturemap
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August 18, 2025
Husband-and-wife musicians Charles and Lauren Eddy were looking forward to starting a new chapter in their lives as a rock duo. After doing time in Houston rock bands El Lago and Young Mammals, the couple began composing music as goth...
Festival in Riga to provoke debate – is a meat tax needed for the sake of climate and health?
Baltic News Network
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August 18, 2025
On the 23rd and 24th of August, the creative quarter Viskaļi in Riga will host the festival “Art for a Meat Tax”, with which the organizers hope to spark discussion on the introduction of a meat tax in Latvia, reports the initiative’s co-author...
TarabA new podcast series on the Middle East's music scene
The National News
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Tarab is a new weekly music podcast hosted by The National’s Saeed Saeed that takes you inside the Middle East’s music scene. The first season brings you conversations with some of the region’s most captivating voices, from genre-defying...
The Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale Opens in Cēsis, Spotlighting Emerging Latvian Talent
The Baltic Times
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The Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale has opened in style with the inaugural exhibition at the Cēsis Exhibition Hall, setting the stage for a season of artistic encounters that will continue in September in Daugavpils and Liepāja. For ten years, the...
Fashion: Tapestry of heritage and culture through the clothing
New National Star
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August 17, 2025
BY ODIGIE OKPATAKU & UZOR OGECHI MARY In Nigeria today, a significant part of our identity is our rich fashion sense. Dating back to the pre-colonial era, our people have always had a good grasp of fashion from the Aso Oke in the west;...
Rēzekne is Latvia's Youth Capital 2026
LSM
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August 18, 2025
Rēzekne municipality has been announced as the Youth Capital of Latvia 2026, the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) announced at the Youth Opportunities Festival ‘Kopums’ at the weekend. This year, the rules of the competition were changed...
LSM launches public media charity drive for Ukraine
LSM
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August 18, 2025
To celebrate Ukraine Independence Day on 24 August, Latvian Public Service Media (LSM) in cooperation with "Ziedot.lv" from Monday, 18 August, until 3 September is hosting the support campaign "In thoughts and deeds together with Ukraine!"....
Are food prices really falling in Latvia?
LSM
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August 18, 2025
Minister of Economy Viktors Valainis (Greens and Farmers' Union) and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) claim that work with supermarket chains is yielding results and that prices of basic food products in Latvia are decreasing. But is this...
LISTEN: Opening concert of 28th International Sacred Music Festival
LSM
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August 18, 2025
The State Academic Choir "Latvija" under the direction of conductor Māris Sirmās premiered new works by Jānis Rubiks, Jānis Lūsēns and Irīna Mihailovska, along with motets by the Italian late Renaissance master Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and...
Kristaps Porzingis Stats for Latvia: Hawks Star’s Numbers Before EuroBasket 2025 Revealed
Essentially Sports
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August 17, 2025
EuroBasket 2025 is less than a couple of weeks away from its official start, and excitement is bubbling across Europe. For rising stars, it’s a stage to make their name. For NBA players, it’s a chance to affirm their elite status as well as...
Luka Doncic's commitment to Slovenia sparks concern for Lakers' front office
MARCA
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August 19, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers are barely preparing for the upcoming NBA season, yet a new reality is already setting in for fans and executives alike: Luka Doni's unwavering devotion to Slovenia could mean frequent injury scares every summer. The...