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26.10.2009, 23:18
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A mysterious UFO that allegedly fell over Latvia on Sunday has turned out to be a fake. A local mobile operator has confessed to being involved in staging a hoax with the meteorite.
09.10.2010, 06:26
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A legend on the trot, Mr. Pigman is the long-awaited answer to the Latvian State Forest's problem of illegal waste disposal.
07.10.2010, 10:38
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Riga’s city council has decided not to fight beavers inhabiting the city’s channel. Instead they will fence off endangered trees and supply the animals with lumber delivered from elsewhere.
20.08.2010, 13:15
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Latvian media speculate that the growing number of cyclists fined for riding drunk comes from a scam where policemen allow busted car drivers be documented as cyclists for a bribe.
13.07.2009, 14:49
A number of Soviet-era vehicles have recently turned into objects of art. A selection of cars, bikes and motorcycles from times long gone have been put on display in the Estonian capital Tallinn.
08.09.2009, 10:04
The Baltic Sea region, once a battleground for great naval powers, has now turned into an archeologist's heaven. Swedish divers are fishing up gold, cannons and other precious artifacts from 500 years ago.
12.10.2010, 14:30
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Estonia has refused to take in prisoners from Guantanamo detention center, citing legal reasons.
16.11.2009, 15:03
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A promotional campaign aimed at attracting tourists to the Latvian capital has kicked off with a major gaffe, when media were presented example posters proudly stating: “Riga city – easy to go, hard to live.”
22.10.2010, 17:46
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A group of underage Estonians have posted a homemade video on the YouTube channel in which they “killed” a Russian of their own age. Estonian law enforcers had to intervene, getting YouTube to remove the video.
01.08.2009, 10:42
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At a time of crisis people will sometimes do anything to make ends meet. In Latvia they're ready to sell their immortal souls for a cash loan. The man behind the business has been dubbed a modern Mephistopheles.
Published: 07 July, 2009, 14:18
Five minutes could now be the maximum amount of time one is expected to spend at a public lavatory in the small Baltic town of Klaipeda in the former Soviet Republic of Lithuania.
The phrase "going to the library" will no longer be appropriate. You won't have time to get comfy before a good read. Is Lithuania trying to destroy literacy?
You have got to be kidding...When do the toilet police arrest these outlaws? Is there a general sweep when all the stalls are full? Or...do the toilet police scramble ...with sirens & such each lock-down? Instead of Lithuanian 'Swat' teams, the world now has Lithuanian 'Squat' teams for taking care of business..French visitors beware! Lithuania is no place to relax 'Paris' style.