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Latvian filmmaker Janis Streics dies at age 89
  • 2026-03-06
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - Latvian film director and screenwriter Janis Streics has died aged 89, LETA was told at the National Film Centre of Latvia. According to information from enciklopedija.lv, Streics was born on September 26, 1936, in the eastern Latvian region of Latgal...

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Education and Science Ministry urges universities to strengthen their responsibility in admitting foreign students
Education and Science Ministry urges universities to strengthen their responsibility in admitting foreign students
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Latvia has gone from being a risky financial environment to becoming an internationally recognized standard in fight against money laundering - Justice Ministry
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Baltic Energy Ministers Convene in Riga to Strengthen Regional Security and Sustainability
Baltic states should not panic about a possible Russian invasion - Latvian ambassador to Ukraine
Baltic states should not panic about a possible Russian invasion - Latvian ambassador to Ukraine
Survey: public links Rail Baltica to defence readiness and economic progress
Survey: public links Rail Baltica to defence readiness and economic progress
Seeking investors for airBaltic is a more appropriate course of action at the moment than going public - Aseradens
Seeking investors for airBaltic is a more appropriate course of action at the moment than going public - Aseradens
Energy leaders from Europe and the United States will convene in Riga to address Baltic regional energy security
Energy leaders from Europe and the United States will convene in Riga to address Baltic regional energy security
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