On 17 November 1918, the Latvian Provisional National Council and the Democratic Bloc agreed to jointly form a provisional parliament, the Latvian People’s Council (Tautas padome), which resolved to found an independent and democratic republic. On the following day, 18 November 1918, on the basis of the previous day’s resolutions, the independent Republic of Latvia was proclaimed at a ceremonious meeting at the National Theatre in Rīga.

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Scientists investigating a large crater in a field in northern Latvia, believed to have been caused by a meteorite, now suspect it was a hoax. Read the rest of this entry »

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In June, Latvia ended International Advertising Festival Golden Hammer 2009, at which the main festival award, Creativity Case, received agency BBDO Moscow. Read the rest of this entry »

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