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Tuesday 18 August
- LatviaCSDD chairman does not plan to resign after cyberattack exposed personal data· Apollo.lv
- TechnologyComcast launches Xfinity Shield, a home security platform using Wi-Fi to detect motion· Engadget
- SportsJeanie Buss seeks to block family's sale of remaining Lakers stake· BBC Sport
- TechnologyUltra-rich buyers are snapping up fossils — and scientists warn of a research cost· The Guardian Science
- WorldForecast rain will not end the UK's widespread drought conditions· The Guardian World
- LatviaHelicopter that crashed into sea near Jūrmala was registered in Lithuania· Latvijas Avīze
- TechnologyOpenAI launches safer ChatGPT version for teens· TechCrunch
- LatviaAround 300,000 attended Riga's 825th anniversary celebrations· TVNET
- TechnologyOpenAI Launches Teen-Focused ChatGPT Version With Added Safety Features· TechCrunch AI
- WorldRussian opposition politician Nadezhdin fined over Meduza interview· Meduza
- LatviaRiga to repair damaged pathways in Esplanāde park for €483,000· LSM
- LatviaGovernment to announce open competition for head of Latvia's anti-corruption bureau· LSM (rus)
- TechnologyBolt launches new shared two-wheeler transport service· Apollo.lv
- Latvia"Trying to cover their tracks": Kulbergs sharply criticizes CSDD over major data breach· TVNET
- WorldRain aids Belgian firefighters battling century's largest wildfire· Deutsche Welle
- WorldBashar al-Assad's Cousin Wassim Sentenced to Death in Syria· Al Jazeera
- CultureActor Phyllida Law dies aged 94· The Guardian World
- LatviaLatvian schools face shortage of hundreds of teachers· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldUK Labour membership drops sharply as Greater Manchester gets new mayor· Politico Europe
- WorldSophie Adenot Becomes First French Woman to Spacewalk Outside ISS· France 24
- BalticsConiferous forest area shrinking in Estonia· ERR (rus)
- BalticsStudy: One in five platform taxi drivers and couriers in Estonia stuck in career dead end· ERR News
- CultureSinger Ieva Sutugova reveals why she and her husband briefly split in their youth· Jauns.lv
- SportsBirmingham Euros marathon: Finn Vainio and German Petros take gold· LSM (rus)
- CultureFrom Krāslava to Rīga: New Theatre Festival 'Homo Novus' Unveils Program· LSM Kultūra
- TechnologyOpenAI Launches Teen-Focused ChatGPT Version Amid Suicide-Link Concerns· LSM
- LatviaCSDD Cyberattack Far Worse Than First Reported: Data of 1.2 Million People Compromised· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldUS and Iran Miss Peace Talks Deadline as Primaries Held in Three States· NPR World
- WorldMeduza readers describe coping with wartime loneliness in Russia· Meduza
- WorldRussia summons Japanese ambassador over PM's remarks following Putin's Kuril Islands visit· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyGermany's Computomics raises €6.3 million to help crop breeders cope with heat and drought· EU-Startups
- SportsLatvia's top runners set for close battle at next "Izskrien Rīgu" park run stage· TVNET
- UkraineUkrainian drone unit shares videos of Russian soldiers' final moments as propaganda tool· Guardian Ukraina
- BalticsOne person killed in road accident in Ida-Viru County, Estonia· ERR (rus)
- SportsVEF Rīga to bypass agent, deal directly with Kalnītis client· Jauns.lv
- EconomyUK fuel retailers too slow to pass on wholesale price falls, watchdog finds· The Guardian World
- BalticsEstonian prison chief: Ending Sweden's prisoner rental deal 'just requires political will'· ERR News
- LatviaCyberattack on Latvia's road safety agency CSDD exposes data of 1.2 million people· LSM (rus)
- EconomyWandoo Finance Grows Revenue 41% in First Half, Currency Swings Weigh on Profit· Dienas Bizness
- TechnologyEinride to add 500 Tesla Semis to its electric trucking fleet· TechCrunch
- HealthLatvian health agency urges parents not to delay children's HPV vaccination· BNN
- TechnologyProton's Andy Yen: Privacy and AI Will Have to Coexist· Wired
- BalticsVõrklaev decides to back Madise's presidential bid after meeting her· ERR (rus)
- CultureOnline quiz tests knowledge of Latvian words "ka" and "kad"· TVNET
- LatviaTyre marks left on Riga's Krastmala after Red Bull Showrun spark public debate· Latvijas Avīze
- Middle EastWest Bank village of Qusra remains under siege by extremist Israeli settlers· France 24
- BalticsEstonian presidential hopeful Madise gains 63rd signature· ERR News
- SportsFernandez uncertainty at Chelsea echoes last summer's Isak transfer saga· BBC Sport
- WorldFlorida and Alaska hold primaries reshaped by new district maps· The Guardian World
- LatviaIKEA Latvia recalls several products over safety concerns· Jauns.lv
- Middle EastKushner meets Israeli PM in bid to revive stalled Gaza deal· NPR World
- SportsLatvia's National League loses all Latgale clubs, "Sigulda" also exits· Sportacentrs
- SportsLatvia basketball squad hit by two more injuries ahead of warm-up matches· LSM
- EconomyNew EU packaging rules confuse small businesses, some halt foreign orders· ERR News
- WorldEstonian expert: large wild animals do not seek to attack humans· BNN
- Middle EastSyrian court sentences Assad's cousin to death for war crimes· France 24
- WorldDeadly school shooting in Philippines' Zamboanga leaves student dead, shooter takes own life· Al Jazeera
- WorldAustralia's parliament strikes deal on contested NDIS overhaul bill· The Guardian World
- BalticsTallinn's ambulance service to become a joint-stock company from December· ERR (rus)
- LatviaRiga to restrict traffic on 11 Novembra Embankment for six weeks over bike lane works· TVNET
- LatviaFreiberga: Youths ignoring Latvia's defence service summons face growing fines· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsVEF Rīga ready to bypass agent Kalnītis by signing his players directly· Sportacentrs
- AutoPowersports vehicles aren't just for summer anymore· Jauns.lv
- EconomyCompetition Council approves opening of top! store in former Sky premises in Riga· Dienas Bizness
- UkraineRomania: Russian drone strikes on Ukraine's Danube ports reach new high· Euromaidan Press
- EconomyRussia's economy grew faster than expected in Q2 — but the rebound looks temporary· Meduza
- Middle EastIsrael's Financial Restrictions Threaten to Cripple West Bank Economy· The New York Times
- CultureLatvia submits Viesturs Kairišs' "Ulja" for Oscar consideration· LSM (rus)
- Middle EastUS and Iran Set to Let Peace Memorandum Lapse as Middle East Standoff Continues· LSM
- DiasporaUS and Iran unlikely to extend peace memorandum as Middle East conflict remains stalled· LSM Diaspora
- LatviaRosļikovs held in custody as he pledges to return to Latvia on October 4· BNN
- LatviaPolice seek charges against lawyer Inese Šulte over alleged suspect intimidation· Apollo.lv
- Middle EastUS-Iran war draws Washington's resources away from Asia· NPR World
- CultureCultural scholar warns declining reading habits threaten society's ability to cope· ERR News
- Culture"Ķepu patruļa," "Astrāls" and more: August's new film releases· TVNET
- LatviaCourt upholds detention of former Riga councillor Rosļikovs· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldWladimir Klitschko says family in 'profound shock and grief' after Hayden Panettiere's death· BBC World
- WorldFinland's government policies widen gap between poor and wealthy· ERR (rus)
- UkraineISW: Russia building new drone launch sites that could also target NATO· Delfi
- SportsLatvia's U18 women's hockey team begins preparations for 2027 World Championship· Sportacentrs