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Saturday 8 August
- UkraineUkraine strikes six Russian shadow fleet vessels and ten energy facilities· Ukrainska Pravda (EN)
- TechnologyDisney Plus trials AI-driven search for content recommendations· The Verge
- DiasporaState Chancellery launches second search for director, eases requirements· LSM Diaspora
- SportsFootball: Kuressaare beats Harju 3:2 for the third time this season· ERR (rus)
- TechnologyStatic Hour puts players in charge of separating truth from fear during a crisis· Engadget
- UkraineSlaidiņš: Ukraine's new commander-in-chief shifts approach to assault units· Latvijas Avīze
- UkraineZelensky arrives in Serbia for talks with Vučić and Macut· Delfi
- TravelA wave-carved stone arch survives high and dry in the Nevada desert· Atlas Obscura
- TravelSummer travel season brings pickpocket risk in popular tourist cities· Apollo.lv
- LatviaMan who went missing four months ago found dead on Vakarbuļļi beach· Jauns.lv
- WorldUS: mother and grandmother spent weeks planning killing of four children before taking own lives· TVNET
- TechnologyWacom's MovinkPad 11 offers a mid-priced way into digital art· TechCrunch
- TechnologyEurope's free satellite tool now makes wildfire tracking easier· Ars Technica
- WorldFormer St Basil's aged care managers finally testify at inquest into 50 Covid deaths· The Guardian World
- EconomyTrump renews effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook· Al Jazeera
- WorldAround 100 dead as floods hit northeastern India· ERR (rus)
- TechnologySony reportedly reviving its 2020 flagship WH-1000XM4 headphones· Engadget
- LatviaCarpenter Juris Budris opens 2,634-shrub hydrangea garden in his hometown of Nereta· Delfi
- TechnologyJudge orders Meta to pay $567 million over teen mental health crisis in New Mexico· Ars Technica
- WorldSpain imposes border checks on Italian travellers amid Ceuta migration dispute· France 24
- UkraineUkraine sinks six Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels in two-day strike wave· Jauns.lv
- WorldUS: Mother and grandmother had been planning poisoning of four children for weeks· Apollo.lv
- SportsFrench basketball player Tétard's dominance sparks transgender athlete debate in US· TVNET
- EconomyValainis: every Latvian resident has already paid €250 toward airBaltic's development· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsInfantino Denies UEFA Paid Off Alleged Mistress· Sky News
- WorldThai PM pledges tougher gun laws after school shooting leaves eight dead· BBC World
- WorldPolling shows Democrat Talarico ahead of Paxton in pivotal Texas Senate race· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyOpenAI pauses parts of Astra model development over cybersecurity concerns· TechCrunch
- HealthWasted medicines in England could fill 75 swimming pools annually· The Guardian World
- SportsLiverpool nearing loan deal for Barcelona's Araujo· BBC Sport
- BalticsJõhvi's new social housing building to include first bomb shelter, demand down threefold in 20 years· ERR (rus)
- WorldZelenskyy makes first official state visit to Russia-friendly Serbia· Deutsche Welle
- LatviaExperts criticize PM's plan to limit remote work in public administration· Delfi
- SportsFrench basketball player's dominant form sparks WNBA talk and controversy in the US· Apollo.lv
- SportsLatvia's women's basketball team convincingly beats Lithuania in Stockholm friendly· Jauns.lv
- TechnologyHuman cases of flesh-eating screwworm infections in Mexico surpass 500· Ars Technica
- LatviaNew quiz tests knowledge of Latvia's nature· Latvijas Avīze
- TechnologyAfter burning millions on AI in months, Rippling built a tool to measure if it actually pays off· TechCrunch AI
- WorldSpain to impose border checks on Italy visitors amid migration dispute over Ceuta· The Guardian World
- SportsBayern Munich crush Aston Villa ahead of UEFA Super Cup· Sportacentrs
- TechnologyLatvian startup PrintyMed develops artificial spider silk for medical use· TVNET
- SportsHull's record-equalling 62 puts her within a shot of leader Huang· BBC Sport
- WorldHunter Biden says father's pardon was 'not good' for America or his legacy· BBC World
- TechnologyWalmart-backed gaming site Restart lays off entire editorial staff· The Verge
- TechnologyOpenAI halts internal work on Astra model over potential critical cyber risks· The Verge
- CultureDelfi looks back: concerts cancelled at the last moment in Latvia· Delfi
- BalticsMigrant tunnels near Lithuania's border with Belarus point to Minsk's hand· Deutsche Welle
- CultureLSM.lv Russian-language service publishes new episode of talk show "Let's Discuss in the Evening"· LSM (rus)
- SportsPolish swimmer crosses Baltic Sea non-stop from Sweden to Poland· Latvijas Avīze
- Middle EastIsraeli settlement expansion in the West Bank intensifies sharply· NPR World
- SportsLatvia's Liepiņš takes second in "Gravel Weekend" prologue in Tukums· Sportacentrs
- WorldRare Serbian eagle freed after rescue from traffickers in Syria· BBC World
- Middle EastHouthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp· The New York Times
- WorldUS police officer arrested at border, accused of killing three in Mexico· The Guardian World
- Middle EastHouthi attacks kill at least 10 in Yemen's oil-rich Marib province· France 24
- TechnologyResearchers find over 10,000 Polish public entities exposed to cyberattacks· TechCrunch
- SportsSunrisers Leeds move into second place as Birmingham Phoenix are eliminated· BBC Sport
- LatviaNew quiz tests knowledge of Latvian geography· Apollo.lv
- TravelSummer travel warning: pickpockets active in popular tourist cities· TVNET
- Middle EastLebanon reports 'positive progress' in border, prisoner talks with Israel· Al Jazeera
Friday 7 August
- UkraineUS Senate passes broad Russia sanctions bill targeting energy revenues· Euronews
- TechnologyNASA weighs turning a Mars rover test model into a moon rover· Engadget
- SportsCoventry break club transfer record to sign Ghana's Yirenkyi· BBC Sport
- BalticsCalls to Estonia's child helpline up 20% over the year· ERR (rus)
- WorldAt least one dead in California wildfire allegedly started by man's chainsaw· The Guardian World
- CulturePsychologist explains why some Pompeii residents failed to flee Vesuvius in time· Delfi
- WorldIceland heads toward referendum on reopening EU accession talks· Deutsche Welle
- LatviaDombrava's remark on border cameras catches Saeima committee head off guard· LSM (rus)
- Middle EastDamaged water infrastructure putting Gaza families at risk· Al Jazeera
- LatviaEggplants bloom but bear no fruit: gardeners search for reasons flowers keep dropping· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsLatvian cyclist Tjumins competes in junior race in Belgium· Sportacentrs
- TechnologyFramework says customer data was accessed in breach of database provider· Engadget
- SportsScotland edge past Canada to seal World Cup Qualifier spot· BBC Sport
- WorldClimate change reshapes Europe's winemaking landscape· France 24
- UkraineZelensky arrives in Serbia for first time since taking office· Apollo.lv
- WorldFamily of Former U.S. Marine Held in Russia Say His Condition Is Serious· The New York Times
- WorldUS Senate approves new Russia sanctions bill· TVNET
- WorldChinese Philosophy Scholar Divides the Internet After Interviewing Christopher Nolan· Wired
- UkraineUkraine continues strikes on Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries' warehouses· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyRoku launches a new channel made entirely of AI-generated video· The Verge