Balttour 2024: International Travel Fair Offers Incredible Deals and Exciting Stories

Balttour 2024: International Travel Fair Offers Incredible Deals and Exciting Stories

Travel fair Almost 300 companies from more than 26 countries of the world will be happy at the exhibition with particularly favorable offers for tickets, accommodation, cruises, spring and summer trips. “Balttour 2024” visitors will be able to choose destinations popular with tourists such as Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Spain, as well as new directions – … Read more

Swiss Demand for Veneers Soars as Celebrities Inspire Dreams of Perfect Smiles

Swiss Demand for Veneers Soars as Celebrities Inspire Dreams of Perfect Smiles

An unnaturally white smile like a Hollywood star: This is apparently what many Swiss people dream of. Fake teeth are increasingly booming. More and more providers in Switzerland are advertising so-called veneers. And demand is increasing. (archive image) – keystone the essentials in brief Many celebrities wear veneers today – for example Cristiano Ronaldo or … Read more

Angola’s Katoka Diamond Mine Struggles with Russian Ownership and International Sanctions

Angola’s Katoka Diamond Mine Struggles with Russian Ownership and International Sanctions

Mining is carried out by the company “Sociedade Mineira de Catoca”, where 41% belongs to the Angolan state company “Endiama”, the same amount to “Alros”, another 18% to the international holding “LL International Holding BV”. The Angolan government has been trying to get rid of Russian capital in the mentioned joint venture for a few … Read more

Alain Delon Family Tragedy: The Feud of the Predator’s Offspring

Alain Delon Family Tragedy: The Feud of the Predator’s Offspring

He was once called the most handsome man in cinema. But that time has long passed: now the 88-year-old actor is old, sick and living the life of a recluse. The last tragedy with Delon in the main role was the breakup of his family, writes the BBC. However, it is played out not on … Read more

Sweden’s NATO Membership Approval Delayed by Hungary: Latest Updates

Sweden’s NATO Membership Approval Delayed by Hungary: Latest Updates

Sweden submitted an application for membership in the alliance together with Finland in 2022, after Russia began its repeated invasion of Ukraine. In April 2023, Finland became a member of the alliance, but Sweden’s accession was delayed by Turkey and Hungary. This week, Turkey finishes ratifying the protocol on Sweden’s admission to NATO. “Sweden’s entry … Read more

Latvian Weightlifting Federation President’s Dating Life Update: Who is Viktors Ščerbatihs dating now?

Latvian Weightlifting Federation President’s Dating Life Update: Who is Viktors Ščerbatihs dating now?

In 2016, Shcherbatykh divorced his daughter’s mother, Maria Afanasyeva, with whom he once planned a luxurious wedding, but the couple did not make it. What’s more, the divorce did not go smoothly, because the court proceedings lasted for a year and a half, in which Maria sued Viktor for the maintenance of her daughter Tatiana. … Read more

Valdis Melder’s Struggle: Why All Names in Riga are Falling Apart

Valdis Melder’s Struggle: Why All Names in Riga are Falling Apart

For Valdis Melder, all names are falling apart “I still confuse Panorama Plaza with Riga Plaza; Rīga Plaza with Galerija Rīga; Galerija Rīga with Galerija Centrs. Please say you do too!” As can be seen from the popularity of the recording, the host of programs and events Valdis Melderis is not the only one who … Read more

Harbor Energy to Acquire Wintershall Dea: Agreement Details and Implications

Harbor Energy to Acquire Wintershall Dea: Agreement Details and Implications

“Wintershall Dea” is one of the largest independent oil and natural gas companies in Europe, 72.7% of whose shares belong to the German group of companies BASF, and a part also to the investment company “LetterOne”, partially owned by Latvian citizen Pēteris Aven. Britain’s biggest North Sea oil and gas producer Harbor Energy is seeking … Read more

The average age of Ukrainian soldiers on the front line reaches 45+ years in 2023

The average age of Ukrainian soldiers on the front line reaches 45+ years in 2023

“The average age of a soldier in my battalion is 45 years,” Dmytro Berlym, battalion commander of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told The Sunday Times. Fighters of the brigade are fighting today near Kupyansk, one of the objectives of the winter offensive campaign of the Russian Armed Forces. … Read more

Filming of Anšlav Egliš’s Novel ‘Pansija pili’ Brings 20s Latvia to Life at Padure Manor

Filming of Anšlav Egliš’s Novel ‘Pansija pili’ Brings 20s Latvia to Life at Padure Manor

The boarding house becomes a crossroads of relations between the residents of the area, ghosts of the past, city guests and the Latvian intelligentsia, and the scene of one summer in Latvia in the 20s of the 20th century. The events of Anšlav Egliš’s novel “Pansija palī” take place in Inciema near Sigulda. In the … Read more