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Stunning Irish model who was given three-month cancer 'death sentence' is alive and thriving 16 years on

"My tumour was located in my brain stem, which is an inoperable location, and it was already very big when diagnosed (the size of a chicken egg)."

Irish Mirror

Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland head to Ukraine

German president was scheduled to be part of the visit but said on Tuesday he was not welcome by Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are on their way to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an adviser to the Polish leader said on Wednesday.

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The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia say they are headed for Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Independent UK

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

More than a dozen destinations have ended all Covid-related travel rules

The Independent UK

Central Asia, Russia new hubs for Tamil Nadu medical students

CHENNAI: The war and Covid-19 has kept Ukraine and China off-limits for foreign students, while making Russia and other central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as the likely destinations for medical aspirants from Tamil Nadu for 2022-23. Poland and Baltic countries like Lithuania and Latvia could also generate interest,…

The Times of India

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

More than a dozen destinations have ended all Covid-related travel rules

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We try outlandish cakes from Nottinghamshire corner shop - and now understand the hype

The cakes travel over 1,500 miles from Latvia

Nottingham Post

Latvia closes two Russian consulates, expels staff

Latvia ordered the closure of two Russian consulates in the country and told staff to leave the country, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Baltic states end Russian gas imports – but can the rest of Europe follow suit?

Global outrage over the gruesome killing of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha has heightened the pressure on Europe to halt its imports of Russian gas. Having led the way, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours are urging their EU partners to join them in ending all purchases of Moscow’s “toxic” gas.

France 24

Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports, urges EU to do same

Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union's 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow

The Independent UK

Baltic States Stop Russian Gas Imports

The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas. "If there were still any doubts about whether there may be any trust in deliveries from Russia, current events clearly show us that there is no more trust," said Uldis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Philly-led rock album that's raising money for Ukraine

PHILADELPHIA — Janis Chakars is a Philadelphia punk-rock guitar player and college professor who was visiting Latvia in 2019 when he took a trip to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Latvia outlaws using letter 'Z' as a symbol supporting Russia's Ukraine war

Latvia's parliament on Thursday voted to ban public displays of the letter "Z," saying it was a symbol that was used to glorify the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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NATO asks Denmark to deploy 800 soldiers to Latvia - Danish Defense Ministry

NATO has requested Denmark to send a battalion of 800 soldiers to Latvia to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank, the Danish defence ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia expels 10 diplomats from Baltic nations

Russia expelled 10 diplomats from the Baltic nations in a tit-for-tat response on Tuesday, including three diplomats from Estonia and Latvia, and four from Lithuania, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin warned he could have troops in six capital cities in two days

Putin is alleged to have said he could have soldiers on the ground in the capitals of Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within 48 hours.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's chilling warning he could have troops in six capital cities in two days

The Russian president is alleged to have told former Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko that he could have soldiers on the ground in the capitals of Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within 48 hours

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Edinburgh Live

Vodafone, EE, Three, Virgin and more roaming data fees as holidaymakers issued warning

Holidaymakers may be focusing on covid and the rules and restrictions for their selected destination - however what they may not think about is roaming charges and it's all changed after Brexit.

Dublin Live

Dublin model back walking in high heels after doctors gave 'death sentence' brain cancer diagnosis

The inspirational woman was given three months to live

Reuters

Russia may not stop with Ukraine – NATO looks to its weakest link

Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.

Nottingham Post

The Notts corner shop selling cakes sent 1,594 miles from Latvia - and customers can't get enough

"Best Latvian grocery store in Mansfield"

Reuters

Baltic nations expel ten Russian diplomats

Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have expelled a total of ten Russian diplomats, the foreign ministries of the three Baltic countries said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Russian TV shares chilling war plan to conquer Baltic states after Ukraine invasion

A former senior officer spoke about chilling scenario in which Putin's regime captured Nato countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as thousands of Nato troops take part in military exercises near the Russian border

Daily Record

Glasgow delivery driver risked life to rescue friend's wife and baby from Ukraine

Pavel Ryazancev flew to Latvia before driving almost 2,500 miles in 31 hours to collect the stricken pair from their war-torn country on March 3.

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