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Iran appoints new security chief who knows all positions except peace
Former Revolutionary Guard commander Zolgadr will take office after the previous chairman lost his life in an Israeli strike.
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CEC reveals: counting votes by hand is just as safe as by computer, only slower
The Central Election Commission officially asks parliament to allow counting votes with fingers, as computers have proven as unreliable as Liepāja weather in April.
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Rinkēvičs Surprises Everyone: Criminal to One, President to Another – Difference is Just One Petition Paper
The President has pardoned another convict, proving that hope dies last – and sometimes even responds from Riga Castle.
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Parliament Decides to Count Votes by Hand, as Computers Too Complicated
Coalition unanimously agrees that manual counting is more reliable than modern technologies. Local MPs promise to use only fingers and stones.
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German President Reveals: Diplomacy Isn't Like Gloves — Can't Take Them Off When Things Get Uncomfortable
Steinmeier warns that international law isn't seasonal clothing to be removed when it becomes inconvenient.
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Russian drones prove that even they don't know where Lviv is
Russian unmanned aircraft once again demonstrate their navigation skills - they hit where they shouldn't, but at least they hit something.
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Slovaks discover the single market isn't as single as they thought - Brussels furious
Slovakia's government has decided that foreigners will pay for fuel like foreigners. The European Commission is shocked - turns out countries can think about their own citizens.
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Trump as Unpopular in the US as Summer Tourists in Downtown Liepāja
The American president's rating has dropped below zero, but in Liepāja we know that popularity is like the weather — changeable.
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Saeima Administration Leaders Get Probation for Not Building Security Rooms — Would Have Been Better to Send Them to the Olympic Center
Former Saeima administration leaders received probation supervision for losses of 251 thousand euros. In Liepāja, they would have built another Olympic center for that money.
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Germans Fear Iranian Influx — Liepāja Says Our Influx Only Happens in Summer
German poll reveals that 73% of residents doubt the ability to cope with Iranian refugee influx. The Greens, of course, see no problems.
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Sweden Will Require Immigrants to Be Decent — Liepāja Says: We Already Have Black Friday
Sweden's government is implementing new moral standards for immigrants, while Liepāja has been testing people's endurance for years.
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CVK Wants to Delegate Responsibility to Saeima — Less Speculation, More Peace
CVK chairman Zviedris has decided that the manual vote counting issue would be better resolved by the Saeima, as this would reduce speculation about the commission's motivation.
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