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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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Curiosities
Russian spies struggle to compete with people sitting at Tosele bus stop — both arrested for unprofessionalism
Two people arrested in Germany and Spain for attempting to spy for Russia, proving to be as clumsy as tourists trying to find Tosele bus stop without a map.
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Business
Liepāja stores prove math isn't their strongest suit — CSP receives data with creative errors
Retailers submit such incomplete data to CSP that even visitors to Liepāja Olympic Center could count prices better while swimming in the pool.
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Curiosities
JVLMA Professor Proves That Academic Career Can Be as Slippery as Liepāja Port in Winter
Former lecturer denies guilt of sexual violence in court, but prosecutors believe his teaching methods were as inappropriate as fish advertised as 'freshly caught' but has actually been sitting in the fridge for a week.
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Politics
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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Curiosities
Skrīveri Distillation Masters Prepare Competition for Liepāja Rock Musicians
An illegal alcohol production facility with 1,315 liters of absolute alcohol was discovered in Aizkraukle region - enough to keep the entire Liepāja rock scene in artistic intoxication for a year.
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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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Curiosities
Czech Drone Arsonists Turn Out to Be as Accurate as Liepāja Snow Forecasts
Three arrested Czechs and Americans proved they're about as skilled at planning terrorism as Karosta soldiers are at military drills — with similar results.
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Transport
Liepāja teenager proves speed isn't everything — it's also important not to crash
In Beberliņi forest, a young rider demonstrated how to reach two kilometers per hour and one crash without lights or license plates.
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