Curiosities
Moldovan Offers New Taxi Service: No Documents, With Adventures
A man from Moldova decided to start a transportation business, but forgot about licenses and client documentation.
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Liepāja Holds Public Consultation on Tree Execution — Residents Must Vote Whether Horse Chestnut Gets to Live
At the intersection of Riņķu and Kviešu streets grows a horse chestnut with a 1.5-meter circumference, and now the city is asking residents whether it may die for the sake of a sidewalk.
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Politics
Orbāns atklāj, ka nafta ir svarīgāka par draudzību — liepājnieki satraukti par benzīna cenām
Ungārijas premjerministrs paskaidro, ka bez krievu naftas viņa tauta nomirs, kamēr ukraiņi lai paši tiek galā ar savām problēmām.
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Politics
Pentagon Requests 200 Billion for War — Liepāja Metalurgs Budget Looks Like Pocket Change
Americans want 200 billion dollars for Iran war, while in Liepāja even the hockey club survives on a smaller budget.
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Business
Labor costs in Latvia growing faster than Liepāja rock music volume during festivals
While Eurostat counts wage growth, Liepāja residents have long known - good labor costs are like quality rock music: you have to pay for it to sound right.
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Politics
Russian pilot got lost for less than a minute — Estonia files complaint like a fisherman about neighbor's nets
A Russian Su-30 entered Estonian airspace for 50 seconds, but Tallinn shows more outrage than Liepāja fishermen about 'freshly caught' fish from last week.
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Politics
CVK Chief: Democracy in the Country Not Threatened, Just IT Procurements a Little Bit
While emergency sessions about IT fraud are taking place in Riga, election commission members in Liepāja peacefully continue counting ballots by hand.
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Politics
Parliament Says 'No' to Pension Savings Again - MPs Believe Only They Can Handle Other People's Money
Parliamentarians once again reject the possibility of allowing people to withdraw their pension savings, because apparently only MPs know how to best spend other people's money.
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Transport
Nissan Driver on Zemnieku Street Demonstrates That His Navigation Is as Precise as the Sound of Holy Trinity Cathedral's Organ
A local driver decided that a road sign and building facade were much more interesting route points than the regular roadway.
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Curiosities
First Date with Criminal Smoke: Car Stopped in Kuldīga Region with Illegal Cigarette Cargo
Woman thought she was going on a romantic date, but ended up in criminal proceedings for transporting 30,000 illegal cigarettes. The man promised to show her beautiful places, but didn't mention they would be in a courtroom.
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Curiosities
Ukrainian drones learn from Liepāja's experience — cut power faster than our municipal services
In Ukraine near the Polish border, a drone cut electricity to 30,000 people. Liepāja comments: 'Finally someone who can do it faster than our electricians.'
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Transport
Swiss Lack Liepāja Engineering Skills — Their Cable Car Can't Handle Wind
While in Switzerland cables snap from wind, in Liepāja our transport systems are used to sea storms and keep operating.
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