Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘I know the other side of the coin. I was the son of an occupier’
In 1974, ballet star Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He talks about his cloak-and-dagger escape, war in Ukraine and Russian oppression
Latvia
Who is the Latvian MEP linked to Wallace and Daly, accused of working with Russian intelligence?
Mick Wallace and Clare Daly took part in five activities in 15 months with Tatjana Ždanoka on Russian-related themes
Fear and suspicion stalk Russian speakers in Latvia
Baltic state has ordered thousands of Russian citizens living in country to be screened for their loyalty and ability to speak Latvian if they want to stay
Angling Notes: Man successfully prosecuted for using barbed fishing hook in river Lee
Plus Lure Angling Team compete in Riga; competition results from Annaghierin Lough, Co Cavan; and a Welsh conservation success story
Latvia proposes 20% annual bank tax, adding to pressure on Irish lenders
Move likely to add to pressure on Irish banks amid growing criticism of low deposit rates
€2.8m worth of illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
Customs officers discovered cigarettes after inspecting pallets that arrived from Netherlands, originating in Latvia.
Number of Irish patients travelling for cross-border healthcare collapses due to Brexit
EU funding for Irish patients getting treatment abroad falls by half, according to report
Greenhouse gas surge distorted, says Government
Ireland saw the biggest jump in emissions across the EU, even as 23 out of 27 states recorded a drop
Woman who met man on Tinder admits intentionally trying to cause him serious harm
Inita Romanovska (36) had been on dates but was not in relationship with Stephen O’Flaherty when she stabbed him in Limerick apartment
The Holocaust: An Unfinished History review - Deep insights into horror warn against glibness of ‘never again’
Dan Stone tracks across history and geography to unsettle easy, congratulatory cliches about anti-Semitism. He mines the shameful mass complexity of a humanity that actively permitted the Holocaust to happen
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