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WE’VE all heard of the National History Museum and the Science Museum, but you might not have heard of The Coventry Music ...

At this year’s Oscars, films from Pixar and Aardman were beaten as best animated feature by a Latvian film called Flow. As Gints Zilbalodis’s heartbreaker goes on release, we track the contemporary ...

A politically motivated verdict was issued in Minsk. The Minsk Regional Court has handed down a politically motivated sentence to Latvian citizen Jūris Ganins, according to the Human Rights Center ...

But it’s become a real attraction since being declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Scotland’s Flow Country looks from a distance like a vast expanse of dull, wet brown vegetation — not the kind of ...

The International Advisory Committee (IAC) is the peak body responsible for advising UNESCO on the planning and implementation of the Programme as a whole. It comprises 14 members serving in a ...

Along with NATO allies, there are currently over 1,700 Canadian troops and aircrew dug in as part of a Western commitment to defend Latvia. More are planned and others are on standby should there ...

It was the first nomination and first win for Latvia; “Flow” is also nominated for best animated feature. “I’m really moved by the warm reception our film has had, and I hope that you’ll ...

Gotland is Sweden’s biggest island and its main town, Visby, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies east of mainland Sweden and west of Latvia and Estonia. The Baltic Sea region has seen a ...

Flow, a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for the scores of Latvians celebrating the historic accolade. After thanking ...

In accepting his Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Gints Zilbalodis, Latvian director of Flow, listed the people he wanted to thank: the Academy, the film’s distributors Sideshow ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gregory Zalcman, from left, Ron Dyens, Gints Zilbalodis, center, and Matiss Kaza accept the award for best ...