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Airbnb (ABNB) is set to announce its quarterly results on Tuesday
Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB – Get a rating) will announce its results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 3. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of ($0.27) per share for the quarter. Airbnb has set its…
Meet Helios, the Parisian sustainable neobank which mobilizes 9 million euros to limit global…
New Parisian bank Helios raised €9 million in a first round to combine banking with effective climate action, a new approach to protecting the planet. The new funding was led by Root and saw the participation of Growing seeds for good…
EU approves investments worth €272 million to improve rail passenger transport in Lithuania and…
The European Commission has announced that it has approved investments of more than €114 million from the Cohesion Fund to buy new electric trains in the Latvian region of Riga and Pieriga.
In a statement issued on April 21, the European…
Flow maintains the flow and raises 3.5 million euros
Based in Amsterdam To flow raised 3.5 million euros in a seed funding round. The fintech startup helps keep users in the flow by providing a fully self-contained money management service. The new capital is expected to help the company…
German Foreign Minister defends delay in sending armored vehicles to Ukraine | Ukraine
Germany's foreign minister has insisted there is 'no taboo' in Berlin on sending armored vehicles to Ukraine, as her government defends itself against criticism that its delay in authorizing the delivery of heavy weapons undermines the…
Latvian on-demand personalized product distribution platform Sell.xyz raises 1.5 million euros
Added another ceiling plume from Latvian dropshipping hub, based in Riga Sell.xyz has raised €1.5 million as it prepares to spin up its one-stop-shop for all things custom and on-demand product fulfillment.
The launch of the platform sees…
Exodus of Russian developers | Puppet IPO Failed | Intel 18A ahead of schedule.
welcome to The long view– where we go through the week's news and cut it down to the essentials. let's work what really matters.This week: more than 100,000 technicians leave Russia, Perforce acquires Puppet and Intel moves faster than…
Airbnb and the Tourism Board sign a memorandum of understanding to boost sustainable tourism through…
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022. 10:11 a.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: A partnership with renowned accommodation generator Airbnb aims to promote sustainable tourism in Belize, inviting…
Travelers from the UK can now enter Latvia without restriction
Travelers from the UK can now enter Latvia without being required to follow COVID-19 entry rules, as authorities there have decided to remove all their restrictions.
According to a press release issued by the Latvian Ministry of Transport,…
In one fell swoop, Sweep earns $73M in Coatue-led Series B
Montpellier carbon management platform Sweep raised $73 million in a Series B funding round. The startup targets large enterprises and helps them meet growing customer demand toward net-zero sustainability goals. From raise to raise,…
Paradise Valley Airbnb ordinance violates Arizona law, AG says
Published on April 1, 2022 at 6:59 a.m.
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Arizona Mirror
Arizona Attorney General concluded
that the most onerous parts of an ordinance passed earlier this year by the city of Paradise Valley aimed at…
Analysis: End of an era in sight as eurozone borrowing costs rise above 0%
End in sight now for the period of negative ratesLess than 30% of eurozone bonds have yields below zeroThe trend requires a new mindsetBanks, passive investors to take advantage of itLONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - When eurozone interest rates…
TIER Acquires Fantasmo to Deploy Computer Vision-Based Driver Assistance System for Electric Scooter…
After the Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider LEVEL Mobility acquired Fordowner of a shared electric bike and scooter operator twirl to enter the United States, it has now acquired another tech company Fantasmo. This is the fourth…
How cities are using street names to protest Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
By Seraphim Alvanides Isabelle Buchstaller and Malgorzata Fabiszak 5 minutesLilyAcross Eastern Europe, addresses of Russian embassies are being changed in protest against the invasion of ukraine. In the Latvian capital, Riga, the section…
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Archbishop of Riga visits Ukrainian refugee children
The Archbishop of Riga visits Ukrainian refugee children.
Archbishop Zbigņev Stankevičs of Riga visits Ukrainian refugees at the Ukrainian Registration Center in Riga, Latvia, March 25, 2022. / Archdiocese of Riga
Riga, Latvia, March 25,…
Latvia to lift entry rules for EU/Schengen and UK travelers on April 1
Latvian authorities have announced that the country has decided to abolish the current entry rules that apply to travelers from the European Union/Schengen area and the United Kingdom.
According to Latvia's Ministry of Transport, travelers…
The European edtech unicorn is now in Austin to take on the American classroom
After raising a massive €300 million in funding in January this year, the Vienna-based edtech unicorn GoStudent has been on a roll. The company is now ready to conquer the American market with its video-based online tutoring. Europe's…
Cinedigm Takes Part in Producers’ Roundtable, Sets 10-Picture Genre List Led by…
EXCLUSIVE: Recently launched production company Round table entertainment received a minority investment from the streaming company Cinedigme.Under the agreement, the companies will co-finance and co-own the intellectual property of the…
Inuyama Welcomes Japan’s Third Hotel Indigo Property
IHG continues the global rollout of its upscale boutique hotel brand with the launch of a 156-room program near historic Inuyama Castle and the pretty Kiso River.
Hotel Indigo's rapid expansion shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.…
There is sufficient gas available for this heating season
Gaze of LatvijasThe amount of gas available is sufficient for this heating season. There is no worry of a gas shortage by the end of the heating season. There is enough gas for JSC “Latvijas Gāze”, JSC “Latvenergo” and other market…
Carnival brands abandon Russian ports
SINGAPORE, March 9, 2022: Cruise lines from Carnival Corporation, Holland American Line, Princess Cruises, AIDA, Seabourn and other brands will change their itineraries in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Carnival Corporation…
Russian-Ukrainian crisis: Trudeau meets NATO chief
ADAZI, LATVIA — Justin Trudeau joined NATO allies on Tuesday in staging a theatrical rebuke of Russia's war on Ukraine from a heavily armored war playground and at a lit press conference from one of the alliance's Eastern…
Latest news on the Russia-Ukraine war: live updates
ODESSA, Ukraine – The Black Sea port city of Odessa is expecting a possible Russian attack from the east, where Moscow forces have already captured the city of Kherson, and from the eight Russian warships located just outside Ukrainian…
Russia and Ukraine at center of Blinken talks with Israeli minister | WJHL
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday thanked Israel for its efforts to end Russia's war with Ukraine as he and his Israeli counterpart met to discuss the conflict and ongoing nuclear talks with Iran in…
US reassures Baltic states NATO will protect them from Russia
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday assured Lithuania and Latvia of NATO protection and U.S. support as he made quick visits to two of the three Baltic states that are increasingly…
North Korea conducts ninth missile test of the year
SEOUL —North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile towards the sea on the eastern Korean peninsula on Saturday, militaries from the region said, an apparent test days before South Korea's presidential election.
South…
H&M, Oracle and video game maker EA add to corporate condemnation of Russia
Oracle shuts down operations after Ukrainian official tweetsUS and EU roll out new sanctions, focus on BelarusAutomakers struggle to get enough parts from UkraineMarch 2 (Reuters) - Netflix, fashion store H&M, technology company Oracle…
Vatican City State remains Latvia’s only green-listed country
The Vatican City State remains the only European country placed on Latvia's green list, which consists of territories considered epidemiologically safe in terms of the COVID-19 situation.
The recent changes made by the Latvian authorities…