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Based on the submissions by the universities, scientific institutes and centres, the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) has announced Latvia’s most significant scientific achievements in theoretical science and practical applications. Among them are several accomplishments by researchers from the University of Latvia (UL).

A new minor planet has been discovered in Latvia for the first time at the Baldone Observatory using a Schmidt Telescope, LETA was informed by the University of Latvia's press center.

Intellect is the most important export capital of this country. Latvian scientists work on the European and world level successfully; they solve the problems capable of meeting the challenges of many economic industries. The annual international conference Reliability and Statistics (RelStat) takes place in the Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) in October 19 – 22; it considers the numerous questions, starting with 3-D simulation of the environment and finishing with the practical tasks of risk minimizing in the process of dangerous freights transportation.

Google has released a new version of Chrome after Microsoft's antivirus software flagged the browser as malware and removed it from about 3,000 people's computers on Friday.

Welcome to the International Conference, hosted by the University of Latvia. This Conference brings together participants from different fields such as economics, management science, law, political science, sociology, regional, social sciences and humanities, and provides a networking opportunity for early stage and experienced researchers.

Latvia's first satellite "Venta-1" will be launched into orbit with Indian carrier rocket at the end of this year or with Russian carrier rocket at the beginning of 2012, Saeima member Dana Reizniece (Union of Greens and Farmers) told reporters today.

Creative leadership is one of the more recent additions to the leadership notion, and in some ways it has redefined the way we should look at leading people. Creative leadership is the concept that leaders who exhibit imaginative and inventive qualities are better able to impact individuals, who work underneath them or who look up to them for guidance, thus creative leaders find unique solutions to complicated problems.

Microsoft is hosting an event on June 28 in New York City that will officially kick off the launch of Office 365.

If you have Wi-Fi turned on, the previous whereabouts of your computer or mobile device may be visible on the Web for anyone to see.