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href="/article/society/society/24.02.2025-latvias-elderly-elevators-require-regular-inspections-and-maintenance.a589060/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvia's elderly elevators require regular inspections and maintenance</span></a><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>Yesterday, 13:37</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div><div class="row four-in-row"> <div class="col-6 col-lg-3"><article class="thumbnail brand-sports-hov normal wide xs--small sm--small lg--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/society/defense/24.02.2025-latvian-donation-platform-stopify-raises-eur2-million-for-ukraine.a589018/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/06/thumbnail/1/nxp2.jpg" alt="Latvian donation platform Stopify raises €2 million for Ukraine"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"><span class="thumbnail__category brand-sports-bg"><em>Defense</em></span></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-sports-br"><a 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