Trump’s shadow over Nobel Prizes: academic freedom under threat
Scientists around the world are gearing up for the Nobel Prize ceremony, but one of the awarding committees has sounded the alarm, warning…
Author: Ogres
BNN IN FOCUS | Coalition in Latvia practically does not exist, parliament controlled by the opposition
This week confirmed that – however fragile Evika Siliņa’s government may be – it still holds, and talk of its imminent collapse seems…
Orbán against the world: who is he fighting and is he winning?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is no shrinking violet, but even considering his rather eccentric statements and actions, the last few weeks have…
Study reveals: TikTok algorithm recommends inappropriate content to children’s accounts
A study by the human rights organization Global Witness shows that the social network TikTok’s algorithm recommends pornographic and sexually explicit content to…
Munich airport temporarily closed due to drones; operations resumed in the morning
Another drone sighting has forced the airport to close again, this time in Munich, and dozens of flights had to be diverted and…
Latvia showcases its ports and logistics opportunities at “Translogistica Kazakhstan 2025”
From the 29th of September to the 2nd of October, Minister of Transport Atis Švinka and representatives of Latvian industry companies carried out…
Neighbors build Rail Baltica by the hundreds of kilometers; Latvia stays at foundation work and unclear financing
By the end of this year, construction should be underway on 43% of the Rail Baltica main line, Marko Kivila, Chairman of the…
Weekend weather forecast: fog, wind, and rain
On Friday, weather conditions will still be influenced by a cold pressure trough. Skies will be partly cloudy, but no significant precipitation is…
United Kingdom pledges to defend Latvia together with NATO
The United Kingdom, together with other NATO allies, is ready to defend the territory of Latvia and that of any other member state…
