Belgium PM says seizing frozen Russian assets is an “act of war”
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told reporters late on Thursday, the 20th of March, after a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels,…
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Russia attacks Ukrainian Odesa during Czech President’s visit
Russia carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea city Odesa late on Thursday evening, the 20th of March,…
Ticks are back, but vaccines stay on shelves – doctors warn of the consequences
By mid-March, the number of people vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis at the Health Centre Association (VCA) clinics had decreased by one-third compared to…
VIDEO | Fire near Heathrow: flights disrupted due to closure of Europe’s busiest hub
Europe’s busiest airport, London Heathrow, will be closed all day on Friday, the 21st of March, causing travel chaos after a fire broke…
Latvia’s chief infectologist Dumpis: Five years after the pandemic and we’re still stuck
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, little has been done to prepare the medical system for future crises, and strategic mistakes are being made, including…
From a small budget to millions – how much profit has Flow made?
The worldwide box office revenue of director Gints Zilbalodis’s award-winning animated film Flow reached 36 million US dollars (over 33 million euros) as…
Trump signs executive order aimed at dismantling the US Department of Education
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, the 20th of March, accompanied by students and educators, which aims to essentially…
Spring warmth over the weekend – but how long will it last?
This weekend, under the influence of an anticyclone, the weather will feel like spring – the skies will be mostly sunny, significant precipitation…
EU asylum applications fell by 13% in 2024
According to the latest Eurostat data, almost 912 000 people applied for asylum in the European Union (EU) for the first time in…
