Ship with fertilizers on board stuck in Gulf of Riga due to sanctions
Since the start of March a ship with 55 000 tonnes of potassium chloride remains anchored at the Freeport of Riga. Due to…
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Latvia’s Egils Levits becomes first president to have spent a night in Kyiv during war time
Last week Latvia’s President Egils Levits visited war-torn Ukraine and violated an unwritten security protocol – he became the first of western leaders…
BNN summary of the week: Changes in Britain. National Defence Service. Euro’s fall. Price rise
Last week passed with enormous changes for Britain – at the beginning of the week the country named Liz Truss as the new…
Week in Lithuania: 935 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported on Friday, howitzers delivered to Ukraine
Last week a Lithuanian court rejected a Russian broadcaster’s claim; a new energy saving plan was unveiled by the Lithuanian Energy Ministry. A…
Nearly 20 000 teachers confirm plans to go on strike in Latvia
Approximately 20 000 representatives of the education sector have confirmed plans to participate in the upcoming indefinite strike. Registration continues, as reported by…
Queen Elizabeth II has died
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest–serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years, informs British broadcaster BBC. She…
Russian citizens will be allowed to travel to Latvia for humanitarian purposes
Russian citizens who were provided with visas due to humanitarian considerations will be allowed to enter Latvia, according to the annotation of the…
Britain’s new monarch Charles III – what’s planned on the first day of his rule?
King Charles III will travel from Balmoral to London on Friday, 9 September. He will be accompanied by his wife, Camilla, now Queen…
Last chance for residence to sign up for mail voting from abroad in upcoming 14th Saeima elections
Latvian citizens who plan to be abroad when 14th Saeima elections commence have one last chance to sign up for mail voting from…
