South Korean restaurant owner faces jail for using ants in dessert
South Korean prosecutors want to impose a year in prison on the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant for using ants to decorate a…
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Lithuania among EU countries with fastest population decline
Europe’s demographic crisis is not a future challenge, but an existing situation, and the European Commission has warned in its latest report that…
Ukraine: Lifting ban on Russian athletes helps Putin
Ukraine has condemned the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) efforts to bring Russian athletes back into the world of sports while Moscow continues its…
Cloudy weather to persist across Latvia, with only occasional sunny spells
Cloudy skies will continue across Latvia on Wednesday, the 22nd of July, with only occasional breaks in the cloud cover, according to the…
Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depends on risk assessment
Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro has said that Estonia’s eastern border will remain open for the time being, as there are no signs…
While Baltic ports empty, Russian ports grow richer. Was this really the goal of sanctions?
Opinion article Every year, Latvia hears the same message: the state is short of money. There is not enough funding for healthcare, defence,…
France also seeks to ban children from using social networks
French lawmakers will vote on the 21st of July on a law that would ban social networks for children under 15, joining several…
Britain’s new cabinet – some stay, some leave
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, wasted no time in showing on his first day that there was more to his carefully crafted…
Rising oil prices could hit Baltic inflation harder if tensions persist, economist warns
Renewed tensions between the United States and Iran have once again raised concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East, sending oil…
