What can we expect from the weekend? Should we pack umbrellas?
On Friday, the 25th of October, weather in Latvia will remain cloudy. The sun will still shine every now and then, as reported…
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Putin’s North Korean soldiers are now in a combat zone, says Kyiv
Military units from North Korea (DPRK) have left Russian training grounds and entered the combat zone of the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania is getting ready for Day X, but former Army chief raises questions
Linas Jegelevičius With a substantial increase in the state’s defence budget, the deployment of a German brigade, the arrival of the German ammo…
183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Latvia’s Minister of Defence and Army Commander truly oblivious?
Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…
183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Sprūds and Kalniņš truly oblivious?
Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…
FICIL proposes slashing overtime pay
The Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) proposed during a meeting of the Human Capital Development Council held on Thursday, the 24th of…
Negative demographic trends: Latvia’s population keeps going down
European statistical office Eurostat predicts that Latvia’s population numbers keep going down. It is expected that between 2022 and 2070, Latvia’s population will…
UK to ban single use vapes from June next year
On Thursday, the 24th of October, the UK government announced that it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, from next year to tackle…
Latvian pupils know about mental health, but have difficulty with survival in extreme situations
Health literacy monitoring data shows that 10th grade pupils and 1st year students of vocational education institutions have the best awareness of mental…
