First three casualties reported in Houthi attack on Red Sea merchant vessel
Three sailors aboard the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged merchant vessel True Confidence were killed in a Houthi missile attack on Wednesday, the 6th of March,…
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Head of Latvian Pasažieru vilciens steps down
“Reduce public pressure on the team at Pasažieru vilciens (PV), I’ve decided to step down from my post as chairman of the board…
Riga Stradins University’s revenue from 2023 exceeds EUR 100 million
Last year, Riga Stradins University (RSU) revenue reached EUR 106.2 million, which is 4.8% more when compared to 2022, as reported by RSU….
Lithuanian intelligence: Russia could continue war in Ukraine for at least two more years
Russia possesses ample resources, including high oil prices, evasion of sanctions, and public investment, enabling the Russian army to sustain its current level…
Latvian Association of Veterinarians against proposal for total “microchipping” for cats
Latvian Association of Veterinarians (LVB) does not support the proposal for amendments to the Veterinary Medicine Law that provide for total and mandatory…
Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov calls inclusion in Moscow’s terrorist list an “honour”
The Russian financial monitoring agency Rosfinmonitoring has included ex-World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on its list of “terrorists and extremists”. Those on the…
Air temperature to go down by a couple of degrees in Latvia
On Thursday, the 7th of March, weather will remain clear and sunny. On Friday, however, the amount of clouds will increase again, as…
In Q4 2023, the average monthly gross wages in Estonia were 1 904 euros
According to Statistics Estonia, in the fourth quarter of 2023, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 1 904 euros, which is…
Mayor of Riga to look for ways to terminate city council member involved in corruption scandal
Riga City Council plans to suspend acting director of the Department of Spatial Planning and Mobility Jānis Vaivods for three months. This time…
