Biden warns of growing “oligarchy” threatening democracy in grim farewell speech
US President Joe Biden, speaking from the Oval Office for the last time on Wednesday, the 15th of January, as he prepared to…
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State Audit criticises Latvia’s energy policy’s management and warns of EU sanction risks
The management of the energy policy established in Latvia does not ensure purposeful progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the National…
Alcohol dependence in Latvia – public illness and a plague on healthcare system
Latvian society has an enormous drinking problem, said Chairman of the Board of Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) Normunds Staņēvičs in an…
Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement after 15 months of war, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US, announced Qatar and…
Fog and warm weather: snow to melt in all of Latvia
On Thursday, the 16th of January, the sky will be cloudy. Only eastern parts of Latvia will see some rain. The fog will…
New candidate to lead Bank of Latvia to be revealed soon
The ruling coalition in Latvia will not wait for the last day for proposals of candidates for the post of Governor of the…
Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal still months away
President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers now admit that the Ukraine war will take months or longer to resolve, dramatically reversing his biggest foreign policy…
Leader of Latvia in First Place proposes listing in Constitution that there are only two genders
Latvian Saeima opposition party “Latvian in First Place” (LPV) proposes listing in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia that there are only…
Lithuanian Minister Sabutis to pay his first bilateral visit to Poland
Eugenijus Sabutis, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications, leaves for Warsaw on Wednesday, the 15th of January, to meet with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy…
