Riga City Council approves name change for Maskavas Street
On Thursday, the 15th of February, Riga City Council’s Finance and Administrative Affairs Committee supported changing the names of Maskavas, Lomonosova, Puškina, Gogoļa,…
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BNN INTERVIEW | Apinis: on shortage of money for medicine; Pavļuts’ and Covid-19 debts; the need to improve healthcare
Author: Ilona Bērziņa Does our healthcare system finally has a hope of breaking away from the insufficient funding curse, or does the medical…
Russian opposition leader Navalny dies in prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, as confirmed by Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. On Wednesday, the 14ht of February, Navalny’s…
Rīgas satiksme prepares to purchase new diesel and electric buses
Riga municipal public transport company Rīgas satiksme prepares to purchase new diesel and electric buses, as confirmed by the company’s representative Baiba Bartaševiča-Feldmane….
Latvian president: Kremlin brutally killed Navalny
Whatever your thoughts about Alexey Navalny as the politician, he was just brutally murdered by the Kremlin, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs wrote on…
Lidl unveils plans to open 30th store in Latvia
The retailer Lidl Latvia LLC plans to open its 30th store in Latvia at the end of February. The opening of the store…
Reuters: Analysts say Russia’s threat of space-based nuclear weapons remains low
Analysts said on Thursday, the 15th of February, that the space-based nuclear weapon that US intelligence believes Russia is developing is most likely…
ECB: mortgages to become more expensive
European Central Bank (ECB) chief economist Philip Lane warned that homeowners will face higher mortgage payments as the delayed impact of high interest…
Greece becomes first Christian Orthodox country to legalise same-sex marriage
On Thursday evening, the 15th of February, the Greek Parliament passed a historic bill legalising same-sex marriage and granting full parental rights to…
