South Korea passes law prohibiting dog meat trade
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday, the 9th of January, approved a law aimed at ending the farming, slaughter, and sale of dog meat…
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Registered unemployment level in Latvia at 5.7% in 2023
At the end of December 2023 the registered unemployment level in Latvia was 5.7% of the economically active population, which is also 0.3…
Germany’s Scholz criticises EU countries for “insufficient” military support to Ukraine
On Monday, the 8th of January, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that most European Union (EU) countries are not providing enough military support…
VIDEO | “Suicidal” Breivik sues Norway to end isolation in prison
Anders Behring Breivik, who carried out the 2011 Oslo bombings and the shooting at a Labour Party youth camp in Norway, killing a…
Minister: Latvian residents have been unhappy with high prices on medicines for years
Large pharmacy chains are scaring residents by saying that smaller pharmacies will not survive. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health is already working with…
NMPD: people at risk the most from the cold – lonely seniors and alcoholics
The main groups of residents who are provided with medical assistance the most often during periods of especially cold weather are lonely seniors…
VIDEO | Alaska Airlines plane received warnings days before mid-air incident
Alaska Airlines placed restrictions on the Boeing 737 Max 9, that lost part of its fuselage in flight on Friday, preventing it from…
LTAB receives request from Holland for payment of two million euros from OCTA Guarantee Fund
Latvian Motor Insurers’ Bureau (LTAB) has received a request from Holland for the payment of EUR 2 million from the compulsory third party…
Senior Vatican official speaks out in favour of married priests
The Roman Catholic Church should “think seriously” about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and adviser to Pope Francis said in…
