Lithuania to host additional German troops in NATO battle group
The German government has negotiated with Lithuania sending additional troops to the Baltic country, where Germany leads an international battle group made up…
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Self-help test developed to uncover children’s dangerous online contacts
Latvian Safer Internet Centre together with State Children Rights Protection Inspectorate (VBTAI) have developed a self-help test to help uncover and respond to…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 11 144 in Latvia 9 844 in Lithuania, 6 288 in Estonia
A total of 11 144 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Nine people have died, of…
Association: Latvian dairy industry is in a difficult state due to procurement prices
In recent months a very dangerous trend has been observed with Latvia’s dairy industry. Since September 2021 there has been a clear difference…
Swedish school attacked by masked men to rob computers
Pupils in a secondary school in Sweden have experienced a robbery. Two men with knives have entered a classroom to steal computers, British…
ZVA: one post-vaccination death may be linked to use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Latvian State Agency of Medicines (ZVA) has looked into 22 reports of people’s deaths shortly after Covid-19 vaccination. In 21 of those cases…
French and Russian presidents discussed Ukraine tensions for five hours
In Moscow, the talks between Russian and French presidents on avoiding further military action against Ukraine have lasted for five hours, but brought…
Latvian president sceptical about maintaining wages of medical workers at Covid-19 bonus pay level
By implementing the healthcare system wage reform, it will be possible to increase wages of medical workers to a level above the one…
Latvian government plans to lift certain Covid-19 restrictions in March
The ruling coalition in Latvia has agreed to lift certain Covid-19 restrictions from 1 March onward, as journalists were told by PM Krišjānis…
