Lithuania rejects attempt to lower country’s high legal drinking age
In the Lithuanian Seimas, legislators have rejected amendments to country’s strict rules on the sale of alcoholic beverages, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports….
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Epidemiologist says new Covid-19 wave in Latvia may last until March
Latvia is on the eve of a new Covid-19 wave that could last until the end of February, said a specialist of the…
Only medical masks and respirators in Latvia after 25 January
From 25 January onward residents will be allowed to wear only medical masks and FFP2 category respirators in public places. This means use…
Hospitals in US drop patient race as criterion for evaluating Covid-19 risks
In a US hospital network, the race of persons has been used as one of the criteria for evaluating, if they are eligible…
UK to send anti-armour weapons to Ukraine
The United Kingdom has announced it would supply anti-armour, defensive weapons to Ukraine for the latter to be able to defend itself in…
Court orders ex-board member to pay back nearly EUR 150 000 to public transport company
The court of law has satisfied the claim submitted by LLC Rēzeknes satiksme against the company’s former board member Jevgēnijs Koršenkovs. The court…
This year’s first bird flu cases appear in Latvia
Laboratory tests performed on six dead pigeons in Latvia revealed all of them were infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype, which has…
Tickets to Beijing Olympics not to be sold to general public
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics nearing, their organisers have dropped plans to have tickets to sporting events to the general public and…
Prison sentence suggested as penalty for spreading fake news in Latvia
Latvian Minister of Justice Jānis Bordāns and ministry propose punishing the act of disrupting public order by means of spreading fake news by…
