Opposition deputy: Latvian government lacks a plan to lower budget spending
The government lacks a clear, comprehensive vision to lower budget spending, said Saeima opposition party Combined List member Edvards Smiltēns in an interview…
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Leading WHO expert: Smartphones should be controlled like tobacco
Amid growing concerns about problematic gaming and social media behaviour, and pointing to the increasing negative impact of social media on young people’s…
Nevzlingate in Latvia: oligarch battles in the media and NGOs
Author: Ivo Leitāns (LTV “De facto” journalist) Several persons connected to the Latvian media are mentioned in correspondence between, Anatoly Blinov, currently in…
Riga residents have no safety guarantee: number of shelters is insufficient
There is still no accurate data as to how many people would have access to shelters in Riga in the event of a…
VIDEO | Iran says attack on Israel over, amid growing fears of wider conflict
Iran announced in the early hours of Wednesday, the 2nd of October, that its missile attack on Israel, the largest military strike on…
Cold days and lasting rain to continue in Latvia until weekend
Wednesday, the 2nd of October, will be overcast. Lasting rain at night is expected in most of the country. During the day, however,…
New NATO chief Rutte expresses strong support for Ukraine, not worried about US elections
NATO’s new leader Mark Rutte, who replaced Jens Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General on Tuesday, the 1st of October, expressed strong support for…
Head of Ziedonis Museum: new financial model will force the museum into “hunger games”
The Ministry of Culture has launched a new financing model, which provides for the financing of private, state-accredited museums of its choice to…
Case of Scientist Dr. Oleg Maltsev: Interview with His Lawyer
In the past few days, there has been a surge of reports in the Ukrainian press and on various Telegram channels regarding the…
