Russian Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement”, declares it “extremist”
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday, the 30th of November, declared LGBT activists “extremists” in response to a Justice Ministry request to ban the…
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Acute respiratory infections on a rise in Latvia: Covid-19 and RSV
Last week’s flu and other upper respiratory infections monitoring results show that the number of Covid-19 patients is on a rise. There is…
Latvian Saeima conceptually passes legislative draft on Istanbul Convention’s ratification
On Thursday, the 30th of November, Latvian parliament conceptually passed the legislative draft that provides for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention or…
Latvia’s GDP down 0.7% in nine months
In Q3 2023, as compared to Q3 2022, Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) went down by 0.7%. As compared to the previous quarter,…
More than 1 300 000 spent: Prosecutor General’s Office looks into aircraft rent for Kariņš’s needs
The Latvian Prosecutor General’s Office has commence an investigation of the rent of private aircraft for the needs of then the Prime Minister…
How happy is the Estonian man?
International Men’s Day this year was celebrated on Sunday, the 19th of November. Epp Remmelg, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, took the opportunity…
Latvian parliament considers restoring pension supplements
It is planned to restore old age and disability pension supplements for the people who retired after 2012, as provided by the amendments…
Meteorologists warn of intense snowing in Latvia
On the 30th of November there will be lasting snowfall in Latvia, meteorologists warn. The smallest amount of snow is expected in South…
Latvian Pasažieru vilciens to chance brand name to Vivi after receiving new trains
Starting with Wednesday, the 29th of November, when Pasažieru vilciens (PV) is set to receive the first new electric trains manufactured by Škoda…
