Education institutions obligated to provide free menstrual hygiene packages
From now on, general and vocational educational institutions in Latvia will have to provide medium-absorption menstrual hygiene packages for free, the government decided…
Category: Social
Prague bans pub-crawls
On Monday, the 14th of October, Prague banned night pub crawls, where participants go from bar to bar under the guidance of a…
Latvian generals refrain from commenting claims about running for NBS commander’s post
Latvian brigade generals – National Guard Commander Kaspars Pudāns and Chief of Joint Chiefs of Staff Georga Kerlins – refrain from commenting on…
UN refugee chief urges countries to abandon border controls even if refugee crisis worsens
Addressing more than 100 diplomats and ministers at the UNHCR annual meeting in Geneva on Monday, the 14th of October, UN refugee agency…
Pentagon: US to send missile system and troops to Israel
The US announced on Sunday, the 13th of October, that it will send an advanced US THAAD missile system and troops to Israel…
Week in Lithuania | lawyer shot dead, two police officers sustain injuries in Vilnius; first defence bond issue launched
Last week, 36 million euros for Giraitė ammo factory’s expansion allotted; nearly 8 % voted in early voting Lithuania turns away four irregular…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian sets Baltic record with a whopping 80-million-euros Eurojackpot bonanza
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuania made Eurojackpot history last week when a single ticket holder from Kėdainiai, a town in central Lithuania, matched all the…
Latvian police uncover narcotics production site. Law enforcers confiscate “product” worth EUR 400 million
Last week, Latvian police managed to uncover the biggest narcotics production facility in the country’s history in Alūksne. Law enforcers managed to secure…
Latvian president sees no need for institutional rearrangements after Russian drone incident
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs does not believe the State Border Guard should be entrusted to the Ministry of Defence. The president said…
