Nature park in Tērvete is irreversibly destroyed, admits Latvian minister
On Monday, the 7th of August, the Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development Māris Sprindžuks visited Dobele and Tērvete to assess the…
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Week in Latvia to start off with thunderstorms and heavy showers
The week will pass with dynamic weather conditions, according to Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. This week weather is expected to be…
Storm causes major damages in Dobele; red level warning declared in region
Shortly before 12:00 local time the storm cause significant damages in Dobele County, according to posts from residents on social networks. Large hail…
Share of children and state support for families with children up in Latvia
The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) reports that at the beginning of 2023 there were 1 million 883 thousand people living in…
Pro-Kremlin activist Andrijec to remain under arrest
Riga City Court in Vidzeme Suburb decided to maintain the security measure on pro-Kremlin activist Tatyaja Andrijec in effect and her under arrest,…
VIDEO| Pope Francis addresses young people in Portugal
The Pope’s visit to Portugal was watched in person by a huge crowd, and addressing young Catholics from all over the world, the…
Ministry backtracks on plans to close childbirth wards in Latvian hospitals
Latvian Ministry of Health reports that on Thursday, the 3rd of August, minister Līga Meņģelsone and the ministry’s management met with the Healthcare…
Prominent Conservative Party member leaves party after conflict with neighbours
Former Saeima deputy Reinis Znotiņš decided to leave the Conservative Party after a conflict he himself instigated with his neighbours, as LETA was…
BNN ANALYSES | Amid Wagner scare Lithuania’s Defence minister is reeling off from “said-too-much” scandal
Linas Jegelevičius With the redeployment of Russia‘s Wagner mercenaries to Belarus, Poland is on tenterhooks, scrambling to bolster the Belarusian-Polish border after two…
