Latvian PM: infrastructure sabotage in Baltic Sea is an extremely serious incident
Intentional damaging of infrastructure in the Baltic Sea is an extremely serious incident. In order to investigate it and agree on future steps,…
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Natural science exams to become mandatory for schools in Latvia
On 27 September the Cabinet of Ministers approved rules for the adoption of mandatory centralised exams in physics, chemistry, biology or other natural…
Estonian residents are travelling just as much as five years ago
In the second quarter of 2022, Estonian residents travelled much more than in the second quarter of last year: the number of domestic…
Public utilities providers in Riga will not apply penalties for late payments
From 1 September onward Riga’s municipal companies Rīgas siltums, Rīgas ūdens and Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks will not apply penalties for late payments. Also…
Covid-19 spread slowly going up among residents in Latvia
Last week, between 19th and 25th September, the number of new Covid-19 infection cases in Latvia went up 1.2% when compared to the…
One in five people in Lithuania is at risk of poverty
In Lithuania the at–risk–of–poverty rate last year was 20% and one in five people in Lithuania was at risk of poverty, informs public…
Ashes of people who donated their bodies to science to be given special burial in Latvia
On Wednesday, 28 September, Riga Stradins University will organise a special burial ceremony for people who donated their bodies to science and medicine….
Sewage monitoring indicates a surge of Covid-19 spread in Latvia
Sewage monitoring data for some of Latvia’s cities indicates an increase of coronavirus concentration, which indicates a surge of the spread of Covid-19,…
BNN summary of the week: Mobilisation in Russia. More support. Electricity
This week Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation in the country. He also accused the western world, saying that it threatens…
