Lithuanian civilians engage in patrolling border area expecting migrant influx
In Lithuania, where an emergency situation has been declared along the country’s border with Belarus over possible mass irregular migration, several dozen civilians…
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Weather forecast for 18 November and the rest of the week in Latvia
At the start of the week weather in Latvia will be dictated by an anticyclone. This means mostly dry weather and daytime air…
BNN summary of the week. Problems with Lukashenko. Up in mortality. The end for New Generation
After a month of tight restrictions, Latvia’s government decided to ease restrictions – especially for the people who have undergone Covid-19 vaccination. The…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 422 in Latvia, 2 365 in Lithuania, 993 in Estonia
A total of 1 442 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 980 of the patients were…
Mortality rate in Latvia up 17% this year
This year, 24 103 thousand deaths have been recorded up to September, which is 3.5 thousand or 17 % more than in the…
Week in Lithuania: State of emergency declared, MP’s oppose EU Poland decision, Vilnius named UNESCO City of Literature
Last week, the top news stories in Lithuania were the declaration of a state of emergency along the border area of the Lithuanian-Belarusian…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 388 in Latvia, 2 641 in Lithuania, 1 039 in Estonia
A total of 1 388 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 921 of the patients were…
Meteorologists predict the weather in Latvia for the next week
With cyclone activity in Latvia reducing, the strong wind and precipitation will calm down. Instead a high atmospheric pressure area will dictate weather…
BNN ANALYSES | People in Lithuania’s border municipalities keep calm, but some brace for worse
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Lithuanian has announced this week a state of emergency along the nearly 680-kilometre border stretch with Belarus and…
