BNN ANALYSES | One public health malady still around, other bugaboo on the way?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The coronavirus has just been kicked out – for the summer at least, but other creep, monkeypox, is…
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Kristaps Eklons approved as Latvia’s new Minister of the Interior
On Thursday, 26 May, Latvia’s Saeima approved deputy chief of State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) Kristaps Eklons as the country’s new Minister…
Ilze Indriksone approved as Latvia’s new Minister of Economics
On Thursday, 26 May, Latvia’s parliament voiced support of Ilze Indriksone as a candidate for the post of Minister of Economics. Indriksone mentioned…
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Latvian parliament
On Thursday, 26 May, the Saeima plans to receive hold a guest speech from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine’s president will present his…
Monument in Victory park will need to be demolished by 15 November
On Wednesday, 25 May, Saeima’s Education, Culture and Science Committee decided to submit to the Saeima a new legislative project, which provides for…
US school shooting takes 21 lives
In the US, a young man is suspected of having killed 21 people and injured over than a dozen more in a gun…
Riga vice-mayor: demolition of Soviet monument in Victory Park may cost millions
Demolition of the Soviet monument in Victory Park may cost up to EUR 2 million, said Riga’s vice-mayor Vilnis Ķirsis in an interview…
Stratcom chief: Russia is preparing for peace talks with Ukraine, hoping to take territories
It is likely Russia is preparing to sign a peace of sorts with Ukraine while also hoping to take some of the country’s…
Latvian PM expects new minister to have a tight grip over Ukrainian refugees issue
The soon-to-be approved Minister of the Interior Kristaps Eklons, whose approval will be voted on by the Saeima this week, is expected to…
