Though the end of March will be cold, April will start off dry in Latvia
Photo: Simona Dilāne While at the end of March Latvia can experience precipitation and strong wind, April will start off with mostly dry…
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BNN summary of the week: War in Ukraine continues. Advisor leaves Kremlin. Riga’s development plan called off
Photo: LETA/BNN collage This week Latvia continued following the war crimes in Ukraine. Mariupol has become a real hell on earth. According to…
Week in Lithuania: Media watchdog urges Google to block banned TV apps, Seimas speaker visits Kyiv
Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the increase in the powers of authorities to curb war propaganda, Lithuania’s media…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 2 819 in Latvia 3 938 in Lithuania, 1 462 in Estonia
A total of 2 819 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Ten people have died, of…
Mārtiņš Staķis intends to remain in his post as non-party mayor
The Mayor of Riga Mārtiņš Staķis plans to remain in charge of the city council as a non-party mayor. At the 25 March…
Half of Ukraine’s children have become refugees, UNICEF says
The first month of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has resulted in 4.3 million Ukrainian children becoming refugees, which is more than half of…
Remembering 1949 deportations, Latvia commemorates victims of Communist genocide
Remembering the deportations of Latvian residents to Siberia and other far-away regions of the Soviet Union on 25 March 1949, today all of…
Latvian Saeima hands over St Peter’s Church to Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
On Thursday, 24 February, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading the Law on Riga St Peter’s Church, in which it is stated…
BNN ANALYSES | Effort to integrate Ukrainian refugees is huge, but facing serious challenges
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Lithuania has unleashed a huge effort aiming to integrate Ukrainian refugees here in their new home. But the…
