Riga plans to restrict gambling
Today, the Riga City Council’s Committee on Security, Order and Corruption Prevention supported a draft of binding regulations titled “On Restrictions for Organizing…
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US delegation seeks Black Sea ceasefire and broader cessation of hostilities in talks with Russia and Ukraine
Following talks with Ukrainian diplomats on Sunday, the US delegation will meet with Russian officials on Monday, the 24th of March, to make…
Weather this week: snowy and foggy start, spring-like weekend
At the beginning of the new workweek, a large cyclone will approach Latvia, bringing cloudier skies, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and…
BNN IN FOCUS | Everyone knows what needs to be done, but no one does anything – Rajevskis on Siliņa’s futile reform talk
Can New Unity Prime Minister Evika Siliņa truly reduce bureaucracy, much like her predecessor from Unity, Valdis Dombrovskis, did 15 years ago? Or…
Russia attacks Ukrainian Odesa during Czech President’s visit
Russia carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea city Odesa late on Thursday evening, the 20th of March,…
Ticks are back, but vaccines stay on shelves – doctors warn of the consequences
By mid-March, the number of people vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis at the Health Centre Association (VCA) clinics had decreased by one-third compared to…
Trump signs executive order aimed at dismantling the US Department of Education
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, the 20th of March, accompanied by students and educators, which aims to essentially…
Spring warmth over the weekend – but how long will it last?
This weekend, under the influence of an anticyclone, the weather will feel like spring – the skies will be mostly sunny, significant precipitation…
EU asylum applications fell by 13% in 2024
According to the latest Eurostat data, almost 912 000 people applied for asylum in the European Union (EU) for the first time in…
