Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
The Prosecutor General’s Office should assess the submission by Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze (Union of Greens and Farmers) regarding support measures for…
US Congress approves release of Epstein files
Both houses of the US Congress have agreed to order the Justice Department to release its files on the case of convicted sex…
Latvia’s Supreme Court objects to the government: “Baseless accusations undermine public trust”
The Supreme Court (SC) is perplexed by the attitude and rhetoric of the Cabinet of Ministers (CM), which has been disseminating information in…
Antibiotic use must be reduced as much as possible, says infectious disease specialist
Antibiotic use must be reduced as much as possible, said Uga Dumpis, Chief Infectious Disease Specialist at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, in…
A new cyclone will bring snow and wet snow across Latvia in the coming days
On Wednesday, the weather will remain cloudy, with some clearing only in the first half of the night. Most of Latvia will experience…
Avens citizenship case concluded: Saeima majority votes against request to strip him of Latvian citizenship
On the 13th of November, the Saeima rejected a request submitted by National Alliance (NA) MPs asking Minister of the Interior Rihards Kozlovskis…
Latvia’s Finance Minister: “The big dramas have subsided” – what is happening with the budget?
Following negotiations with coalition partners, agreement has been reached on almost all submitted proposals, though “many technical details” still remain, Finance Minister Arvils…
BNN IN FOCUS | Is the SIF duplicating ministries? Expert reveals the political mechanism
This week, public attention has centred on the question of whether the Society Integration Foundation (SIF) should continue to exist in its current…
US Secretary of State recommends considering obesity as reason for denying visas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has recommended that US diplomats consider being overweight and having chronic medical conditions as grounds for denying…
