Zelenskyy names ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi as UK envoy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a nightly video address on Thursday, the 7th of March, that he had approved the nomination of…
Pasažieru vilciens chairman promises all trains to finally become fully operational by the end of 2024
All 32 new electric trains ordered by Pasažieru vilciens (PV) should become fully operational and deployed on passenger routed by the end of…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian PM’s Poland-will-not-defend-us remark sets off a firestorm, Šimonytė backpedals
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has triggered a fiery firestorm, claiming that despite NATO’s Article 5, Poland’s internal policies “do not…
BNN ASKS | Problems with infrastructure impacts passenger transports. Who will take the blame?
Due to power disruptions on Riga-Tukums line in the morning on Thursday, the 7th of March, two trains were cancelled and several more…
VID: automatic returns of tax overpayments requires amendments to regulations
For people to automatically receive back their tax overpayment without having to submit an annual income declaration, it is necessary to introduce amendments…
Average gasoline price on a rise in Latvia
In Latvia, the average price of 95th gasoline increased by 2.3% last week, while the average price of diesel fuel increased by 2.1%,…
Coins tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain are used for positive cause
Visitors have been throwing coins into Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain for years to make a wish, but by taking part in this tradition…
First three casualties reported in Houthi attack on Red Sea merchant vessel
Three sailors aboard the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged merchant vessel True Confidence were killed in a Houthi missile attack on Wednesday, the 6th of March,…
Head of Latvian Pasažieru vilciens steps down
“Reduce public pressure on the team at Pasažieru vilciens (PV), I’ve decided to step down from my post as chairman of the board…
