VIDEO | Cyclone brings floods and a crocodile to northeastern Australian cities
Floods caused by heavy rains after Tropical Cyclone Jasper isolated tourist towns in north-eastern Australia on Monday, the 18th of December. The storm…
Vatican court convicts cardinal in historic trial
A Vatican court has sentenced Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former adviser to Pope Francis, to five-and-a-half years in prison on Saturday, the…
ViVi fails. One new electric train breaks down mere days after initial deployment
One of the three new electric trains deployed in Riga last week has already started experiencing technical problems. This means passenger transports will…
Politico: EU countries throw away four billion euros worth of Covid-19 vaccines
At least 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been thrown away by European Union (EU) countries during the pandemic, costing taxpayers around…
Latvian residents asked to report potholes dangerous to road traffic
Riga City Council asks residents to report to the Road Management Centre locations of potholes potentially dangerous to road traffic, as reported by…
State secretary to Latvian Ministry of Defence submits resignation
The state secretary to Latvia Ministry of Defence Jānis Garisons has submitted his resignation to minister Andris Sprūds. He will leave his post…
Latvian stevedores urge government to not stop transit of grains
Latvian Stevedoring Company Association invites the government to not use sanctions on transit of grain from Russia to sabotage the country’s economy and…
Putin has “no interest” in attacking NATO; warns of “problems” with Finland
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on Russian state television on Sunday, the 17th of December, that Russia is “not interested”…
Rain to replace snow in Latvia as thaw to continue next week
On Friday, the 15th of December, similarly to previous days, the sky will be cloudy in Latvia. Precipitation is expected as well –…
