CSP reports internet stores had the biggest increase among retailers in September
Compared to September 2020, total retail trade turnover rose by 3.9 %in September 2021. Turnover of retail trade in food products declined by…
Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital organizes patient admission in a garage and; mobile morgue solution employed as well
Due to to influx of Covid-19 patients Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital has been forced to organize patient admission in its garage, which…
Pope Francis calls for radical decision at climate conference
The UN COP26 climate conference will begin in Scotland this weekend and will concern specific actions in the fight against global climate change….
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 758 in Latvia, 3 303 in Lithuania, 1 679 in Estonia
A total of 2 758 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 996 of the patients…
Facebook parent company rebranded to new name
The US parent company of the world’s largest social network has changed its name from Facebook, Inc. to Meta, Inc. The change is…
EP Legal Affairs Committee suggests annulling Latvian MEP’s parliamentary immunity
European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has presented a proposal to annul the parliamentary immunity of Latvian MEP and ex-mayor of Riga Nils Ušakovs,…
For the second consecutive week Latvia shows the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the EU
For two weeks now Latvia remains ahead of other European Union and Eurozone member states when it comes to the Covid-19 infection rates,…
Suspicions of political favouritism in Lithuania over expensive furniture, refurbishment
A furniture set for 23 000 euros, a minister’s office refurbishment for 11 000 euros – these are sums from contracts of the…
Number of vaccinated people in Latvia close to a million. Lithuania and Estonia continue vaccination efforts as well
998 647 or 53% of Latvia’s population have completed Covid-19 vaccination course. This means Latvia has come close to the one million threshold,…
