Riga mayor: with prices going up, residents should be allowed to pay debts without fines
In a situation when prices of public utilities are up, residents should be given the option to pay debts gradually without fines, said…
BNN summary of the week: Concentration camp in Ukraine. Latvia’s GDP. Twitter’s new owner
This week horrors of war continued in Ukraine. The country reported, among other things, that the Russian army has apparently set up a…
Week in Lithuania: Railway company to lay off about 2,000 employees, Estonian logistics centre acquired, Ryanair investing in Kaunas
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the announcement of a large lay-off at the railway company LTG Cargo, Lithuanian businessmen acquiring…
Head of Riga Zoological Garden leaves his post, says return to politics is possible
After leaving his post as Riga Zoological Garden’s Education and Information Office specialist, Ingmārs Līdaka says the possibility of returning to politics is…
Billionaire Elon Musk acquires Twitter
The creator and owner of Tesla cars brand and billionaire Elon Musk has acquired Twitter shares, becoming its main owner. The billionaire wrote:…
Video: Indian capital’s massive landfill on fire
As the South Asia region experiences a heat wave, a large waste landfill has caught fire near the Indian capital New Delhi, British…
Baltic PMs: surplus of Covid-19 vaccines creates new challenges
On Friday, 29 April, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė sent a joint…
Day 65 of war in Ukraine: Rescue effort after Kyiv attacks, OSCE ends Ukraine mission, US to streamline support Ukraine
On Friday, April 28, rescuers in Kyiv continued to dig through rubble left by missile attacks on Kyiv that injured at least ten…
EU’s single currency drops in value against dollar
This week, the valued of the euro fell below 1.06 US dollars for the first time in five years, British news portal The…
