Trial of scandalous Latvian publicists to continue at the end of November
Riga City Vidzeme Suburb Court plans to continue the review of the criminal case involving Latvian publicist Lato Lapsa’s defamation of lawyer Romualds…
Facebook whistleblower calls for US regulation against algorithms «harmful for children and democracy»
In the US Congress, a hearing of former senior Facebook employee has taken place, where the whistleblower claimed that the world’s leading social…
Latvia’s budget for emergencies expanded by EUR 300 million for 2021
According to the order issued by the Latvian government, the state budget programme for emergencies will be expanded by EUR 300 million for…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 617 in Latvia, 2 556 in Lithuania, 1 046 in Estonia
A total of 1 671 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 267 of the patients…
Electricity prices in Latvia reach the peak since market liberalization
In September the average monthly price reached 123.50 EUR/MWh, which is 41.4% more when compared to August. This is the highest electricity price…
Clown Doctors campaign in Latvia concludes with over EUR 60 000 in donations
After a break, Dr.Klauns movement organized a charity campaign with the slogan «Palīdzi veseļoties, nevis ārstēties!» [Help heal, not treat!]. This campaign continued…
Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced
In Stockholm, the laureates of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry have been announced. Researchers have been appreciated for developing asymmetric organocatalysis. The…
NATO members should co-operate more with aspiring states, says Stoltenberg
Although NATO enlargement will not take place soon countries aspiring to join the military alliance should see more co-operation from current member states,…
Infectologist: Covid-19 situation is so bad, restrictions are needed for vaccinated and non-vaccinated people
The spread of Covid-19 in Latvia is so rapid that even a considerable increase of vaccination rates would not be enough to help….
