«Fragile» improvements reported with Jekabpils flood situation
Some of the residents evacuated from Jekabpils may return to their homes, but they should be prepared to evacuate again if the situation…
China confirms – the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has increased
Beijing has confirmed that since the beginning of December, when China began to abandon strict restrictions, Covid-19 has caused almost 60 thousand deaths,…
Germany’s Defense minister has resigned
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned, following growing skepticism in the country about her suitability for the post, Reuters writes. In an…
Corruption watchdog estimates damages caused by fraud in Central Elections Commission’s various contracts
The suspect – Kristīne Bērziņa – was suspended as chairperson of the Central Elections Commission (CVK) following the request from Corruption Prevention and…
Latvian enterprises’ interest for online business going down
Geopolitical tension and the rapid price growth observed in 2022 have reduced the preparedness of Latvian entrepreneurs to create and develop online business….
War in Ukraine: Russia attacks civilians and conducts exercises with Belarus
Russia and Belarus plan to start joint air force exercises, and this raises fears in Kyiv and the West that a new attack…
Meteorologists promise warmth and precipitation and drop in air temperature this week
Latvia’s State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre reminds that thaw continued last week, which caused water levels to go up in rivers, causing…
BNN SUMMARY OF THE WEEK: Forests fall. Hell’s gates. Police shortage. Musk’s «record»
This week’s main «hero» was Latvia’s state company Latvian State Forests – a profitable, environment-managing and a modest public worker. By prohibiting this…
Week in Lithuania: Celebrates Freedom Defenders Day, Lithuanians will build a solar panel park in Latvia
Linas Jegelevičius The Lithuanian company is planning the construction of a solar panel park in Latvia, in the vicinity of Jēkabpils, while the…
