Pudāns nominated as commander of Latvian National Armed Forces
November 21, 2024
For Japan’s Fukushima contaminated water, tunnel envisaged to release it in ocean
In Japan, the energy company operating the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant has announced plans to build an underwater tunnel for releasing 1.27…
Opinion | On Gobzems’ manipulative methods. «You’re getting screwed»
«Uncovering lies, conspiracies and other made up stories requires a lot more effort and resources than coming up with them. Mass distributed lies…
Latvian company Dižozols Investments implements one of the biggest investment attraction projects in the Baltics
Latvian company Dižozols Investments has implemented one of the biggest investment attraction projects in the Baltic States. By using crowdfunding platform Crowdestor, the…
In Kabul, one more terror attack prevented, according to US
In the Afghan capital Kabul, the US military has carried out a drone attack on a potential suicide bomber, preventing an airport bomb…
Estonia’s Kallas urges to use unvaccinated worker lay-off as last resort
As Estonian military, police and border guard have called on their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by October or risk getting fired,…
Austrian ex-Vice-chancellor convicted of bribery
A court in Vienna has found former Austrian Vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache guilty of bribery and corruption, British broadcaster BBC reports. Two years ago,…
BNN summary of the week: Handful of medals for Latvia. Cancelled lottery. Estonia’s new president
This week kicked off with some good news from Tokyo. Latvia’s Rihards Snikus won a second silver medal, Diāna Dadzīte won bronze on…
CSP: average wages in Latgale 36% below wages in Riga
In Q2 2021 the average monthly gross wages and salaries for full-time work comprised EUR 1 237. Compared to Q2 2020, the average…
Saeima deputies to gather for a meeting in person after a twelve month break
On Thursday, 2 September, members of Latvia’s Saeima will gather for this first meeting of the autumn session in person, BNN was told…
