Ex-president: Elksniņš doesn’t deserve to have such a high post in Latvia
Mayor of Daugavpils Andrejs Elksniņš doesn’t deserve such a high post, says ex-president of Latvia Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. Commenting on Elksniņš’s statements on the…
BNN ANALYSES: Marauders blast supermarket door, loot ATM
Linas Jegelevičius In an impudent strike, gangsters blew up the door of a Maxima supermarket in the 5 500-habitant southwestern town of Kazlų…
Public transport service in Riga to be free of charge on 18 November
During the national holiday in Latvia this week – 18 November – all residents and guests to Riga will be able to use…
October’s inflation in Latvia higher than average in EU and Eurozone
In October 2022 inflation in Latvia was higher than the average observed in the European Union and Eurozone, according to data published by…
Article 5 is unlikely to go in effect after Poland; Latvia’s security situation remains unchanged
Although a Russian-made missile struck Poland, a NATO member state, killing two people in the village of Pshevodov on Tuesday, 15 October, Article…
Zelenskyy: Kyiv is not responsible for the missile that hit Poland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he is completely sure the missile that hit Poland and killed two people was not fired…
World’s human population passes eight billion
According to information from the United Nations, the number of humans on the planet has reached eight billion, and this happened a mere…
Does the economic downturn contribute to growth of unemployment?
The latest data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) indicate the actual unemployment level was 6.9% in Q3 2022. Swedbank Latvia…
Explosion on shopping street in Istanbul kills six
At least six people were killed and 81 were wounded in an explosion that took place on a busy shopping street in Istanbul…
