Motor oil leaks from lumber company impacted by flood in Jekabpils
Latvia’s State Environment Service (VVD) reports that the flood in Jekabpils has reached local Ošukalns LLC wood processing plant on Bebru Street 104A….
Jekabpils close to declaring state of emergency due to intense flooding
Currently there is no need to declare a state of the emergency in Jekabpils over the situation with the flood, said Latvia’s Prime…
Better benefits have not increased the number of Latvians in Estonia
The number of Latvian citizens in the Estonian border town of Valga is steadily increasing every year, but so far 2023 has not…
Situation on Jekabpils’ left bank remains unstable
The situation with the flood in Jekabpils on the right bank of Daugava River or Krustpils side has stabilised. Unfortunately, the situation remains…
Latvian minister defends decision to appoint acting chairman of RAKUS
The decision to appoint Aleksejs Višņakovs as the acting chairman of Riga Eastern Clinical University (RAKUS) is «good and correct», said Minister of…
«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…
