BNN summary of the week: Concert hall location. Packaging deposit system. Lithuania discontinues covid certificates
This week talks about discontinuing the use of Covid-19 certificates commenced in Latvia, at least in relation to jobs. The reason is because…
Week in Lithuania: Ex-President named honorary citizen of Vilnius, Lithuania to recognise new Covid-19 vaccines
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were honorary title to former President Valdas Adamkus, easing of Covid-19 restrictions by the government and…
Court sentences Baltic Media Alliance to EUR 3.1 million fine for breaching sanctions
At the end of January Riga District Court sentenced LLC Baltic Media Alliance (BMA) co-owner Oleg Solodov and BMA Estonian branch director Margus…
Minister: if one student gets sick, the entire class should not be quarantined
If a single student falls ill with Covid-19, only the children who were in contact with that student should be quarantined, not the…
Canada not planning to deploy military against protesting antivaxxer lorry drivers
In the Canadian capital Ottawa, where traffic in the streets around legislative buildings has been hampered by a lorry drivers, who protest against…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 10 137 in Latvia 12 294 in Lithuania, 8 004 in Estonia
A total of 10 137 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 11 people have died, of…
Facebook parent company’s stock price drops by 26.4% in one day
In the US stock market, the parent company of Facebook has suffered a dramatic drop in its stock price value by 26.4% after…
Infectologist: Latvian laboratories may have reached max Covid-19 testing capacity
The number of Covid-19 tests carried out by Latvian laboratories has stopped increasing. This means laboratories have reached their maximum capacity, said Disease…
Lithuania: Five-year anniversary of NATO battle group presence to be marked
In Lithuania, the five-year anniversary of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group will be held with a ceremony at the Rukla army…