Russian coal mine hit by gas tragedy
In a Russian coal mine, the leak of poisonous gases has taken the lives of 52 people, Russian state news agency TASS reported…
How Freeport of Ventspils authority [didn’t] support a company heavily impacted by Covid-19
Promises from the Latvian government to provide support to businesses impacted by Covid-19 pandemic were as though manna from heaven in the last…
WHO assesses virus’ South African variant, countries ban fights as precaution
The World Health Organisation (WHO) assesses a new variant of Covid-19 that has been initially found in South Africa. A number of countries…
Latvian government permits Christmas markets
On Thursday, 25 November, the Operational Management Group (OVG) reached a conceptual agreement to permit Christmas markets in spite of Covid-19 pandemic in…
Poland to cut taxes on fuel, gas and power during high inflation
In Warsaw, the Polish government has announced plans to cut taxes on fuel, gas and power for the coming winter as the high…
Estonia to invest heavily in renewables, bring power prices down long-term
Estonia organises the reverse auction of 450 GWh of power from renewable energy resources recognising that high energy prices are related to dependence…
Meteorologists predict lots of snow for Latvia in the coming days
In the coming days weather in Latvia will be affected by cyclone activity and cold masses of air. Plenty of precipitation is expected…
European Medicines Agency permits use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on 5-11 year old children
On Thursday, 25 November, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty for children under the age of…
Latvia continues installing fences along its border with Belarus
Construction workers have almost completed the installation of a temporary barbed wire fence along the Latvian-Belarusian border. Latvia’s Ministry of the Interior has…
