Calm weekend in Latvia – clouds, fog, and up to +10 degrees
November 8, 2025
Latvijas Radio: head prosecutor Juriss eyed for SAB director’s position; certain parties protest
One of the potential candidates eyed by Latvia’s President Egils Levits for the position of director of the Constitutional Protection Bureau (SAB) is…
France requires Google and Facebook to simplify rejecting cookies with EUR 210m fine
US internet giants Google and Meta (Facebook) have been required by the French internet rights’ agency to pay fines totalling 210 million euros…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 877 in Latvia, 3 415 in Lithuania, 1 730 in Estonia
A total of 1 877 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 657 of the patients were…
WHO: Omicron is not mild, it kills as well
The World Health Organisation has cautioned not to perceive the Omicron variant of the virus SARS-CoV-2 as being mild, because it also kills…
Krišjānis Kariņš’s government becomes the longest standing one in democratic Latvia’s history
The government led by PM Krišjānis Kariņš has become the longest standing one on the history of democratic Latvia. This government has remained…
Kazakhstan announces end of unrest after 42 victims
In Kazakhstan, where sudden protests grew into unrest this week, its President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has announced the restoration of constitutional order after 42…
Chief of Latvian State Inspectorate for Protection of Children’s Rights leaves his post
The chief of Latvian State Inspectorate for Protection of Children’s Rights Jānis Ābele has announced his decision to leave this post. He decided…
Estonia reduces self-isolation time for unvaccinated people
The government of Estonia has opted for a shorter self-isolation period for people not vaccinated against Covid-19 and infected with the virus SARS-CoV-2….
Expert says most common Covid-19 symptoms have changed
Lately, the most common symptoms of Covid-19 infections have changed – while previously Covid-19 patients mainly complained about the loss of the sense…
