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WEB3 days ago · Week in Lithuania | TT-Line launches Klaipėda-Travemunde ferry; Ministry raises 2024 GDP growth forecast to 2.3%. BNN - September 14, 2024. Last week, President Nausėda met Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, Lithuania’s Port Lite unveiled plan to invest 80 million in Latvia's Liepaja German troops will be temporarily accommodated...
Zolitude tragedy: 54 dead; Maxima building falls apart even more
WEBNov 24, 2013 · Over the course of the last couple of days, rescuers have managed to locate remains of 54 people underneath the rubble of the collapsed roof of Maxima supermarket in Zolitude. According to State Police press-representative Sigita Pildava, remains of the last person found in the rubble was carried away this morning shortly before 06:00. The body was identified almost immediately. Two days have ...
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WEB4 days ago · Maklakovs criticises Latvian armed forces: “Shahed” should’ve been shot down; timely early detection in question as well. LETA - September 10, 2024. Baltics. Is airBaltic in its potential investor’s hands already? International airline plans to acquire shares. LETA - September 10, 2024. Baltics.
Blinken warns Israel and Hamas of last chance to end Gaza war
WEBAug 19, 2024 · US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday, the 19th of August, that the latest attempt may be the best and perhaps last chance for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release, urging Israel and Hamas to reach a tough deal, while Hamas has cast doubt on the chances of a deal, saying it “plays into Israel’s hands”, but talks will resume this week based on a US “bridging proposal ...
Exclusive interview with Petr Aven. Billionaire contemplates …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Interview article author: Armands Puče/LA It was not difficult to agree on an interview with the billionaire Petr Aven, who is also a Latvian citizen, because the banker is open and frank. The real challenge was waiting for him to find the right moment for the interview, amidst international sanctions on one side, his abandoned […]
BNN IN FOCUS | How parties promise to bring Latvia into the …
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Soon Latvia will need to choose which of the 16 parties to vote for in the upcoming European Parliament elections. BNN has compiled a brief summary of the promises Latvian parties have listed in their respective promotional campaigns. 1. Harmony social democratic party Despite the painful loss in the 14th Saeima elections, Harmony is …
Latvia receives third brand new electric train
WEBOct 7, 2022 · The remaining two of our four cars of a brand new electric train supplied to Latvia from Škoda Group’s company Škoda Vagonka were delivered to the country by means of two secure trucks on 7 October, as reported by Pasažieru vilciens JSC. The rolling portion, roof structures and the first two cars were delivered to […]
Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four …
WEBOn Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of For Latvia and Ventspils political party, ex-Mayor of Ventspils, internationally sanctioned Latvian businessman and politician Aivars Lembergs to four years in prison and confiscation of property. With this verdict the prison sentence […]
116-year-old Japanese woman to be named world’s oldest person
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera, the world’s oldest person, in a Spanish nursing home this week, the US-based Gerontology Research Group announced on Wednesday, the 21st August, that a 116-year-old Japanese woman, who was once a mountaineer, will be named the world’s oldest person, reports Reuters.. Tomiko Itooka, born on the 23rd of May 1908 and living in the ...