Sudan has declared a three-month state of emergency after the Nile reaches its highest water level in a hundred years, local authorities said. Floods killed at least 99 people and partially or completely destroyed 100,000 homes. In addition to the deaths, a further 46 people have been injured, says Sudanese Minister of Employment and Social … Read more
The annotation of the amendments indicates that the unmanned aircraft industry in Latvia continues to develop rapidly, as evidenced by the unmanned aircraft flights observed in the territory of Latvia, which are increasingly taking place over prisons. In turn, poorly regulated and unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles pose risks to various existing infrastructure, including prisons. In … Read more
As Jēkabs Dzenis, the head of the Wildlife Protection Division of the Nature Protection Board, explained to LETA, the researchers still do not have any evidence of bear breeding in Latvia, but such a possibility has not been ruled out. The number of bears in Latvia is growing, although there are no exact data on … Read more
The aim of the event was to promote the understanding of dog owners living in Riga about communication with their dog, its welfare needs and courtesy requirements while in public. Liene Šternberga, head of the association “Dog with a Mission”: “We are pleased that the idea of the event interested and addressed so many dog … Read more
During the last day, 2 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized (a total of 7 patients are treated in hospitals, all with moderate course of the disease). A total of 207 patients were discharged from the hospital, according to VMNVD data. The information available to the SPKC shows that 7 patients are contact persons, the source … Read more
Farahs covered 21 kilometers and 330 meters in one hour. Farah set the previous record, which was reached in June 2007 in Ostrava by the legendary Ethiopian Haile Gebrselasi, by 45 meters. The second place with the nearest eight meters was won by the Belgian Bashir Abdi, but the kilometer and 202 meters shorter was … Read more
The Japanese coast guard on Friday took two crew members of the missing cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 out of the water. One of the two men died shortly after his rescue. In total there were 42 people on board, as well as about 5,800 cows. The first crew member was rescued on Thursday. The … Read more
As you know, the musician Andris Kivičs and his fiancée Liene Skulmi, taking backpacks with a couple of layers of clothes, have left for Italy without much planning – to relax from the attention of too much society at home. A couple of lovers also pay attention abroad – in Italy they not only enjoy … Read more
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Pakistan on Friday because of the decision of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo to reprint a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad. In January 2015, the cartoons triggered a terrorist attack by Muslims on the Charlie Hebdoeditorial office in Paris. Twelve people died in the attack. Protesters … Read more
At the concert, the audience was delighted by the band’s brightest hits of the decade – both new and unheard melodies from the recently released album “10”, as well as well-known and popular compositions from the beginning of the band’s career. Marat and Emil also played the band’s new single “Spiritual Also”. After the concert, … Read more