US airlines ban flights for 700 passengers for ignoring face masks

US airlines ban flights for 700 passengers for ignoring face masks

Delta Air Lines has added 270 passengers to the “no-fly” list for not wearing masks. It is followed by United Airlines with 150, Spirit Airlines with 128, Frontier Airlines with 106, Alaska Airlines with 78, and Hawaiian Airlines with six such passengers. These lists may overlap. However, the airlines do not share the names of … Read more

PHOTO: Cultural Forum “White Night” takes place in Riga

PHOTO: Cultural Forum “White Night” takes place in Riga

Cultural forum “White Night” takes place in Riga – – – +61 See more – – This year, the forum program includes more than 30 projects, covering almost the entire territory of the city, thus providing the event visitors with a wide and attractive offer of contemporary culture and art. White Night 2020 delights visitors … Read more

Singer Aivo Oskis invites those interested to participate in his new video

Singer Aivo Oskis invites those interested to participate in his new video

Oskis, in collaboration with the head of the dance studio PRO / X, choreographer and director Ieva Biteniece, has created an invitation to learn the dance elements that will be danced in the song “From time to time”. Those who want to participate in the filming of the video must learn these movements, film their … Read more

“Ķekava / Miesnieki” wins the Latvian championship and is already winning the 13th trophy

“Ķekava / Miesnieki” wins the Latvian championship and is already winning the 13th trophy

“Ķekava” / “Miesnieki” with 13:10 (13: 3) won “Garkalne” / “Livonia”. Hārdijs Nungurs and Elmārs Šefalovskis performed for the winner on the ground, while Reinis Pepa grounded in the Garkalne unit. The game was not completed, because after the first half it was very dark outside and there was not enough lighting in the stadium, … Read more

The longest car tunnel in Latin America has been opened in Colombia

The longest car tunnel in Latin America has been opened in Colombia

The newly opened “Tunel de la Linea” between the cities of Cahamark and Calark allows drivers to save 20 kilometers of winding road at 3,600 meters above sea level. When driving from the central part of the country to the south-west, crossing this tunnel reduces the journey time by one and a half hours. The … Read more

The 3×3 basketball team “Riga” in the third stage of the World Tour does not go further than the quarterfinals

The 3×3 basketball team “Riga” in the third stage of the World Tour does not go further than the quarterfinals

In the first three stages of the world tour in Debrecen, the “Riga” team is represented by Agnis Čavars, Edgars Krūmiņš, Kārlis Lasmanis, Nauris Miezis and Artūrs Strēlnieks. In the third stage, “Riga” was placed with the third number and in the quarterfinals with 15:21 acknowledged the superiority of the Serbian team “Liman”. Opponents are … Read more

Prominent opposition leader Kovalkova Belarus expelled after conviction | NOW

Prominent opposition leader Kovalkova Belarus expelled after conviction |  NOW

Prominent opposition member Olga Kovalkova was deported from Belarus on Saturday. Kovalkova was sentenced to ten days in prison at the end of August. She arrived in the Polish capital Warsaw on Saturday. It is not known what she was convicted for. According to the opposition leader, she was forced by the authorities to leave … Read more

The losses of “Rīgas Centrāltirgus” have increased by 100,000 euros during the year

The losses of “Rīgas Centrāltirgus” have increased by 100,000 euros during the year

If in 2018 the company was operating with a loss of 100,473 euros, then in 2019 it increased to 215,982 euros. In turn, the company’s turnover has increased by 4.1% during the year and in 2019 reached 7.3 million euros. According to the company’s management report, the losses are planned to be covered from retained … Read more

Sudan declares a state of emergency after record high Nile and floods | NOW

Sudan declares a state of emergency after record high Nile and floods |  NOW

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

It is planned to allow the use of firearms to shoot down drones that have arrived in the territory of prisons

It is planned to allow the use of firearms to shoot down drones that have arrived in the territory of prisons

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