On December 13, the Bank of Latvia will issue a silver collection coin “Rīgas modes” dedicated to the history of Latvian fashion. “The central image characteristic of Riga fashion is a woman – emancipated, self-confident, with her own style and attitude – which is still the case today,” says the Bank of Latvia. “Riga fashion … Read more
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. UN Secretary-General António Guterres had called an emergency meeting of the Security Council in an attempt to push for such … Read more
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, taking into account the results of the controversial referendum on the border with neighboring Guyana, declared the western part of this country – Essequibo – as the 24th state of Venezuela. At the parliamentary session on Tuesday, he proposed the adoption of a corresponding bill. Maduro also ordered Venezuela’s state oil … Read more
Customs said there were six suspects, one of whom was detained back in September. The authorities believe that almost 3,500 flying robots have arrived in Russia in this way. The companies have also supplied Russia with microcontrollers, semiconductor devices and protective materials designed to stop flying robots. The products were approved for export to other … Read more
Since his purchase of the global platform “X” (formerly “Twitter”), its American owner, Elon Musk, has been constantly arousing controversy after the exciting decisions he has taken since arriving at the platform’s management. In his latest controversial actions, Musk launched a scathing attack on advertisers boycotting the James Clayton, BBC technology correspondent in North America, … Read more
The net turnover of AS “Latvijas gāze” (LG) concern in the first nine months of this year was 120.544 million euros, which is 78% less than in the corresponding period last year, but the losses reached 24.924 million euros, as opposed to the profit last year, according to the company’s statement to the stock exchange … Read more
On December 3, at 4:00 p.m., the “Art IS Cool” exhibition of paintings by Artas Butes, a well-known artist in Latvia, will be opened in the exhibition hall of the Mālpils Culture Center. This will be the second meeting with the painter in Mālpil. “Artis Bute (1958) has been one of the most sought-after Latvian … Read more
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is testing a new way to display statuses shared by users within the app.According to what was stated in the latest beta update of the application, the platform will add four different classifications to sort the statuses available within the application, which are: all, recent, displayed, and hidden. Add an announcement … Read more
In September, the volumes of Latvian industry decreased by 2.7%. Production volumes in mining and quarrying decreased by 20.9%, in processing industry by 4.6%. Electricity and gas supply experienced an increase of 18.3%. The volume of production decreased according to the share in the largest sector – wood industry (-6.2%). On the other hand, there … Read more
On November 9 at 7:00 p.m., the Pabažu Culture House will be able to watch the documentary adventure film “The Life of an Oak” created by French film directors Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Sedoux. The cast is impressive: squirrels, woodpeckers, jays, ants, mice. The huge tree hides a whole microcosm within itself and serves as … Read more