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

Up to 70 bears could live in Latvia; tips on what to do if you happen to encounter a bear

Up to 70 bears could live in Latvia;  tips on what to do if you happen to encounter a bear

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

PHOTO: “City Dog Festival” took place in Spīķeri creative quarter for the first time

PHOTO: “City Dog Festival” took place in Spīķeri creative quarter for the first time

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

In Latvia, 9 more people got Covid-19

In Latvia, 9 more people got Covid-19

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

Farah returns to the stadium with a world record in the hour race

Farah returns to the stadium with a world record in the hour race

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

VIDEO: Kiwi and Skulme scabies are also found in Italy – the local police do not fall asleep

VIDEO: Kiwi and Skulme scabies are also found in Italy – the local police do not fall asleep

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

PHOTO: Musiqq guys sing the beginning of the school year with a concert on the roof of the supermarket parking lot

PHOTO: Musiqq guys sing the beginning of the school year with a concert on the roof of the supermarket parking lot

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

PHOTO: opens the exhibition “Our Museum. State Art Museum – 100”

PHOTO: opens the exhibition “Our Museum. State Art Museum – 100”

The exposition is dedicated to an important cultural institution and its employees, whose collection continues to live in the collections, research and exhibitions of the Latvian National Museum of Art. The representative of the museum Krista Gabrāne pointed out that almost one hundred and sixty years ago separates the first known painting of Jānis Stanislavs … Read more

Silvija Līce, a film and theater scientist, has been spent forever

Silvija Līce, a film and theater scientist, has been spent forever

Silvija Līce, a film and theater scientist, author of documentary screenplays and many books, translator and language teacher, passed away on August 29 at the age of 80. Līce was one of the first Latvian film scientists with a degree from the Institute of Language and Literature of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) and … Read more

Jane Morant was named the best debutant of the NBA season

Jane Morant was named the best debutant of the NBA season

100 NBA journalists and broadcasters voted for the league’s best debutant. Morant won 99 of the top 100 seats in the vote, convincingly winning the league’s best debutant vote. Of the Grizzlies players, Po Gasols last won the title in 2002. The remaining first place in the vote went to the first issue of last … Read more