4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (210+ words) The Icelandic government plans to submit a bill to ban whaling in February 2027, leaving Japan and Norway as the only countries in the world that allow commercial whaling, Reuters reports. Animal rights activists and Hollywood stars have been protesting against…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) The confirmed death toll from the catastrophic floods and landslides in the Himalayas, affecting Nepal and China’s Tibet region, has surpassed 1,000, according to figures released by authorities on Tuesday. A total of 4,462 people are reported missing. The disaster, which began…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) After a weekend storm left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in Lithuania as well, traders have reported a sharp increase in demand for generators and other emergency goods. Some traders said that sales of generators had increased by…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (184+ words) Three days after the storm, around eleven thousand customers in Latvia are still experiencing power outages, according to Sadales tīkls. The most significant power disruptions on Wednesday morning remain in Aizkraukle, Preiļi, Jēkabpils and Rēzekne municipalities. “There may be situations…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) During last weekend’s storm, 183 of Latvia’s 869 ATMs, or roughly one in five, experienced disruptions, including 17 of the country’s 94 critical ATMs, according to the Bank of Latvia. The Bank of Latvia said the situation provided a real-world test of the financial…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (342+ words) The most significant damage caused by the storm in Latvia’s state forests could take four months to clear, provided weather conditions do not deteriorate, according to Latvijas valsts meži (LVM). According to preliminary estimates, the volume of trees damaged in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (317+ words) Latvia may very likely have to seek financial assistance from the European Commission to cover the costs caused by the storm, Smart Administration and Regional Development Minister Edgars Tavars (AS) said in an interview with Latvijas Radio. Asked how much…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (542+ words) This summer, European countries along the Danube have tried a variety of ways to deal with the consequences of the drying up of the big river – from blasting rocks to sinking barges – but none of this has solved the problem,…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (375+ words) The storm that hit Latvia over the weekend exposed significant problems with businesses’ ability to generate their own electricity, leaving several services vital to the public unavailable, Smart Administration and Regional Development Minister Edgars Tavars said in an interview with…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (428+ words) During a crisis, instructions often cannot be followed, which is why initiative and common sense are also needed, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with TV3’s programme 900 Seconds, admitting that he is concerned about the tendency to regulate…...