In Germany they talked about the weaknesses of Chinese cars

Chinese cars have almost caught up with European cars in quality, but they have weaknesses. These are the results of a study published by the German Motorists’ Organization (ADAC). Experts spoke about the high level of safety of cars from China – most of the models reviewed received the highest ratings in the Euro NCAP … Read more

Is it not curable? The Ministry of Health of Latvia reached family doctors

This conclusion can be drawn from the data presented in the information report of the Ministry of Health: only 5% of the population are satisfied with the level of medical services in the Republic of Latvia. Pandemic mortality Another sad indicator is that the mortality rate in Latvia exceeds the EU average. The main causes … Read more

SpaceX teams up with Northrop Grumman to build military satellites

SpaceX has teamed up with military-industrial corporation Northrop Grumman to create low-orbit satellites for the US Department of Defense, allowing for high-definition images of the Earth’s surface, the quality of which can be compared with the images obtained by flying drones. Reuters reports this. We are talking about the development of a system of hundreds … Read more

Flying coffins? Boeing engineer warns of plane crashes

Engineer Sam Salehpour, who has worked at the company for more than ten years, stated this in the US Congress, The Guardian reports. He said the aircraft maker has “no safety culture” and employees who raise alarms are “ignored, marginalized, threatened, suspended and worse.” Salehpour is calling for the grounding of all 787 Dreamliners because … Read more

Palliative care is now provided at home

Palliative care is now provided to patients at home, and the Ministry of Health is monitoring the situation, but notes that it is too early to judge its quality and coverage – this can be done in six months, when data for this period will be compiled, Diena writes. At that time, the conclusions of … Read more

Due to changed street names in Riga, a taxi ride was three times more expensive

During the trip, the driver became confused and realized that the navigation was leading somewhere else, and not to the address indicated by Lima. The passenger agreed with the taxi driver that she would show her where to go to get to her place of residence. And so it happened. At the end she paid … Read more

how much and who can save

Last year, this support for borrowers was determined by amendments to the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights – Article 8.4. However, the manual for these payments appeared much later – the Finance Association of Latvia, together with the Ministry of Finance and the State Revenue Service, developed a special methodology that explains how … Read more

Very poor air quality in Riga. Is it dangerous! Residents are warned

Concentrations of PM10 suspended particulate matter, or dust up to 10 micrometers in diameter, reached 187 micrograms per cubic meter on Kronvalda Boulevard and 237 micrograms per cubic meter on Krisjan Valdemar Street at 9 a.m. Air quality becomes poor when this indicator rises above 50, and is particularly poor when the average daily concentration … Read more