The most large-scale work will take place on regional highways with a length of 220 kilometers and republican local roads with a length of 159 kilometers. Work on the country’s main highways will affect 71 kilometers. The emphasis on national roads of local and regional importance can be explained by the funding structure – this … Read more
Citing data security laws, VSAA does not disclose details of who is the recipient of the country’s largest pension. However, the institution states that a significant amount of the pension was achieved as a result of recalculations related to the deductions of solidarity tax on old-age pensions. At the same time, the next four largest … Read more
Last year, the Seimas adopted amendments to the citizenship law, providing for the possibility of depriving Latvian citizenship of persons who provide significant support for Russia’s war against Ukraine. BZS expects that Ukraine will be able to provide Latvia with information about whether Aven actively supported the war. As Zviedris explained, Ukraine is currently investigating … Read more
There was an unpleasant smell in Helsinki on Sunday. The Finnish Meteorological Institute suggested that the smell could have come from Kemeri National Park. A representative of the OPP explained that hydrogen sulfide sources have a strong specific aroma, but are not able to affect air quality at a distance of more than 400 kilometers. … Read more
Buks reported that LOC’s relations with the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) deteriorated after LOC refused to sign a cooperation agreement with the publishing house “Rīgas Vilņi”, where Cakshi’s adviser Raivis Bergs previously worked. In turn, Bergs’ sister Elina has been the operational manager of the publishing house since October last year. Berga denies … Read more
State Real Estate indicates that the work plan, together with a request for an extension of the work deadline, will be submitted to the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) by Friday, April 5. The existing fire detection and alarm system was dismantled in the building, as well as the construction of a new system, … Read more
The changes are taking place because the transport overpass over the railway on Altonavas Street in Tornakalne was closed the day before as unsafe. As LETA was informed by the Riga City Council, during an inspection a possible dangerous deformation was discovered at the overpass built in 1910. Considering that there is a significant flow … Read more
An international team of astronomers has for the first time discovered a super-Earth that is tidally locked, meaning one of its hemispheres is forever facing its parent star. The discovery is reported in the article, published in The Astrophysical Journal. The researchers observed exoplanet LHS 3844b and analyzed data from the Spitzer Space Telescope to … Read more