New design modules for street trading are starting to be installed in Riga

In order to ensure the installation of new street trading modules, it is planned to dismantle old trading modules in the following retail locations: – on Valdeku street 53;– on the corner of Parades and Plexnes streets;– on Hipocrates Street opposite Gailyezer Street;– on the corner of K. Valdemara and Zirnu streets;– on the red … Read more

Almost 40% of Latvians gave money to support Ukraine or war refugees

In the latest survey, 38.7% of respondents indicated that they made donations to support Ukraine or war refugees, while in April last year this answer was given by 41.9%, and in 2022 – 39.2% of survey participants. Donations were made by 52.4% of survey participants of Latvian nationality, and 19.1% of survey participants of other … Read more

New modules for street trading will be installed in Riga

To ensure the installation of new street trading modules, old structures in retail outlets on the street will be dismantled. Valdekyu, 53, on the corner of the street. Parades and Plesnes, on the street. Hipokrata opposite the street. Gailyezera, on the corner of the street. Valdemara and Zirnu, on the red lines st. Tilta, next … Read more

Scientists have assessed the danger of ground subsidence under Chinese cities

Scientists analyzed satellite images of 82 Chinese cities with a total population of almost 700 million people. 45 percent of the urban areas examined are in the subsidence zone. Researchers estimate that by 2120 the area of ​​cities below sea level will triple. This will affect 55-128 million residents, jeopardize infrastructure and buildings, and increase … Read more

half of Latvian residents are not interested in the 2024 European Parliament elections

According to the press secretary of the European Parliament in Latvia, Janis Krastins, in the European Union (EU), 60% of respondents said they were interested in the June elections. 71% said they were likely to vote. This is three percentage points more than in the fall of 2023, and ten percentage points more than in … Read more

state agency calls on Latvians to complain about pharmacists

Not enough data – A survey of Latvian residents conducted in December last year showed that over the past 20 years, a total of 22% of respondents had experienced side effects from medications, and 72% of respondents who experienced side effects indicated that they reported side effects to a doctor or pharmacist , a nurse, … Read more

Russian citizens living in the Republic of Latvia do not want to leave the country due to the failure with the Latvian language

Chairman of the Daugavpils City Duma commission on social issues, people’s deputy, head of the structural unit “Russian Cultural Center” of the self-government institution “House of Unity” Natalya Kozhanova (“Concord”) regularly meets with residents of Daugavils whose documents have lost force in Latvia. These are residents of Latvia who once decided to become Russian citizens … Read more

BB.lv: About 8,500 people in Latvia suffer from dementia: what should relatives do?

Although dementia affects many people, it is probably one of the most misdiagnosed diseases in the country, according to the RCPN. The reality is that many more people suffer from dementia, and a lack of information and support leads to social isolation, making life miserable not only for those living with dementia, but also for … Read more