“Ventspils”, “Ogres” and “VEF Rīga” teams celebrate victories in Latvian-Estonian league games

“Ventspils” beat the basketball players of “University of Latvia” in a difficult fight at home with 91:85 (23:22, 21:21, 26:25, 21:17). The match went similarly, but another three and a half minutes before the end of regular time, LU was in the lead. However, Kemeron Randlss leveled the result with a long shot and then … Read more

The cause of the pollution found in the Jugla River is probably a barrel with oil products buried in the ground

On Sunday, October 4, in the Jugla River in Riga, pollution of oil products in the area of ​​approximately 50 square meters (m2) was detected. The SES, in cooperation with the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), immediately limited the pollution by placing bonnets for pollution collection. During repeated inspections, the SES has not detected … Read more

Kamilla Bartone, a young tennis player who wanted German citizenship, still represents Latvia

Bartone made a record of his desire to represent Germany soon on social media in February. “Because they provide support that the Latvian Federation has never given. And in general I love Germany as a country. I care about them, ”Bartone promised to accept German citizenship very soon. The then Secretary General of the Latvian … Read more

A man has killed his family in a London apartment and lived with the bodies for maybe even two weeks

Police believe that the man has been living with the killed family members for some time. Law enforcement officers had received alarmed calls from the woman’s family members on Sunday. Police officers searched the apartment several times, but the door was not opened for them. On Monday, interviewing neighbors, it was revealed that family members … Read more

The municipality will decide on the allocation of 244,000 euros to the Liepaja Theater

Today, the Chairman of Liepāja City Council Jānis Vilnītis (LRA) had a short meeting with the Minister of Culture Nauri Puntulis (NA), where they discussed the establishment of a working group that will evaluate how to organize the work of professional theaters in the regions in the long run. Kļaviņa pointed out that the working … Read more

Conflict with a security guard and pepper spray: a tense incident at a recreation site in Liepaja

Yesterday, on October 6, at around 21:00, the State Police received a call to a recreation place in Liepaja. Upon arrival at the scene, officials of the Kurzeme Regional Office of the State Police noticed a security guard who had caught a man who was in a state of obvious alcohol intoxication and was cursing … Read more

Kvitova and Kenina will fight for the second ticket to the “French Open” final

Lauri Sīgemundi from Germany (WTA 66) convincingly won the 11th and seventh number of the tournament in the quarterfinals of Kvitova with 6-3, 6-3. Kvitova last reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2012. Eight years ago, she gave way to the famous Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, who later also celebrated the victory … Read more

Navalny calls on the EU to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs

Germany said on Tuesday that it was consulting with partners on a possible response to the OPCW’s finding that a chemical warfare agent belonging to the Novičok group had been detected in Navalny’s blood samples. Several Western governments have insisted that Moscow, which denies its involvement in the poisoning of the opposition, should conduct a … Read more

In the early morning, not everyone complies with the requirement to use face shields in public transport

According to the agency LETA, when the buses of the municipal SIA “Rīgas satiksme” departed from the destination “Abrenes Street”, where the flow of people was not high in the early morning, some residents had put on face masks before boarding, some did it immediately after boarding, while others face shields were not used at … Read more

Trump advisor Miller is infected with Covid-19

Miller, one of Trump’s top advisers, “feels good” and was in self-quarantine for five days before receiving a positive test, White House spokeswoman Keil McCanania told Fox News. In recent days, a number of White House staff have been infected with the new coronavirus, including McCanania, who is currently in quarantine, and Hope Hicks, a … Read more