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Without pay increases, Latvia’s healthcare sector faces collapse, warns Medical Trade Union
Baltic News Network
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July 16, 2025
The Board of the Latvian Health and Social Care Workers’ Trade Union (LVSADA) will call on the Ministry of Health (MoH) to enter negotiations, demanding a 15% salary increase in 2026 for all professional qualification groups in the healthcare...
Russians wounded the mayor of a Latvian city during his trip to Ukraine
Babel
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The head of the municipal council of the Latvian city of Ogre Egils Helmanis was injured in Russian shelling of Ukraine. He was delivering vehicles and other assistance to Ukrainian defenders. This was reported by the Latvian media outlet LSM.lv,...
What NATO Countries Spend On Military, Health, & Education
Zero Hedge
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NATO countries officially agreed to raise their defense expenditures to 5% of their GDP by 2035. But how do their military expenditures compare to what they spend on health and education? This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao,...
Mayor of Latvian city Ogre injured in Russian shelling in Ukraine
Interfax Ukraine
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July 16, 2025
Ogre Municipal Council Chairman Egils Helmanis was injured in Ukraine as a result of Russian shelling, municipality representative Patriks Griva told Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs (LSM.lv). Griva also noted that Helmanis is currently on a business...
Pilot project lets pharmacists consult patients who take a lot of pills
LSM
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July 16, 2025
Medication review is a new service provided by pharmacists in Latvia, currently being implemented as a pilot project in 50 pharmacies. Patients with at least two chronic diseases and at least five prescription medicines are invited to apply for...
What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education
Visual Capitalist
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July 15, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Residents have tips on being bear-wary in northern Latvia
LSM
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July 13, 2025
Last year's monitoring data shows that there are about 150 bears in Latvia. Hunters estimate that this number could be much higher. The fact that bears live in Vidzeme region is confirmed by the cameras recorded at animal feeders, and many Vidzeme...
Latvia Gears Up To Host Premier Student Science Competition
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. From September 15 to 20, Riga will become the hub for Europe's young scientists as it hosts the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), Trend reports. This is the cream of...
Vibrio bacteria: How to swim in European waters and survive
Deutsche Welle
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July 16, 2025
What you need to know Vibriosis is caused by Vibrio bacteria, which live naturally in brackish, warm, low-salinity coastal waters Typical European locations include the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Black Sea Climate change may be leading to more...
Ventspils rebuilds some junctions due to massive wind turbine delivery
LSM
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July 16, 2025
Ventspils has received a large delivery of wind turbine wings, so some of the city's intersections are being altered for their transport, Latvian Radio reports on 16 June. In June, the first vessel with wind turbine wings for Laflora Energy's wind...
Latvian police catch beauty salon stick-up artist
LSM
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July 10, 2025
On June 30, during the day, an unknown man entered a pharmacy in central Riga and demanded money from the pharmacist, threatening to kill him if he did not. The pharmacist gave the man 70 euros, after which he left the scene. The next day, July 1,...
Latvia Throws Its Hat In Ring For Albania's Journey Toward EU Membership
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. On July 9, Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani paid a working visit to Riga, where he met with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, Trend reports. The...
Is the retirement age of 70 suitable for Latvia? Welfare Minister explains
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
In Latvia, men live on average until the age of 70, and spend even fewer years in good health. Against this backdrop, is it reasonable to discuss raising the retirement age? While some countries, including Denmark, have already decided on...
Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
The sowing of summer rapeseed has concluded across Latvia, but due to excessive moisture, not all planned areas were sown. However, the unsown areas account for a relatively small portion of the total planned area, Ģirts Ozols, Head of the...
Long waiting times for endoprosthetic treatment in Latvia
LSM
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July 10, 2025
If you don't fight for yourself, nothing will happen says Gunita Surgovte. The woman is 48 years old, works as a teacher in Rīga, is a mother of three, and her desire to return to her usual rhythm of life is not easy. While waiting for...
Health Minister: No noticeable improvements in healthcare for residents next year
Baltic News Network
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July 7, 2025
Given the current level of funding and the need for austerity, residents will not experience improvements in the healthcare sector next year, according to Health Minister Hosams Abu Meri (New Unity), as stated in the TV3 program “900 Seconds.” He...
Bdetect to represent Latvia at Entrepreneurship World Cup
LSM
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July 9, 2025
The company offers an AI-powered multispectral device for early skin cancer diagnostics. Five Latvian startups competed in the final for a chance to reach the global finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Bdetect, GaloGroup (with the product PLAI Cube),...
IMF: The debate over falling fertility
BNE Intellinews
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A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives. Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds...
Every Medical Association On Planet Earth Sues RFK Jr. For Endangering Pregnant Women
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 8, 2025
Ever since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began his stint as secretary of Health and Human Services, he has near-fully dedicated himself to doing the one thing he swore up and down he wouldn’t do during his confirmation hearings — he’s been screwing with...
Spanish slugs can be battled but probably not beaten in Latvia
LSM
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July 8, 2025
The cool and rainy Latvian summer is a favorite for Spanish slugs and encourages them to reproduce. Slugs also have a good appetite and are not picky, causing serious trouble for gardeners. "They are widespread throughout Latvia, not only in...