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[1/5] Supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) wear traditional attire with APC branding during a campaign rally in Abuja, Nigeria, February 11, 2023. Ahead of the Feb. 25 vote, political rallies and campaign events have become catwalks for colourful printed fabrics twisted into elaborate dresses, tunics and headscarves. He wore an LP-emblazoned, green, red and white version of a traditional hat and held a wooden walking stick that is often used as an accessory among Hausa men. "You can see the stick here which means I am a full Lagosian by virtue of this campaign in Lagos," said Ahanotu. "This is our official regalia for APC presidential campaign council," she explained.

☆ Oil rises for 4th day as supply disruptions, China demand supports
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Freight wagons carrying oil and fuel at a petroleum products terminal in Riga, Latvia, on Feb. 2, 2023. Oil edged up in early trade on Thursday, extending gains for a fourth consecutive day, as crude loading disruptions in Turkey and optimism over China's recovering demand continued to buoy sentiment. Brent crude futures rose 14 cents, or 0.2% to $85.26 a barrel by 0239 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures firmed 11 cents, or 0.2% higher, to $78.58 a barrel. The disaster had halted operations at Ceyhan and disrupted crude oil flows from Iraq and Azerbaijan. However, increasing crude inventories in the United States put pressure on oil gains.

☆ Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russians compete
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Latvian Olympic Committee is the first national Olympic body other than Ukraine which has threatened to boycott rather than compete against Russia. He broadened that position Wednesday by saying Latvia should boycott Olympic qualifying competitions, which are already under way in some sports, if Russians or Belarusians are allowed in. The Ukrainian National Olympic Committee has threatened to boycott and is due to hold talks Friday on the issue. Ukraine boycotted some sports competitions, including Olympic judo qualifiers, last year when Russians competed. Other national Olympic sports bodies, including the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, back the IOC efforts to find a path for Russians to compete.

☆ Lithuania's Teltonika in semiconductor deal with Taiwan group
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

RIGA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Lithuanian tech firm Teltonika said on Wednesday it had signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Institute, giving the Baltic company access to semiconductor manufacturing technologies. The deal was valued at 14 million euros ($15.2 million), and was supported by a 10 million euro grant from Taiwan's foreign ministry, it said. ($1=0.9223 euro)Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Riga, editing by Terje SolsvikOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mercedes to launch vehicle-charging network, starting in North America
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A Mercedes-Benz sign is seen on Mercedes-Benz EQE, an all-electric sedan, during International Motor Show Auto 2022 in Riga, Latvia April 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ints KalninsBERLIN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is poised to invest billions of euros to build 10,000 fast-charging points in North America, Europe and China by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Thursday. The carmaker will commence construction in North America this year, targeting 2,500 charging points at 400 locations across most U.S. states and Canada by 2027, it said at the CES car show in Las Vegas which runs from Jan. 5-8. The United States has around 140,000 public EV chargers, according to July 2022 data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Still, the region requires at least 3.4 million charging points by 2030 to meet an expected rise in demand, the study said.

Ukraine has shared a list with European countries of some 10,000 items it urgently needs to maintain power. Since early October, Russian forces have targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing blackouts and forcing millions of people to endure sub-zero temperatures with little or no heating. As stockpiles of state-owned European power grids dwindle, Lorkowski expected the private sector to become more important in meeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure needs. A first tranche of U.S. power equipment worth $13 million has been shipped to Ukraine, officials said, and two more planeloads were due to leave shortly. Olena Osmolovska, director of the reform support team at Ukraine's energy ministry, said it would cost tens of billions of dollars to fully restore the energy system.

☆ UK's Sunak to attend Baltic summit, meet UK troops in Estonia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet his Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in the Latvian capital Riga on Monday, before heading to Estonia to meet British and NATO troops, the government said. The JEF, a British-led group of Denmark, Estonia, Finland and Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, will be addressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. At the summit, Sunak will call on leaders to sustain or increase lethal aid, economic resilience and political backing to Ukraine in its resistance against Russia's invasion, according to a British government statement. After the JEF summit, Sunak is expected to meet Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, before heading to Estonia to meet UK and NATO troops serving on the military alliance's eastern flank on the Russian border. Sunak will sign a technology partnership agreement with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, to bolster technology ties and support new digital infrastructure, the statement said.

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy asks European leaders for air defence, tanks, weapons
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Andrius Sytas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I ask you to increase the possibility of supplying air defence systems to our country, and to help speed up the relevant decisions to be taken by our partners," Zelenskiy said, addressing Sunak. "For our defence operations to be more successful we need armoured vehicles, primarily tanks," said Zelenskiy. "The sooner we restore our border control, the stronger your security will be," Zelenskiy said. "Ukrainian children in their letters to St Nicholas ask for air defence, for weapons, for victory," he said, referring to the name used for Santa Claus in Ukraine. Reporting by Andrius Sytas, editing by Terje Solsvik, Stine Jacobsen and Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Latvia cancels license of Russian independent television station TV Rain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

VILNIUS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Latvian broadcasting regulator cancelled the license of Russian independent television station TV Rain on Tuesday, the regulator's chairman said. "In connection with the threat to the national security and public order, (the regulator) has made a decision this morning to annul the broadcast license of TV Rain", Ivars Abolins said on Twitter, adding the broadcasts will cease on Thursday. (This story has been refiled to add the dropped word 'of' in paragraph 1)Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius and Janis Laizans in Riga, editing by Stine JacobsenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Latvia cancels licence of exiled Russian television station TV Rain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Andrius Sytas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Russian TV station moved to Latvia after Ukraine invasionLatvian regulator says it poses security threatTV Rain calls accusation "absurd"VILNIUS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Latvia has cancelled the licence of Russian independent television station TV Rain after the company was branded a threat to national security, the state broadcasting regulator said on Tuesday. TV Rain said it programmes could still be seen on YouTube. Abolins said the regulator was convinced TV Rain did not understand "the essence and gravity" of its alleged violations. TV Rain apologized to its viewers and fired a presenter on Friday after Latvia's State Security Service launched an investigation into comments he made on air. TV Rain editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko called the comments "misleading", tweeting last Friday: "TV Rain did not, does not, and will not act to help supply the Russian army".

☆ German architect von Gerkan, who designed Berlin airport, dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Meinhard von Gerkan, one of Germany's most famous architects who designed Berlin's Tegel Airport and the capital's main railway station, has died at age 87, his office said on Thursday. A year after graduating from his architecture studies in 1964, von Gerkan founded a partnership with Volkwin Marg, which survives under the name "von Gerkan, Marg und Partner" (gmp). Von Gerkan also designed Berlin's main railway station, which is near the chancellery and within sight of the Reichstag parliament's glass cupola, though he fell out with rail operator Deutsche Bahn, which he said mutilated his design. Von Gerkan said Deutsche Bahn had made the underground hall look like a supermarket when it should have been an undulating, cathedral-like space. In 2008, Bahn and von Gerkan settled their dispute, with the rail operator paying an undisclosed sum to a foundation set up by the architect's office.

☆ 25 Ukrainian soldiers hospitalised after bus crash in Latvia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

VILNIUS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Twenty-five Ukrainian soldiers and an Estonian soldier were hospitalised after their bus collided with a truck in Latvia, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Sunday. The coach travelling from Tallinn to Riga was chartered by the Estonian army, and its driver was killed in the Saturday evening crash, ERR said. It did not say why the Ukrainian soldiers were in Latvia. The crash was one of several that occurred along the road on Saturday as ice and snow made driving hazardous, Latvia's public broadcaster said. Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I quit a stressful marketing job that was giving me insomnia and took a warehouse job. I realized other people's opinions don't matter.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Krista Krumina | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dainis Gzibovskis, 32, left his exhausting marketing job to work in a warehouse. I was the head of marketing of one of the country's largest supplement-and-vitamin suppliers, Pro Supply. Three months later, I left Pro Supply and my team of 10 that I had built from scratch to become an order picker at the local grocery store. Others felt sorry for me, assuming Pro Supply had fired me and the warehousing job was the only one I could get. I'm certain that I'll be able to return when I'm ready to go back to marketing again.

☆ ECB can't just mirror Fed moves, Lagarde says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FRANKFURT, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must be attentive to policy decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which influence global markets, but cannot just mirror its moves, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday after the Fed guided for more rate hikes. But Lagarde said the ECB, which itself raised rates by 75 basis points last week, could not simply mimic the Fed because economic conditions were different in the 19-country euro zone - a point underscored earlier by ECB board member Fabio Panetta. Lagarde conceded the ECB was "influenced by the consequences" of Fed action through financial markets and especially the euro's exchange rate, which was falling against the U.S. dollar on Thursday. "Clearly the exchange rate matters and has to be taken into account in our inflation projections," Lagarde said. He was echoed by Portuguese central bank governor Mario Centeno, who said in an interview the ECB had already completed a large part of the rate hikes it sees as needed.

Net profit for the three-months ending Sept. 30 rose to 910 million crowns ($87.57 million) from a year-ago profit of 169 million, Norwegian said. Norwegian Air shares were up 8.5% at 0912 GMT, beating a flat Oslo benchmark index (.OSEBX), though share are still down 17% over the past year, lagging a benchmark down by 6% over the same period. "We have a flexibility with our fleet that means we can reduce our capacity by up to 30%," Chief Executive Officer Geir Karlsen told Reuters. Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800 plane SE-RRJ approaches Riga International Airport in Riga, Latvia January 17, 2020. ($1 = 10.3139 Norwegian crowns)Reporting by Gwladys Fouche; Editing by Terje Solsvik and Mike HarrisonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A new $1.1 billion weapons package will more than double the number of HIMARS Ukraine has to hammer key Russian positions
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new $1.1 billion US weapons package will more than double the amount of HIMARS Ukraine has. Right now, Kyiv has 16 HIMARS in its arsenal and has used them effectively to strike key Russian positions. The new US military aid package will see 18 more HIMARS delivered to Ukraine, among other capabilities. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the new weapons package includes 18 US-made M142 HIMARS and the associated ammunition. HIMARS are lightweight, truck-mounted multiple rocket systems that can fire six GPS-guided missiles before quickly relocating to another position.

☆ Russia expected to ban men of military age from leaving the country as thousands try to flee Putin's call-up, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is expected to stop men of military age from leaving the country, according to Meduza. Russian men have tried to flee the country since Vladimir Putin announced partial military mobilization. Current laws permit Russian men up to 40 and foreigners up to 30 to serve in the military. The ban would allow a small number of men of conscription age to leave the country only after procuring "exit visas," Meduza reported. To get these visas, men of military age would have to seek permission from enlistment offices, the media outlet said.

☆ Secret clause in Putin's mobilization decree may allow him to draft up to 1 million reservists, an independent Russian outlet reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A secret clause in Putin's mobilization decree allows one million to be called up, a new report says. The Kremlin denied the report, maintaining that 300,000 reservists will be drafted. The West says Putin's partial mobilization shows he's failing in Ukraine. The Pentagon in August said the US estimates the Russian military has seen up to 80,000 casualties in the war so far. Western leaders and officials said Putin's decision to announce a partial mobilization stood as an acknowledge that Russia is "losing" or "failing" in Ukraine.

☆ U.S. FDA panel votes against Spectrum's lung cancer drug
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 22 (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted against recommending Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' (SPPI.O) experimental drug for the treatment of patients with a form of non-small cell lung cancer. The FDA panel voted 9 to 4 against the oral drug, poziotinib, citing marginal efficacy, high level of toxicities, and lack of dose optimization. Poziotinib is intended to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a rare genetic mutation that affects 2-4% of total patients with NSCLC. There is no prior FDA-approved treatment for the rare lung cancer, and the patients suffering from the disease are given treatments similar to those with non-small cell lung cancer without the mutation.

☆ Cetățenii moldoveni pot intra în Letonia dacă sunt vaccinați sau prezentând test negativ
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-03 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

Cetățenii moldoveni pot intra în Letonia dacă sunt vaccinați sau prezentând test negativAutoritățile letone au exclus Republica Moldova din lista statelor terțe cu risc epidemiologic sporit. Anunţul e făcut de Ministerul Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene, cu referire la Ambasada Republicii Moldova la Riga, transmite IPN. Potrivit deciziei, cetățenii Republicii Moldova pot intra în Letonia dacă sunt vaccinați, cu prezentarea certificatului de vaccinare emis de către un stat membru al UE. În cazul dat, nu este necesară efectuarea testului COVID-19 înainte de călătorie și la intrarea în Letonia și nu este necesară autoizolarea. Moldovenii nevaccinați pot intra în Letonia dacă efectuează obligatoriu un test PCR cu 72 de ore sau unul antigen cu 24 de ore înainte de intrarea în Letonia.

Organizations: Externe, Integrării Europene, UE Locations: Letonia, Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Riga

☆ În Capitală a fost lansată o nouă linie de troleibuz
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Pe strada Albişoara, unde nu au circulat vreodată troleibuze, a fost lansată o line de troleibuz, nr. La rândul său, șeful RTEC, Dorin Ciornîi a precizat că troleibuzele pe linia 38 sunt noi, cu mers autonom și o autonomie de 20 de km, astfel pot asigura zonele fără rețea de contact. "Traseul rutei a fost selectat de cetățeni pe site-ul Primăriei și pe rețelele de socializare, din mai multe variante propuse. Doar că autoritățile locale au decis prelungirea un pic a traseului, pentru a asigura și zona sectorului Botanica cu transport public de mare capacitate", a precizat șeful RTEC. A. Șciusev, str.

Persons: Ion, Dorin Ciornîi, Burebista, L . Deleanu, Nicolae H . Costin, Ion Pelivan, ., Vasile Lupu, Constantin Stere, M ., Iu, Gagarin, H ., Dimitrie Cantemir Locations: Belarus, Chișinău, Alba Iulia, Gara, Alba - Iulia, Capitalei, Riga

☆ A fost lansată o nouă linie de troleibuz în capitală; Va traversa strada Albișoara (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: chisinau.mdA fost lansată o nouă linie de troleibuz în capitală; Va traversa strada Albișoara (FOTO)Primăria municipiului Chișinău a lansat o nouă line de troleibuz, cu numărul 38, str. „Alba Iulia - str. Burebista", cu o lungime de 34 km (tur-retur) care va traversa strada Albișoara și va face legătura între sectoarele Buiucani și Botanica. Alba Iulia - str. Alba Iulia, str.

Persons: Burebista, Dorin Ciornâi, L . Deleanu, Nicolae H . Costin, Ion Pelivan, ., Vasile Lupu, Constantin Stere, M ., Iu, Gagarin, H ., Dimitrie Cantemir Locations: Chișinău, Alba Iulia, Belarus, Gara, Alba - Iulia, Riga

☆ Lista celor 150 de secții de votare care vor fi deschise în străinătate pentru alegerile anticipate din 11 iulie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Lista celor 150 de secții de votare care vor fi deschise în străinătate pentru alegerile anticipate din 11 iulieComisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a aprobat în ședința de miercuri, 23 iunie, deschiderea a 150 de secții de votare în străinătate la alegerile parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie 2021. d/o Localitatea Numărul secțiilor de votare Republica Austria 1 or. Viena 1 Republica Azerbaidjan 2 or. Baku 1 Republica Belarus 3 or. Copenhaga 1 Republica Elenă 11 or.

Persons: Centrală, miercuri, jos lista, Curtea, Maia Sandu să, parlamentul, decizii, Maia Sandu Organizations: jos lista acestora, Republica, Republica Belarus, Regatul, Bruxelles, Republica Populară, Republica Elenă, Republica Franceză, orașului, Lyon, Federală Germania, Dublin, Limerick, Republica Italiană, Roma, Milano, Padova, Firenze, Mantova, Napoli, Reggio Emilia, Torino, Treviso, Republica Letonia, Republica Lituania, Nord, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Northampton, Republica Poloneză, Republica Portugheză, Napoca, Santander, Valencia, DC, Chicago , IL, FL, Vegas, Qatar, Doha, Republica Turcia, Republica Ungară Locations: deschiderea, jos, Republica Austria, Baku, Minsk, Sofia, Canada, Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Praga, Beijing, Limassol, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, Estonia, Tallinn, Sankt, Petersburg, Tula, Kaluga, orașului Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Bremen, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Tel, Aviv, Ancona, Bergamo, Bologna, Piacenza, Brescia, Ferrara, Genova, Mestre, Modena, Parma, Perugia, Pesaro, Trento, Udine, Verona, Vicenza, Rimini, Tokyo, Riga, Vilnius, Oslo, Setubal, Cluj, Craiova, Sibiu, Suceava, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Washington, New York, NY, Asheville , NC, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago ,, Dallas ,, Denver, Minneapolis ,, Orlando, Sacramento , CA, Seattle , WA, Stockholm, Ankara, Istanbul, Kiev, Odessa

☆ Investigarea unei scheme frauduloase transfrontaliere de spălare a banilor, descoperită de Serghei Magnitsky, are o nouă întorsătură în Letonia
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Investigarea unei scheme frauduloase transfrontaliere de spălare a banilor, care a fost descoperită de Serghei Magnitsky, are o nouă întorsătură în Letonia, scrie Novaya Gazeta. Cauza penală din Letonia a fost inițiată în 2012 la cererea lui Bill Browder, cofondatorul și șeful Fundației Hermitage Capital. Potrivit lui Simone Gravite, achiziționarea de bunuri imobiliare a fost efectuată cu bani care au fost spălați prin companii offshore, originea cărora a fost ascunsă. Inițial banii au ajuns de la o bancă rusească la o companie din Cipru, deținută de un anumit „lider al unui grup criminal”, al cărui nume nu a fost dezvăluit de poliție. În consecință, după o investigație amănunțită privind originea activelor și probele colectate în timpul anchetei, s-a văzut că bunurile confiscate erau legate de o schemă de spălare a banilor”.

Persons: Serghei Magnitsky, Bill Browder, Janis Bordans, Simone Gravite, Simona Gravite Organizations: Fundației, Capital, SVT, Poliția Locations: Letonia, Riga, Rusia, lituaniene, estoniene, Cipru

☆ Portul popular leton, într-o expoziție de fotografie în scuarul Catedralei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

Portul popular leton, într-o expoziție de fotografie în scuarul CatedraleiO expoziţie de fotografie care arată modul în care au evoluat hainele naţionale pe teritoriul Letoniei a fost inaugurată în scuarul Catedralei metropolitane din Chișinău. Sunt prezentate 42 de lucrări ale fotografului leton Jurģis Rikveilis. Imaginile reprezintă actualitatea costumului naţional leton, dar şi istoria dezvoltării portului popular, transmite IPN. Excelența Sa, Uldis Mikuts, ambasadorul Letoniei în Republica Moldova, a menţionat că istoria dezvoltării portului popular şi a îmbrăcămintei moderne purtate pe teritoriul Letoniei este o parte semnificativă a patrimoniului cultural al Europei. Consider că expoziţia va deveni un bun prilej pentru a consolida în continuare colaborarea dintre cele două capitale: Chişinău şi Riga”, a completat ambasadorul.

Persons: Mikuts, . Pușkin Organizations: Evenimentul Locations: leton, Letoniei, Chișinău, Republica Moldova, Europei, Republica Letonă, Chişinău, Riga, Republicii Letonia

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