Tag: Riga

  • Denmark announces large defense budget increase

    Denmark announces large defense budget increase

    On Wednesday, the government will announce a new investment of DKK 40 billion in national defense to achieve its NATO goal. The spending will almost triple the duration of conscription, increase the total number of conscripts and strengthen the Army's 1st Brigade. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a…

  • A new candidate for the office of president

    A new candidate for the office of president

    Agnieszka Sokołowska, project manager at the capital fire brigade and independent translator, wants to run for the office of President of Iceland in the presidential elections in 2024. This was announced on the Island.is website to electronically collect signatures in support of her candidacy. The list of candidates and the option to sign the selected…

  • A broken cold water pipe near the roundabout at Langahlíð

    A broken cold water pipe near the roundabout at Langahlíð

    At the roundabout at Hlíðskóli na Langahlíð, a cold water main burst and a significant amount of water flooded the street. The fire brigade in the capital is currently fighting this leak. This was confirmed by Bjarni Ingimarsson, chief of the fire brigade in the capital, in an interview for mbl.is. He says the call…

  • Broken cold water pipe near Länguhlíð roundabout

    Broken cold water pipe near Länguhlíð roundabout

    At the roundabout at Hlíðskóli in Länguhlíð, a cold water main burst and a significant amount of water flooded the street. The fire brigade in the capital is currently fighting this leak. This was confirmed by Bjarni Ingimarsson, chief of the fire brigade in the capital, in an interview for mbl.is. He says the call…

  • Fire on Skeifan

    Fire on Skeifan

    The fire chief says that the fire that broke out in the N1 tire workshop in Fellsmúli has been brought under control. However, the fire brigade will have to work at night to fully extinguish the fire. The roof of two rooms collapsed and due to the risk of collapse, they did not dare to…

  • Birth on Miklabraut

    Birth on Miklabraut

    This morning, a baby was born in an ambulance on the way to the maternity ward of Landspítali Hospital. The unexpected but successful birth took place on Miklabraut Street in Reykjavík. According to the officer on duty at the capital's fire brigade, a healthy baby boy was born around six o'clock. Congratulations to the parents!

  • Denmark sends warship to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

    Denmark sends warship to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

    The frigate has an extended self-defense mandate, but will not attack Yemen's coast, says the defense minister. In addition, billions are being pumped into the military for fighter jets, missiles, renovated barracks, ammunition and a “Patriot-style air defense”. Rumors are rife that the Danish prime minister will become president of the Eurocouncil, and Hövding bike…

  • The Foreign Minister reacts to attacks in Yemen

    The Foreign Minister reacts to attacks in Yemen

    The Danish government fully supports the American-led response in Yemen, says Lars Løkke Rasmussen. A Danish frigate deployed in the Red Sea will contribute to the offensive. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all of…

  • Winter record at Finnish airports with 24 new routes

    Winter record at Finnish airports with 24 new routes

    The global aviation winter season starting on Sunday, October 29, will launch these new routes at Finavia airports. “Continuous cooperation with airlines and regional partners ensures that our connections remain comprehensive and accessible to Finland. The coming winter season reflects our long-term work. Our airports connect Finland to more than 130 destinations worldwide,” says Petri…

  • Israel’s hunt for the mastermind behind the Hamas terror attack

    Israel’s hunt for the mastermind behind the Hamas terror attack

    He leads the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, but never appears in public. Hear Edgar Mannheimer tell about how Mohammed Deif allegedly deceived the Israeli security service. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Edgar Mannheimer, reporter at Swedish Radio Producer: Ulrika Lindqvist With audio from: Al Jazeera, Al Mayadeen News, AP, BBC, CNN, Ekot, ILTV,…

  • This is how Israel’s spies missed Hamas’ attack plans

    This is how Israel’s spies missed Hamas’ attack plans

    On Saturday, October 7, 2023, parts of Israel will wake up to the sound of aircraft alarms. Thousands of rockets strike, at the same time the country is attacked by ground troops. The attacker is Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian movement labeled a terrorist organization by both the EU and the US. – The Hamas groups…

  • Cecilia Uddén: “Described as Israel’s September 11” |  Good morning World

    Cecilia Uddén: “Described as Israel’s September 11” | Good morning World

    Participants: Sveriges Radio’s Middle East correspondent on the ground in Jerusalem Cecilia Uddén, Bitte Hammargren, writer, journalist and Middle East analyst, and Anders Löfberg, brigadier general and former head of special forces command at Högkvarteret. Program manager: Nina Benner Broadcast in Godmorgon world 8 October 2023.

  • Turkey’s Kurdish PKK claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Ankara

    Turkey’s Kurdish PKK claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Ankara

    The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies, claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday that injured two people. “A sacrificial operation was carried out against the Turkish Ministry of Interior by a team from our Immortal Brigade,” PKK told the…

  • Zelenskyy to US lawmakers: Ukraine will lose the war without US help

    Zelenskyy to US lawmakers: Ukraine will lose the war without US help

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to US lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, telling them that without a new round of funding to fight Russian aggression, Ukraine will lose the war. The White House requested $24 billion in additional funding for Ukraine earlier this year. But there is growing Republican concern about providing US aid…

  • Live Briefing: Russia invades Ukraine

    Live Briefing: Russia invades Ukraine

    RFE/RL’s Live Briefing brings you all the latest developments on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kiev, worldwide reactions and the civilian and refugee situation. For all of RFE/RL’s coverage of the war, click here. Latest developments at a glance North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia ahead of…

  • The US is betraying its own principles to preserve the chaos in Syria

    The US is betraying its own principles to preserve the chaos in Syria

    Washington has sanctioned two “opposition groups” for “human rights abuses,” and Republican lawmakers have visited the U.S. Washington has a history of using sanctions as a stick to get its pet terrorists to do their dirty work. Back in the good old days of America, when few of its citizens cared to care about US-backed…

  • Retired brigadier general sentenced to prison for rape and firearms offenses

    Retired brigadier general sentenced to prison for rape and firearms offenses

    According to his lawyer, the long-serving officer plans to appeal the sentence.

  • Protesters camp out on whaleboats in the harbor

    Protesters camp out on whaleboats in the harbor

    Two activists climbed the masts of two whaling ships last night and are still there. The fire brigade and the police are on the scene trying to bring them down to earth. This information comes from the Vísir.is portal, whose journalists are at the scene. The strikers probably came to Iceland through the Paul Watson…

  • Sprickan i Israel

    Sprickan i Israel

    Cecilia Uddén möter besvikna sekulära vänsterliberaler som trodde på fredsprocessen och nöjda nationalreligiösa som nu har vunnit striden om Israels själ och herraväldet över nationen. I programmet träffar Cecilia Uddén bl a den välkände film- och tv-regissören Hagai Levi, som säger att det blivit svårt att andas i det nya Israel och hörgerdebattören Irit Lenur…

  • Heat, Wildfires Put Southern Europe’s Vital Tourism Earnings at Risk

    Heat, Wildfires Put Southern Europe’s Vital Tourism Earnings at Risk

    RHODES, GREECE – Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locales during recent heat waves. The quick team effort meant that ‘by the time the fire…

  • Just nu: Brasilien med kniven mot strupen i VM

    Just nu: Brasilien med kniven mot strupen i VM

    Pia Sundhages Brasilien måste vinna mot Jamaica för att VM inte ska ta slut redan i gruppspelet. Då väljer den svenska förbundskaptenen att starta med den 37-åriga anfallsveteranen Marta på planen. Lyssna på matchen här, refererad av Radiosportens Andreas Matz. Avspark 12.00.

  • Mordet på Marua Ajouz – bevisen som kan lösa gåtan efter 20 år

    Mordet på Marua Ajouz – bevisen som kan lösa gåtan efter 20 år

    Strax innan jul 2002 försvinner 18-åriga Marua Ajouz från Malmö och det dröjer nästan ett år innan hennes styckade huvud hittas i en skog utanför Svedala. Fallet blir kallt tills resten av hennes kropp hittas i samband med ett byggprojekt 2017. Hör Carolina Svalbacke, reporter på P4 Malmöhus, om genombrottet i utredningen och de nya…

  • Ring så spelar vi med Farah Abadi

    Ring så spelar vi med Farah Abadi

    Starta lördagen med kluriga frågor, pratglada människor och bra önskemusik. Farah Abadi håller dig sällskap fram till klockan 10.00. Ring 020-21 22 23 om du har rätt slutsiffra.

  • No diplomatic ties, but US, North Korea can still talk about US soldier

    No diplomatic ties, but US, North Korea can still talk about US soldier

    SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – A pink phone. A mission in New York. Swedish diplomats. A North-South Korean hotline. The US and reclusive North Korea have no diplomatic ties – but they still have ways to contact each other. A U.S. official said Wednesday that the U.S. government had reached out to the North as it…

  • Fire in the district of Breiðholt.  Noone hurt

    Fire in the district of Breiðholt. Noone hurt

    Around 3am, a fire broke out in a small shed in Stekkjarbakki in Bakka in the Breiðholt district. The fire brigade received a report that there were probably people in the building and therefore firefighters were dispatched immediately. No one was found during the search, so no one is believed to have been injured. Þorsteinn…

  • Road trip from Lapland to Norway and back – Reminder to prepare

    Road trip from Lapland to Norway and back – Reminder to prepare

    If you have goods that need to be declared when crossing the Norwegian border, you should visit a customs office. Along the border between Finland and Norway, customs offices are located in Kilpisjärvi, Kivilompolo, Karigasniemi, Utsjoki, Polmak and Näätämö. Requirements for traveling with pets When arriving at customs, pet owners must present a pet passport…

  • Cool and rainy weather Keeps the blue-green algae situation calm in Finnish lakes and coastal areas

    Cool and rainy weather Keeps the blue-green algae situation calm in Finnish lakes and coastal areas

    The Finnish Environment Agency (Syke) and various municipalities cooperate in monitoring the occurrence of blue-green algae as part of environmental monitoring. This observation covers about 400 observation sites across the country’s inland and coastal waters and the archipelago. The collected data gives an overview of the blue-green algae situation in different water bodies. Information on…

  • Good air quality in the capital region 2022 – Main emission sources: Traffic and wood burning

    Good air quality in the capital region 2022 – Main emission sources: Traffic and wood burning

    Factors that worsen the air quality in the capital region are traffic exhaust emissions, road dust and emissions from wood burning. Traffic primarily contributes to emissions of exhaust gases such as nitrogen dioxide and road dust into the air. “The amount of traffic in the capital region increased last year, which increased nitrogen dioxide concentrations…

  • Den oväntade vändningen i fallet Emilie Meng

    Den oväntade vändningen i fallet Emilie Meng

    På den danska ön Själland försvann den 17-åriga Emilie Meng spårlöst i juli 2016. Hon hittades senare mördad, men polisutredningen havererar och ingen misstänkt hittas. Men i april i år tar allt en vändning när en 13-årig flicka försvinner från den lilla byn Kirkerup på Själland, ungefär tre mil från där Emilie Meng hittades mördad…

  • Modi’s yoga charm offensive is an ode to India’s soft power

    Modi’s yoga charm offensive is an ode to India’s soft power

    The Indian Prime Minister led from the front at a record-breaking multinational event on the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations Even before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014, he made an impassioned plea to the New York-based United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to declare June 21 as International Yoga…

  • Blue-green algae sightings increased in inland waters and at sea during Midsummer week

    Blue-green algae sightings increased in inland waters and at sea during Midsummer week

    Link to the map Blue-green algae observations on the map Several compounds produced by cyanobacteria can cause health problems According to the Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), the presence of blue-green algae can cause health problems. Cyanobacteria produce several different compounds that can cause symptoms. Some cyanobacteria can produce hepatotoxins or neurotoxins, but most…

  • Blue-green algae sightings increased slightly in inland waters and coastal areas

    Blue-green algae sightings increased slightly in inland waters and coastal areas

    However, so far no surface blooms have been reported in the open sea areas of Finland. It is worth noting that surface waters both inland and at sea experience an increase in temperature, which can promote the growth of blue-green algae. In the national blue-green algae monitoring program, Syke, ELY centers, transport and environment centers,…

  • Finland’s special vehicles for breaching the enemy’s defenses, the plight of Kenyan students and brilliant rainbow tires: Finland in the world press

    Finland’s special vehicles for breaching the enemy’s defenses, the plight of Kenyan students and brilliant rainbow tires: Finland in the world press

    The article considers the possible role of Ukraine’s 47th Assault Brigade, specifically the Leopard 2R, in Ukraine’s expected 2023 counteroffensive against Russian forces. The Finnish Leopard 2R, a modified Leopard 2A4 tank, has had its turret removed and is fitted with full-width mine plows made by Pearson of Great Britain. With 1500 horsepower, the Leopard…