The controversy surrounding the recent Youth Song And Dance Festival reignited Thursday when it emerged that organizers had put their own slant on safety advice from structural engineering experts about how many children should be crammed on stage at once - exceeding the recommended safety level by 100%.
Latvian disability rights activist Gunta Anča delivered bloodcurdling news about the situation for the infirm and paralyzed persons of war-torn eastern Ukraine, as she told LTV news program Panorāma Sunday that thousands of these people were abandoned and left to fend for themselves without water, food, or heat amidst the chaos of the ongoing battles in the region and their untold aftermaths.
