A row over who's going to be the next University of Latvia rector has advanced at the start of the new academic year as Indriķis Muižnieks has gone to court over the Cabinet of Ministers decision not to reappoint him at the post.
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Santa Purviņa, head of the Pharmacology Department at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) recently published a Facebook post of a KGB file with the name of Guntis Bahs, code-name Arnolds. That's the name of RSU's Vice-Rector for Health Studies. But Bahs has now turned to the university's ethics committee over the Facebook post.
On April 26 as well public transportation is often delayed in the Latvian capital as the Deglava bridge has been closed over safety concerns. While the delays are shorter than yesterday, when the bridge was closed at 5 a.m., many have had to add up to 30 minutes to their daily commute.
At the beginning of this year, a freshly renovated gastronomic pavilion at the famous Riga Central Market was opened to visitors, promising a classier and cleaner shopping experience.
An early start to this winter's ski season due to plenty of snow in December is raising hopes that this could be one of the best and longest for years.
With the recent thaw, people in Rīga and elsewhere are invited to be particularly careful when walking, as icicles and snow are falling off from the roofs.