Europe Latvia The Court of First Instance issued a verdict finding a person guilty of knowingly infecting another person with HIV, for the first time ever, sentencing him to 90 hours of community service
Europe Latvia Zane Bērziņa founded the social enterprise Vilbers which produces specialised clothing for people with various mobility problems, including wheelchair users
Europe Latvia On 1 and 2 February, Ģertrūdes Street Theatre will host 'Avots' language festival with thematic lectures, discussions and workshops exploring the languages in the context of the relationship between the individual and society, and lesser-used languages
Europe Latvia There are 1.562 safe bomb shelters in the country according to latest survey of the State Fire and Rescue Service; Riga accounts for about 400 and they could accommodate about 200.000 people, or one third of the city's population
Europe Latvia The supervision committee of the Bank of Latvia issued an electronic money institution operating license to company Paytegra, granting the operator the right to issue electronic money and offer payment instruments