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South Korean restaurant owner faces jail for using ants in dessert

South Korean prosecutors want to impose a year in prison on the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant for using ants to decorate a dessert, the BBC reports. Ants are not on the list of insects that are allowed to be used for human consumption in South Korea under state law. The approved list includes grasshoppers, [] The post South Korean restaurant owner faces jail for using ants in dessert appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Lithuania among EU countries with fastest population decline

Europe’s demographic crisis is not a future challenge, but an existing situation, and the European Commission has warned in its latest report that the European Union’s population will have shrunk by 50 million people by the end of the century, while also ageing significantly. The report predicts that the EU’s population will shrink from around [] The post Lithuania among EU countries with fastest population decline appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Latvian President says no immediate military threat from Russia, but urges public to remain vigilant

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has said there is currently no direct military threat from Russia, but warned that the public should remain vigilant against possible hybrid threats and acts of sabotage. Speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs at Riga Castle on Wednesday, Rinkēvičs said NATO and European Union member states regularly exchange [] The post Latvian President says no immediate military threat from Russia, but urges public to remain vigilant appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Floods in Latvia uncover unexploded shell as museum collections suffer extensive damage

An unexploded shell was discovered in the Dursupe area of Talsi Municipality after heavy rainfall washed away soil, according to Latvia’s National Armed Forces (NBS). Following the discovery, a unit from the 54th Combat Support Battalion of the National Guard was dispatched to the scene and safely removed the shell to the battalion’s base. The [] The post Floods in Latvia uncover unexploded shell as museum collections suffer extensive damage appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Ukraine: Lifting ban on Russian athletes helps Putin

Ukraine has condemned the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) efforts to bring Russian athletes back into the world of sports while Moscow continues its war in Ukraine, writes Politico. The IOC announced last week that it had provisionally lifted the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee, thus lifting restrictions that had been in place since the [] The post Ukraine: Lifting ban on Russian athletes helps Putin appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Zelensky dismisses Ukrainian army chief

After days of protests, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the army chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, the BBC reports. Syrsky was dismissed after days of protests following the dismissal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Initially, there were rumours that Fedorov’s dismissal was due to a disagreement between him and Syrsky, but this was later confirmed. [] The post Zelensky dismisses Ukrainian army chief appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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VIDEO | Ukrainian drones attack two more Wildberries warehouses

Ukraine launched a new wave of strikes against Wildberries logistics infrastructure in Russia on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning, according to Dialog.UA. The outlet reports that, as of the 22nd of July, Ukraine’s Defence Forces have destroyed three and seriously damaged two of the 20 largest Wildberries logistics centres in Russia. According to the [] The post VIDEO | Ukrainian drones attack two more Wildberries warehouses appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Kremlin reports losses after warehouse fire

Russian online retailer Wildberries and its suppliers have suffered heavy losses after widespread fires, caused by Ukrainian attacks, Reuters reports. Last week, Ukrainians carried out widespread drone attacks on two large logistics centers in Kotovsk and Elektrostal. Eight employees were killed in the attacks and the attack caused widespread fires, disrupting Wildberries’ operations. Russia’s largest [] The post Kremlin reports losses after warehouse fire appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Cloudy weather to persist across Latvia, with only occasional sunny spells

Cloudy skies will continue across Latvia on Wednesday, the 22nd of July, with only occasional breaks in the cloud cover, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. Overnight, thunderstorms and heavy downpours are expected to continue in parts of eastern Latvia. During the day, periods of rain will mainly affect the country’s central [] The post Cloudy weather to persist across Latvia, with only occasional sunny spells appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depends on risk assessment

Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro has said that Estonia’s eastern border will remain open for the time being, as there are no signs of an immediate threat, but the country is ready to close it if the situation changes, writes ERR News. Opposition politicians and the media have repeatedly called on the government to close [] The post Estonian Interior Minister: Closing border with Russia depends on risk assessment appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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