P.M. BRIEFING : Latvia Dailies Become Weeklies
MOSCOW — Latvian newspapers have stopped publishing as dailies after the republic’s lawmakers shut down a polluting pulp factory and central authorities in Moscow refused to supply paper from elsewhere.
The official Tass press agency said only national newspapers such as Pravda and Izvestia will now be delivered on a daily basis in the Baltic republic. It said three Latvian dailies will be published weekly.
The paper shortage followed the Jan. 1 closing of the Sloksky pulp and paper factory in the resort city of Jurmala on the northern Latvian coast after residents complained about pollution from the plant.
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