Latvia marks 30th anniversary of declaration of independence

A man lays flowers to the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, May 4, 2020, as the country marks the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence. May 4 is celebrated by Latvians to mark the day the country declared independence from the former Soviet Union in 1990. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national-wide celebrations this year mostly took place at home as all annual events were cancelled. (Photo by Janis Laizans/Xinhua)