1938 Lithuanian Women's basketball team
Sports

On this day in sport: 16 October

Many basketball experts look back on the Lithuanian scene in the 1930s and look back on the revolutionary efforts of American born pair Pranas Lubinas and Feliksas Kriaučiūnas. […]

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Economy

Finance minister: Lithuania’s economic growth won’t be explosive next year

Despite criticism of the Finance Ministry’s optimistic Lithuanian GDP growth forecasts for next year, Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that the country’s economic growth will be faster than in the euro zone but “not explosive” and warns that difficulties caused by the crisis in the EU-Russia relations will be long-lasting. […]

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Uncategorized

Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia re-opening some of its markets to Western production. All this has sparked discussions about Moscow backing down from confrontation with the West. […]

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US President Obama pledges continued support for Ukraine

On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama participated in a video conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy.  They discussed the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, including steps that are being taken to counter the spread of the disease. […]

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Culture

Vote and help select the best young painter from the Baltic states

Dear readers of DELFI, we would like to invite you to vote and elect the Public Prize winner of the project „Young Painter Prize 2014“, who will be awarded by a special DELFI prize. The voting will be active until the evening of 23 October. Share your opinion and select the best painting! […]