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Politics

Lithuania’s top female chess master to get MP seat

Lithuania’s female chess grandmaster Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen will become a member of Lithuania’s parliament to replace Liberal Remigijus Šimašius who was Sunday elected as Vilnius mayor. […]

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Sports

Žalgiris Kaunas celebrates its 100th victory in Euroleague

Lithuanian basketball champions Žalgiris Kaunas succeeded in defeating Greek club Panathinaikos Athens in a tough Euroleague match 76-70. It was the Lithuanian club’s 100th Euroleague victory in this century. […]

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Society

Lithuanian justice minister says religious communities and sects pose no danger

Religious communities and sects present in Lithuania are not dangerous, Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis said. […]

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Top young professionals returning to build Lithuania

Lithuania became a member of the European Union in 2004, and since that year almost 470,000 people have emigrated from the country. Now, many of the so-called “generation of independence” – the first generation of Lithuanians to be born after the collapse of the Soviet Union – are returning. And, with their degrees from prestigious universities and their experience working in international companies and organisations, they are having a big impact. […]

Society

Embassy staff member busted with smuggled cigarettes

Lithuanian customs officers have found smuggled cigarettes inside a car belonging to a foreign embassy in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Customs said on Friday. […]