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Culture

Annual horse race on Lake Sartai called off due to mild weather

The annual horse racing event in Sartai, planned to be held the coming weekend, has been called off. […]

Faina Kukliansky
Society

“We never called Lithuanians a nation of Jew-shooters” says community leader

Jews living in Lithuania never said Lithuanians were a nation of Jew-shooters and don’t plan on doing so, but Lithuania should acknowledge the topic of the Holocaust, Faina Kukliansky, the leader of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, said in a press release issued in the wake of heated discussions on the Holocaust. […]

Defence

Two thirds of Lithuanians support raising defence funding

About 67% of the Lithuanian population fully or in part agree on the need to increase defence funding to 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP), shows a poll published by the Ministry of National Defence. […]

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CORPORATE

80 fishermen saved in rescue operation on Curonian Lagoon

Around 80 fishermen were saved by the Lithuanian Naval Rescue Service on Sunday morning after ice began to move in the Curonian Lagoon near the Ventė horn and fishermen became trapped on floating ice sheets. […]