Internet
Politics

Websites of Lithuanian govt, ministries down due to power failure

Websites of the Lithuanian government, ministries and e-government are offline on Monday due to faults in electricity supplies. […]

Money
CORPORATE

Secret tax plan – interest in giving up on one of the main promises is expressed

The Government has prepared a plan for tax reconstruction which was already presented to both the Peasant and Green Union and the social democrats on Wednesday, and will be presented to the public on Friday. […]

Night sky in Kernavė
History

Origins of the Kernavė’s thunder God Perkūnas

A bearded, long haired man with an austere face that is depicted by a 12 cm bronze sculpture is the most famous archeological find over the last 150 years, which made Kernavė famous. The man’s nakedness is covered with a cloth kerchief which is draped over his right hand and turned over hi s hips. We see an object of unclear origins in his elevated left hand that is decorated with wavy lines; in his right hand, the man is also holding something, however only a hole in the hand remains. There is a vertical hole one and a half centimeters in diameter in the sculpture. By the middle of the 19th century, they believed that they’d found in Kernavė, a sculpture of the pagan god of Thunder, Perkūnas. […]

Clouds
Society

Lithuania’s emergency service warns of strong winds Friday

The Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department has warned of strong winds in much of the country on Friday and urged people to be cautious. […]

Emission
Foreign affairs

Lithuania regrets US decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Lithuanian officials on Friday expressed their regret at the US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. […]