Greg Monroe, Jonas Valančiūnas
Sports

Greg Monroe on the brawl with Jonas Valančiūnas: I would much rather play with a tough guy like Jonas than some timid player

The Toronto Raptors are getting ready for the upcoming basketball season this year by putting together a dominant duo in the front court. Masai Ujiri, general manager of the team, believes that Greg Monroe who split his time last year between Milwaukee, Phoenix and Boston, can provide a very capable back-up for Jonas Valančiūnas in the centre role. Monroe fielded questions from Canadian news media outlets in reference to the 2017 incident during the playoffs between himself and Jonas Valančiūnas, which was basically a shoving match between the two. He responded by expressing a positive outlook about that situation. […]

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Economy

Plain packaging proved ineffective, tobacco producers say

Tobacco producers criticize plans to introduce more restrictions in Lithuania, announced by the Ministry of Health, and say the government fails to evaluate their implementation. Moreover, some of the proposals have proved ineffective in the world. […]

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Society

Suspected Ukrainian murderer detained in Kaunas

A Ukrainian suspected of murder was detained on Thursday night in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, local police said. […]

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Society

New proposals in Lithuania: plain cigarette packaging, outdoor café, balcony smoking ban

Lithuania is mulling introducing even more smoking restrictions. Under new amendments, plain cigarette packaging would be introduced in Lithuania, the display of cigarettes would be banned and smoking in residential balconies, outdoor cafes, beaches and other places would also be prohibited. […]

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Society

Lithuania plans to upgrade over 1,700 unsafe pedestrian crossings by 2022

Some 1,721 of 1,949 pedestrian crossings on Lithuania’s roads of national significance are unsafe, with all of them planned to be upgraded or closed in 2018 through 2021, the Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA) said. […]