Joninės, or John’s day, is the name of the Christian celebration that coincides with Midsummer. In Lithuanian, the celebration is also called Rasos (Dew Holiday) or Kupolė. The holiday is closely tied to old pagan […]
Since the global coronavirus pandemic began in Wuhan, it has affected people all over the world. Freedom of movement has completely collapsed. Coronavirus has turned citizen lives upside down in each country in a matter […]
Restaurants of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, are using social distancing rules to become fashion displays for local designers. As of this week, the country has eased the restrictions on bars, cafes and restaurants to allow […]
People face a lot of problems daily – at home, work, school or university. Challenges not only force us to get out of our comfort zone, to find the most relevant information and to look […]
Vilnius continues taking advantage of the opportunities offered by quarantine: the idea of freedom for outdoor cafes is followed by a new and an even stronger concept of freedom for the Old Town – freedom […]
On March 20, amidst the pandemic, which affected all the countries of the world, we were celebrating Global Earth Day. Quite right, it’s just about the time to focus on helping the environment. It is […]
Latest analysis shows that Lithuanians, compared to the neighbouring Baltic States, go to shops and parks the least often, as well as rarely use public transport. This is a great help in fighting the spread […]
Researchers from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) call for proposals to alleviate quarantine to be evaluated very responsibly and constantly monitor how changes of the quarantine rules […]
Singapore It is widely acknowledged that Singapore is one of the most successful countries in the world fighting COVID-19. Tomas Dapkus of Lietuvos Rytas spoke with the Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of […]
If these past few weeks were part of the plot from a zombie film, we would have barely made it through the first act. Nonetheless, according to movie-logic, we should have already started slipping into […]
For most people around the world, the 1st of April is known as April Fool’s day. It is a jovial celebration with pranks on friends and family members. But in Vilnius – the capital of […]
While most of the photos portraying today‘s world show empty alleys, deserted streets, closed cafes and almost no one on the horizon, Vilnius-based photographer Adas Vasiliauskas has managed to find the missing piece in his […]
Lithuanian daily, Lietuvos Rytas, interviewed Professor Giuseppe Ippolito, Scientific Director of the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases about COVID-19 lessons from Italy. Professor Ippolito is a very famous Italian doctor and scientist at […]
Lithuanians think of it as the city of love. Now it is a city suspended in time with dark shades of war stories belonging to another era—a ghost town with many empty streets and deserted […]
It is almost 10 am, and we are about to start. As the lights turn on, Rūta and Rūta (Rūta is one of the most famous names in Lithuania) jump to the stage for their […]
According to a general practitioner, Vilnius University professor Vytautas Kasiulevičius, it is likely that if the following measures are employed, if the temperature reaches at least 15 degrees and humidity increases, in the first days […]
Surveys show that Lithuanian citizens have similar views on both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Almost a quarter of the country’s citizens are inclined to sympathise with each. Why is this the case, and what […]
Escalating discussions about new coronavirus cases and certain restrictions imposed in the country led to an unprecedented surge in news items related to coronavirus. On 17 March, the share of such news items comprised nearly […]
Antanas Terleckas, a 92 years old survivor of political exile, resistant, laureate of Prize for Freedom and a student of Vilnius University (VU) the Faculty of Economics and History – Philology, received a diploma of […]
After the massive success of the “Vilnius – the G-spot of Europe” campaign, the Lithuanian capital is following its own footsteps and launching a new campaign, titled “Vilnius: Amazing Wherever You Think It Is.” The […]
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