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The truth behind numbers: is Latvia really better at fighting Covid-19?

There has always been an element of competitiveness between Lithuania and its sisterly neighbour Latvia, so measuring which of the two countries has handled the Covid-19 crisis better is no exception. The overall number of […]

Society

A Turk points his finger at other migrants: they are treated differently in Lithuania

Even though Turkish migrant Halaf Kacmaz has been living in Vilnius for the past five years, working, paying taxes, and speaking Lithuanian, he resents that, unlike other migrants, he also needs to take a national […]

Society

Revolution in Vilnius Old Town: no more transit and four streets freed up for pedestrians

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 […]

Giedrė delivering some rims to a health care facility. Photo provided by Giedrė
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In times of crisis solidarity spreads like a virus

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 […]