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Smoking in decline in Lithuania
The number of smokers in Lithuania has decreased slightly in the past three years, the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]
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Seventh Blossom of Hope charity gala to collect funds for cancer diagnosis
The Merchants’ Club in Vilnius will host the seventh consecutive Blossom of Hope gala, organised by International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) on Saturday, May 30, in its fight against breast cancer. […]
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2.6m watch Eurovision in Baltics
Over 2.6 million people in the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia watched at least one broadcast of the Eurovision song contest last week, TNS LT market research company said. […]
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Most Lithuanians oppose abortion ban
Nearly 60 percent of Lithuanians would object to a law banning abortions, shows a survey commissioned by DELFI. […]
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Unique Jewish heritage site opens in Šeduva
More than two years of work on the restoration and preservation of Jewish heritage in Šeduva were marked in a private ceremony at the town’s recently restored Jewish cemetery (Žvejų gatvė). More than 400 tombstones have been identified and more than 1,300 have been either painstakingly restored or preserved in a tribute to the lives of the thousands of Jews that once comprised the majority of this Lithuanian shtetl. […]
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Lithuania and Dutch company reach deal on scanning sunken An-2
Lithuanian state enterprise Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) has reached an agreement with Dutch company Mammoet on the scanning of the An-2 plane which recently crashed and sank in the Baltic Sea. […]
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Ambassador’s wife Sarah Hunt: All Lithuanian women should have access to the best available treatment
To help Lithuanian women, Sarah Hunt, wife of David Hunt, the British Ambassador to Lithuania, assists the International Women‘s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) with the organisation of the charity auction at the annual Blossom of Hope event, which will take place on May 30th 2015 at the Merchant’s Club in Vilnius. […]
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Run in Klaipėda pays tribute to late British ambassador
“Hope Run 2015” in Klaipėda was dedicated to the memory of the first British ambassador to independent Lithuania Michael Peart. […]
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Lithuania among worst countries for migrants
Lithuania ranks 34th out of 38 countries in terms of conditions for migrants, according to the annual Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX 2015). […]
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Lithuania in talks with Dutch company on salvaging An-2
Lithuania is holding talks with a Dutch company on salvaging the An-2 plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea on May 16, killing two pilots. […]
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Trust in Lithuania’s law enforcement at 15-year high
People’s trust in law enforcement, including the police, prosecutors and courts, in Lithuania is now the highest in 15 years, according to the results of a public survey, published on Saturday. […]
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Lithuanian court hears testimony of sole survivor of Medininkai checkpoint massacre
Vilnius court on Friday heard testimony of Tomas Šernas, the only survivor of the 1991 Medininkai checkpoint massacre, in the case where charges have been brought in absentia against three Russian citizens. […]
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Rescuer suggests crashed Lithuanian An-2 plane could have been flying without rescue gear
Chief of the Lithuanian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Commander Artūras Andrušaitis, said on Friday that the An-2 airplane that crashed into the Baltic Sea may have not had all the necessary rescue equipment aboard. […]
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Vilnius mayor and Swedish ambassador award Step Challenge winners
Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius and Swedish Ambassador to Lithuania Cecilia Ruthstrom-Ruin participated in the ceremony of the Step Challenge awards hosted by the Embassy of Sweden to Lithuania, Vilnius Municipality reports. […]
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Vilnius University produces unique machine for CERN
The team of the Department of Semiconductor Physics of Vilnius University (VU), headed by professor Juozas Vidmantis Vaitkus, under the framework of the AIDA project was to study the possibility to use a microwave absorption technique for radiation monitoring in the proton irradiation facility at CERN. The Vilnius University team produced a cost-effective, flexible and easy-to-handle fluence monitoring system, VU said. […]
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Lithuanian bankers contest London court’s ruling on their extradition
Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas, former shareholders of Lithuania’s bankrupt bank Snoras, continue to fight their extradition to Lithuania, where they face fraud charges. […]
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Body of one missing Lithuanian pilot found inside sunken plane
The body of one of the two missing pilots might have been discovered on Thursday night after thorough inspection of the An-2 airplane on the Baltic seafloor, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence says. […]
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Lithuania’s prosecutors to launch investigation into airplane search operation
Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas turned to the Prosecutor General‘s Office asking to launch a pre-trial investigation into how the search and rescue operation of the aircraft An-2 and its crew was carried out. […]
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No floating objects found in Baltic Sea in missing pilots search operation
A Lithuanian Air Force helicopter looking for two missing pilots in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday did not find any floating objects spotted in water on Tuesday. […]