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Lithuanians buy more weapons

The number of firearms bought in Lithuania for self-defence has grown after the start of war in Ukraine. […]

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Lithuanian Healthcare Ministry asks for additional funding to deal with Ebola

Lithuania’s Ministry of Healthcare has asked for 490,000 litas (over EUR 140,000) in additional funding to prepare for the treatment of patients with Ebola, if the virus reaches Lithuania. […]

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Lithuania considers mandatory pre-school education for six-year-olds

Lithuania’s Ministry of Education and Science plans to introduce mandatory pre-school education for six-year-olds as of September 2015, with 5 million litas (EUR 1.45m) earmarked for the purpose in next year’s budget proposal. […]

PM Alrgirdas Butkevičius at NASA  Photo Ludo Segers
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Lithuania and NASA sign cooperation agreement

Lithuania’s Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and NASA have signed an agreement on an international traineeship program. […]