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False Ebola alarm in Lithuania as country’s medics briefed about dealing with the virus
An Ebola virus case was suspected in Lithuania but the guess was dismissed, Vice-Minister of Healthcare Erikas Mačiūnas said on Wednesday. […]
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Four Lithuanian universities made global top-800 list
Vilnius University (VU) was ranked among 551-600 best universities in the world. Three other Lithuanian universities were among top-800. […]
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Calls to ban Russian TV channels amidst Moscow’s “information war” against Lithuania
How to counter intensifying Russian propaganda campaigns that have been targeting Lithuania lately? This was the topic of the discussion on LRT political debate programme “The Right to Know” on Monday night. […]
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Soviet soldiers’ cemetery in Lithuania targeted in pro-Ukrainian vandalism incident
A cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Akmenė, northwestern Lithuania, has been vandalized, the local police informed on Tuesday. Tombstones at the cemetery have been sprayed with colours of the Ukrainian national flag. […]
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President Grybauskaitė addresses Polish speakers: I equally love all people of Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė came to Šalčininkai, a town where Polish-speakers make up nearly three quarters of the population, to take part in a harvest festival held on Sunday. Claiming she did not want to start any political discussions on ethnic minority issues, the president said that she equally loved all people of Lithuania. […]
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Icelandic transgender rights activist: Changing the world in small steps
A series of public events for and about transgender people, organized by Lithuania’s national LGBT* rights organization LGL on the 26th-28th August 2014, were the most exciting days for transgender individuals and their allies in Lithuania. They met and interacted with each other, they laughed and shared trans*pizza together. […]
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Spartans for Kids will run Vilnius Marathon
One week after the Bieg Serca Run, Spartans for Kids will take part in another race. On 14 September, 25 members of the “Spartans for Kids” Foundation will take part in the Vilnius Marathon. This will be the 8th marathon that Spartans will run in their armors and the 3rd marathon outside Poland. The race, as always, will be combined with a collection of money. […]
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Lithuanian Seimas ombudsman sends inspectors to refugee centre
The Lithuanian parliament’s ombudsman has urged various institutions to check the Refugee Reception Centre in Rukla for possible violations of food safety, public health and fire safety regulations. […]
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Lithuania considers legalizing medical abortion
Lithuania’s Health Ministry has drafted a new bill on termination of pregnancy, which suggests allowing medication-induced abortion. […]
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Drunk police officer kills two in car crash in north Lithuania
A drunk police officer killed a man and a woman in a car crash in Panevėžys, northern Lithuania, on Tuesday evening, leaving one more man seriously injured. […]
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Nobel Prize winner Kary B. Mullis coming to Vilnius for life sciences forum
Nobel Prize winner Kary B. Mullis of the United States is coming to the second international forum Life Sciences Baltics 2014 that is starting in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
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Former president Adamkus to publish a memoir book
Duties that Never End. President’s Diaries” – such will be the title of a memoir book by former present of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus that will come out in early 2015. The book tells about the events of Lithuanian political and public life over the last five years. […]
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Almost 9 out of 10 Lithuanians say environmental problems directly affect their daily lives
Three years after the last Eurobarometer survey, it is clear that, despite the economic crisis, Europeans’ concern about the environment has not diminished. In an overwhelming consensus, 95 percent of the 28.000 interviewed citizens said that protecting the environment was important to them personally and many thought more could be done in this area, the European Commission said. […]
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Rūta Vanagaitė: Lithuania is still competing with the Holocaust
Rūta Vanagaitė’s project “The Paneriai Lullaby”, which lets you interact with Jewish culture for a day, is one of the most successful projects financed by the European Commission (EC). […]
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Lithuanian equal opportunities watchdogs comment on gay fairy tales book
The Lithuanian Office of the Ombudsperson for Equal Opportunities has expressed criticism for the conclusion of the Journalist Ethics Inspector, which suggests that fairy tales about same-sex couples are harmful for children under the age of 14. […]
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Lithuania’s State Security Department warns citizens to beware of propaganda from Russia
The State Security Department (VSD) issued a statement urging people to be vigilant and not give in to the propaganda campaign waged by Russia in relation to Ukraine. […]
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Lithuanian language watchdog consents to original name-spelling for naturalized citizens and mixed families
The State Commission for the Lithuanian Language has agreed to allow original spelling of non-Lithuanian names for foreigners who become naturalized Lithuanian citizens and for the Lithuanian nationals who adopt the last name of their foreign spouse after marriage. […]
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Celebrated Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis dies at 90
Prominent Lithuanian stage and screen actor and director Donatas Banionis died at the age of 90 on Thursday. […]