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Lithuanian Genocide Centre published data on 620 former KGB agents
The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre says it has published data of 620 former KGB agents over less than two years. […]
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Bugatti car riding through the streets of interwar Vilnius
A Bugatti car, riding through the streets of Vilnius, undoubtedly attracts attention of the passers-by. Automobiles made by Ettore Bugatti have always been appealing technically and aesthetically. Interestingly enough, people could see a Bugatti in Vilnius 80 years ago. […]
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January 1991 massacre suspect put under house arrest in Italy
Russian citizen Vasiliy Kotlerov, a suspect in the 13 January 1991 massacre case in Lithuania, has been put under house arrest by an Italian court, Lithuanian prosecutors have confirmed. […]
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The Lithuania Tribune hits 3,000-mark on Facebook
As many as 3,000 users follow news and views from Lithuania on Facebook. […]
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Lithuanian parliament marks 25th anniversary of Gotland Declaration
On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Parliament is holding an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Gotland declaration. […]
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12 explosives reported in Lithuania in one day
On Tuesday, troops of the explosives neutralization unit of the Lithuanian Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion were called to neutralize explosives 12 times, the Defence Ministry said. […]
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Lithuanian epidemiologist says no need for Ebola panic
There’s no need for panic over the threat of Ebola virus as the risk of contraction exists, but it is not big, says Galina Zagrebnevienė, head of the Centre For Communicable Diseases and AIDS’ Epidemiological Surveillance Division. […]
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School graduates complain to equal opportunities watchdog over graduation ceremony in church
Lithuania’s Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson’s Office says it has received a complaint over a high school graduation diploma presentation ceremony held in a church. […]
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UK court to hear Snoras bank ex-owners’ appeal in December
The High Court in London will hold its next hearing on an appeal lodged by Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas, former owners of Lithuania’s bankrupt bank Snoras, in December. The two bankers are fighting against their extradition to Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian Tatar youth cherishes the past for the future
The historic roots of the current 3200-member Tatar community in Lithuania date back to the 14th century, when the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fostered trade with the Mongols’ powerful Golden Horde. The ensuing ages have swept away the Duchy and Horde, but for a tiny group of the merchants’ descendants Lithuania has become their Motherland. To find out more about the ethnical minority, the Lithuania Tribune spoke to Marija Meišutovič, the chairman of Lithuania’s Tatar Youth Community “Duslyk”. […]
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44 child adoptions concluded in Lithuania this year
Citizens of Lithuania adopted 44 children over nearly seven months of this year, the Ministry of Welfare and Labour Ministry said. […]
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August heat record set in Lithuania
A new August heat record was set in Lithuania on Sunday, with 36.5 degrees Celsius reported in Tauragė at 4 p.m., weather services say. […]
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No wise men, no heroes: Scientists pin down Lithuanian national character
According to the results of a recent study of national archetypes of Lithuanians, we are kind-hearted, composed, caring, long suffering, down-to-earth, ordinary, and have a special relationship with nature. Based on psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes, the research has been conducted in co-operation with experts from a variety of backgrounds, including ethnologists, philosophers, historians, psychologists, and sociologists. […]
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Hot in the city
In cities across the world there has long been conflict between cyclists and pedestrians. As the temperatures soared in the Lithuanian capital a visitor discovers that Vilnius is no different. […]
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How to recover a debt from a foreign debtor?
International freight transportation and international trade in general is a great environment for unfair debtors to prosper. A lack of knowledge about international debt recovery is one of the main reasons why debts accumulate. […]
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How many W’s will there be in Lithuanian passports?
Eight thousand names that are in breach of the standard language norms have been registered in Lithuania, so such forms of the person’s name could be transferred to a person’s identity documents, presume the representatives of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR). […]
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LituanicaSAT-1 satellite ends mission and crashes in North America
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed on Friday that the Lithuanian space satellite LituanicaSAT-1 burned on July 28 after orbiting about 100 million kilometres around the Earth in over 150 days. […]