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How to save when shopping online?

With the growing popularity of online sales, customers of such stores are often looking for a variety of ways to save and still get a quality product. According to experts, this is quite easy – you just have to invest a little of your time and effort, a DPD press release states. […]

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Society

Gender equality is human right, and it is great for society. Let’s listen to Norwegians

Even though Lithuania has achieved a lot in gender equality, it is still a long way to go, especially if we compare ourselves to Norway. Hence, it is always great to listen to opinions of the specialists, who were instrumental in implementing gender equality in Norway. This great opportunity will present itself this Wednesday, November 21. The Embassy of Norway and the Norwegian-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania have initiated an international conference “Passport to Success: Empowering Women to Lead”. The event will take place at the Seimas premises. […]

Mykolas Giedraitis
History

Pope Francis confirms Lithuanian Giedraitis as blessed

Mykolas Giedraitis, a secular Augustinian born in Lithuania in the 15th century, has been confirmed as blessed, the Vatican News website reports. […]

Arūnas Storpirštis
Society

Lithuanian theater, movie actor Storpirštis dies

Lithuanian theater and movie actor Arūnas Storpirštis has died at the age of 68, his actor brother Gediminas told BNS Lithuania. […]

Green Light for Gender Equality
Society

Vilnius Installs Female Pedestrian Lights to Mark the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in Lithuania

Gender equality got the green light in Vilnius, quite literally this time. To celebrate the centenary of women’s voting rights in Lithuania, a number of the city’s pedestrian traffic lights received a makeover to include a female figure, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]

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Society

Vėlinės in Lithuania

All Saint’s Day is an important holiday celebrated in honour of known and unknown saints on November 1st. While the Vėlinės (All Soul’s Day) celebration to commemorate the deceased is held to be on November 2nd, in Lithuania the two are often celebrated together on November 1st with deceased relatives’ graves being visited. […]