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Around 3,600 households in Lithuania still without power after storm
Around 3,600 customers of Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (Energy Distribution Operator, or ESO) were still without electricity on Thursday morning after a storm that started on Wednesday and continued into the night. […]
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4 reasons why you should start looking for Christmas presents right now
With three more months still to go until the most beautiful holiday of the year, you should really start Christmas shopping right now, especially if you are planning to do it online. It is no secret that deliveries fall behind schedule which makes commencing your search for presents on the World Wide Web right now the best way to prevent them from running late. Besides, if you start to shop early, you could gain financially as well, a DPD press release states. So, what does it pay to do your Christmas shopping in fall? […]
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The court has made a decision – “Jacquet” instead of “Žakė“
After examining the case of the records of surnames of a children with dual citizenship in the records of civil status, Vilnius city District Court has decided to oblige the Civil Registry Office to change the surnames of children from “Žakė” to its original surname “Jacquet”, and to issue a birth certificate, a press release from the European Foundation of Human Rights states. […]
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Time for those dearest to us: one hour a week is not enough
In September, when the family rythm returns to its routine pace there is increasingly less time left for those closest to us. Some of us do not even devote one hour per week to communicating with our family members. At home we often lack time for conversations with our children or the adults in the family. Psychologists have issued a warning that we communicate too briefly and too seldom with each other, a press release from Gjensidige states. […]
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Names of Holocaust victims to be read out in Seimas
Names of the Holocaust victims will be read out in the Lithuanian parliament on Monday to mark the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews and in support of a civic initiative, Names. […]
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Papal visit to Lithuania: ten most memorable quotes
Pope Francis visited Lithuania on Saturday and Sunday. BNS Lithuania provides ten most memorable quotes: […]
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Pope urges young Lithuanians ‘to swim against current of individualism’
Pope Francis on Sunday called on young Lithuanians to have the courage “to swim against the current of individualism” and to reach out to those close to them. […]
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Pope Francis invites Lithuanians to care for socially vulnerable, resist thirst for glory
Pope Francis on Sunday called on the faithful in Lithuania to care for socially vulnerable groups and ethnic minorities and resist the thirst for glory. […]
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Over 100,000 people gather for papal Holy Mass in Lithuania’s Kaunas
Over 100,000 worshipers have gathered on Sunday morning in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas for the Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. […]
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Pope Fancis might ask Lithuania for solidarity in accepting refugees
Pope Francis, arriving in Lithuania on Saturday, might ask the Baltic states for solidarity in accepting refugees escaping war conflicts, Vatican journalists told BNS Lithuania. […]
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If you have to borrow money, do it wisely: what do you need to know?
Everyone wants to have enough money to cover all our needs, but sometimes there‘s nothing else to do but to borrow in order to meet our other goals. In this situation, Donata Stoškuvienė, head of customer care of digital financial services company “Credit24”, highlights the key steps and recommends what to consider so that the loan would not become a burden. […]
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36 years after the first emoji: five facts you may not know
Exactly 36 years ago today, an American professor and computer scientist Scott Fahlman used a smiley symbol – ‘:-)’ for the first time in an electronic message. He also used another well-known symbol – ‘:-(’. By using these symbols, the professor sought to distinguish which messages were of serious content and which were meant as a joke. Scott Fahlman most probably didn’t realise at the time just how much interest the symbols would later attract. More and more emojis emerged, and today no digital communication can be imagined without them. So, on the occasion of the birthday of the first emoji, Bitės Profai offer an opportunity to see for yourself just how big the emoji world is, and possibly learn some interesting facts you didn’t know before, a press release from Bitė states. […]
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New, digital, life given to Vilnius’ image of Divine Mercy as Pope’s visit to Lithuanian capital nears
3D model will give access to one of Catholicism’s most important paintings to millions around the world, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
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Lithuania awards 39 citizens for rescuing Jews during WWII
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday awarded 39 Lithuanian citizens who risked their lives and the lives of their families to rescue Jews from death and persecution during World War II with Life Saving Crosses. […]
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Jew savers to be honored in Lithuania
People who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during WWII will be honored in Lithuania on Friday. […]
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“Soapy” Kinder chocolate eggs recalled in Lithuania
The sale of “soup-tasting“ Kinder chocolate eggs, brought into Lithuania from Poland by Lithuanian company Eugesta, has been banned by the country’s State Food and Veterinary Service. […]
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Formin calls for immediate removal of memorial plaque to Noreika
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius calls on authorities to take down a memorial plaque to Jonas Noreika, a Lithuanian military officer known as Generolas Vėtra (General Storm), over his collaboration with the Nazis. […]
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Head of Santara Clinics steps down as dismissal deadline looms
Kęstutis Strupas, general manager of Santara Clinics, one of the country’s largest hospitals, has stepped down on Wednesday as the deadline of his dismissal looms. […]
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Vilnius: your new pilgrimage destination
In preparation for Pope Francis’ visit to Lithuania on 22-23 September, Vilnius is inviting visitors from all over the world to discover the city’s pilgrimage routes and the hidden gems of its sacral heritage. […]