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Half of Lithuanians are not physically active – Eurobarometer
Half of people in Lithuania are not physically active, a 2017 Eurobarometer survey has revealed. […]
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Vilnius police complete investigation into attack on Ecuadorian
Vilnius police have completed their investigation into an attack on Fabian Sanchez, an Ecuadorian who lives in the Lithuanian capital. […]
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Poll ranks security chief Jauniškis as Lithuania’s most influential civil servant
Lithuania’s elite sees Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department (VSD), as being the most influential among the country’s civil servants and lawyers, Delfi.lt reported on Monday. […]
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Sabonis named most influential sports figure in Lithuania – survey
Former Lithuanian basketball player Arvydas Sabonis, who previously led the country’s basketball federation, has been named the most influential sports figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website, published on Friday. […]
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Suspected Ukrainian murderer detained in Kaunas
A Ukrainian suspected of murder was detained on Thursday night in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, local police said. […]
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New proposals in Lithuania: plain cigarette packaging, outdoor café, balcony smoking ban
Lithuania is mulling introducing even more smoking restrictions. Under new amendments, plain cigarette packaging would be introduced in Lithuania, the display of cigarettes would be banned and smoking in residential balconies, outdoor cafes, beaches and other places would also be prohibited. […]
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Ukrainians wanted after suspected murder, cover-up fire in Kaunas
Lithuanian police are looking for two Ukrainians suspected of murdering their fellow national and injuring two others. […]
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Lithuania plans to upgrade over 1,700 unsafe pedestrian crossings by 2022
Some 1,721 of 1,949 pedestrian crossings on Lithuania’s roads of national significance are unsafe, with all of them planned to be upgraded or closed in 2018 through 2021, the Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA) said. […]
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One Ukrainian man stabbed to death, 2 wounded in Lithuania
A Ukrainian man last night was stabbed to death and another two were wounded in Lithuania’s second-biggest city of Kaunas, the Police Department said on Thursday. […]
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Šiauliai to wait for foreign rabbis’ explanation on care home renovation
Authorities in Šiauliai say that will wait for foreign rabbis’ explanation on whether they can renovate a local care home located near the northern Lithuanian city’s old Jewish cemetery. […]
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Lithuania to stage military parade in Vilnius to mark army centennial
A military parade is planned to be staged in Vilnius in November to mark the centennial of the Lithuanian state and its armed forces. […]
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Russian detained in Lithuania with smuggled cigarettes stashed among sweets
Lithuanian customs officials have seized thousands of packs of smuggled cigarettes stashed among Russian sweets and cakes in a truck driven by a Russian national. […]
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So how much does it cost to get your child ready for school this year?
August is a time of preparation for the new school year – and that applies to both the children and their parents. Yet for the latter, the anticipation of a new year at school is often clouded by the thought of the related expenses, which can become a real burden on the wallet. The Lithuanian supermarket chain Maxima has good news: school supplies this year will not be more expensive than last year, a press release from the retail chain states. […]
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Tapinas named most influential journalist in Lithuania – survey
Andrius Tapinas, a TV host and founder of the internet television Laisvės TV, has been named the most influential journalist in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website, published on Wednesday. […]
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Defendants plead not guilty in political corruption case, agree to testify
The former and incumbent members of the parliament and representatives of political parties, standing trial in a political corruption case in Lithuania, do not plead guilty but they all agree to testify in court. […]
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History
Lithuania marks 27 yrs since death of volunteer Seimas guard Sakalauskas
Lithuania marks on Tuesday 27 years since the death of Artūras Sakalauskas, a volunteer soldier who was killed in a clash with Soviet troops outside the parliament building in August 1991, thus becoming the last victim of the Soviet occupation. […]
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VAT fraud scheme involving Lithuanians, Latvians uncovered
Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has busted a group of Lithuanian and Latvian nationals who imported 50 tons of refined rapeseed and sunflower oil and sugar into Lithuania from Poland per week without paying the value-added tax (VAT). […]
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Cardiovascular diseases, tumors remain most common causes of death in Lithuania
40,100 people died in Lithuania last year, 946 fewer than in 2016. […]