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Firefighters fighting four major fires in Lithuania
Firefighters are fighting four major fires in Lithuania on Friday. […]
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How to return goods bought online?
Online shopping allows you to save time, but sometimes the received goods may not meet your expectations at all. In this case, as with the purchase in physical stores, they can be returned. How does it work? […]
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Heavy rain, squalls forecast in Lithuania on Friday and Saturday
Heavy rain and squalls are expected in Lithuania on Friday and Saturday, the country’s Hydrometeorological Service warns. […]
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More people came to Lithuania than left in July – figures
More people came to Lithuania than left in July, a third month in a row, the latest figures from Statistics Lithuania show. […]
History
Pagan holidays in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The writers of Eastern Baltic lands of the 13th-14th centuries were not particularly interested in the holidays and ritual commemoration of the sinful pagan nation. Therefore, one can only talk about them today based on random and fragmentary facts and indirect hints found in historical sources. […]
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Russian billionaire Abramovich visits Vilnius
Russian billionaire and owner of London Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich visited Vilnius this week, the 15min.lt news website reports on Thursday. […]
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JustMin initiates swift eviction of Lukiškės prison
Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice is initiative swift eviction of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius. […]
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Founder of TransferGo: “Higher education in Lithuania needs a transformation”
In the modern world, it is more crucial than ever to not only generate knowledge but also to know how to apply it, discover creative solutions and to recognise new perspectives and possibilities. Many agree that higher education should be the environment in which these characteristics are cultivated. […]
History
Manuals on Ars boni moriendi in the GDL
In the Late Middle Ages, the prevalence of apocalyptic mood in Western Europe became more increasingly pronounced. Manifestations of anticipation for the Last Judgement could be observed, with abundant literary descriptions of this very old subject in history and its portrayals in art. Such apocalyptic trends were influenced by the outbreak of plague in the mid-14th century, the so-called Black Death, devastating Europe, with a death toll of almost one third of its population. […]
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Lithuania’s students are invited to join CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) invites students from Lithuania for internships and work in the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. This is a unique opportunity for students and specialists from various fields to work in an international team and get to know the scientific work that goes on inside the modern laboratories. […]
History
Symbols on Grand Duchy of Lithuania coins: the religion, the ruler, the state
First coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were minted in the late 14th century, right after Jogaila became the king of Poland and Lithuania began the process of Christianisation (in 1386–1387). The Christianisation kick-started a number of important changes in the country, and some of them found their reflection in early Lithuanian coins. The symbolism of the coins was dominated by the motives of religion and authority because in addition to being part of the economy, the coins were supposed to deliver messages about the ruler of the country among various groups of the society. […]
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Up to 450 inmates would be affected by amnesty in Lithuania
400-450 inmates would be affected by proposed amnesty in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Tuesday after meeting with Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. […]
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History
“The silent” Seimas the end of the internal fights
The Sejm of the Polish – Lithuanian joint state – the Commonwealth of the Two Nations – that convened on 1 February 1717, and sat in conference for only six or seven hours instead of the usual several weeks or several months, was given a name of “silent” because the draft laws were approved without considering them and none of the participants was allowed to start discussions. This procedure for adopting laws was agreed upon in advance. Only the Speaker of the Sejm was allowed to speak whose candidature was coordinated prior to the beginning of the Sejm. There was no usual election of the Speaker of the Sejm either. […]
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Fewer gravel roads in Lithuania: newly paved roads on many picturesque routes
This summer, travelers around Lithuania can already reach various picturesque places by going on newly paved roads. In the country’s regions, about 30 sections of gravel roads were paved this year, many of them leading through landscape reserves, along rivers or around lakes, a press release from the Transport and Communications Ministry states. […]
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Lithuanian youth returns to furniture of their parents and grandparents
Every second Lithuanian has warm feelings about pieces of furniture and interior from the previous century. This is more an object of admiration for the younger audience who turns their looks to the times of parents and grandparents. The study carried out at the IKEA Lithuania request reveals that at least one piece of furniture or interior element from last decades can be found in two out of three Lithuanian homes. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, IKEA launched a limited furniture collection of legendary products from the past. […]
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Summer courses at Vytautas Magnus University attended by students from over 30 countries
For the second time in a row, Baltic Summer University (BSU), a project organized by Vytautas Magnus University, has drawn to Kaunas over 100 students from various countries around the world. Students from Europe and other continents have joined the project: the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Japan, Indonesia. The participants were offered a variety of courses in which the guests can improve their professional skills, learn the Lithuanian language, discover other cultures, and establish new contacts. […]