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Lithuanian actress accuses film director of sexual abuse
Lithuanian actress Julija Steponaitytė has accused film director Šarūnas Bartas of sexual abuse, saying the director hit on her when she was drunk. […]
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World War One memorial remembrance service held in Vilnius
On the morning of Sunday November 12th a World War One memorial remembrance service was held at the Vilnius International Church on Vokiečių Street. […]
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Lithuania denies residence permits to 18 foreigners posing as business people
Eighteen foreigners posing as business people have been denied residence permits in Lithuania, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]
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Vanagaite’s remarks about Lithuanian partisan leader not a crime – prosecutors
Recent remarks by Rūta Vanagaitė, an author and public relations specialist, about Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance commander, cannot be recognized as a crime as there is no evidence that she deliberately made false statements with the aim of undermining people’s respect, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Friday. […]
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Lithuania’s emigration, immigration sets new records – official statistics
More residents emigrated from Lithuania in January through October this year, as compared with the entire calendar of 2016, however, immigration numbers also reached new highs, Statistics Lithuania said on Thursday. […]
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Vilnius hosts conference on anti-Semitism and xenophobia
Vilnius is on Thursday hosting a conference in which scientists and diplomats are discussing the historical memory of the Holocaust and ways of reducing manifestations of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in society. […]
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Polish truck driver detained in Lithuania with smuggled cigarettes worth EUR 1.5 mln
Lithuanian police have found a large consignment of smuggled cigarettes in a truck driven by a Polish national. […]
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Lithuania presents Vatican gardens with 3 oak trees – radio
The Aleksandras Stulginskis University has presented three oak trees and a sculpture of Man of Sorrows to Pope Francis on the occasion of 100 years of restored Lithuanian statehood. […]
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Lithuanian court orders Ukraine’s politician to pay Hanner group EUR 5 mln
Prominent Ukrainian businessman and politician Oleg Radkovski and Ukraine’s company Yugstroi Invest should pay 5.91 million US dollars (EUR 5.03 mln) in loan including interest to Trust Capital, a Lithuanian company linked with the real estate development company Hanner, a Vilnius court ruled on Oct. 20. […]
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Amid growing EU control, Lithuania keeps semi-automatic guns with riflemen
As the European Union (EU) decided to step up control of some weapons in the wake of terrorist attacks, Lithuania intends to leave the right for members of the Riflemen’s Union and other volunteer troops introduced a year ago to keep their semi-automatic weapons. […]
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Lithuania’s iconic Gediminas Hill closed to visitors after landslide
Specialists on Saturday decided to close the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius to visitors after a landslide on its eastern slope. […]
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Lithuanian court finds ban on Russian-made Ren TV Baltic content unlawful
The decision taken by the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) more than two years ago to ban rebroadcasts of Russian-made broadcasts of Ren TV Baltic in Lithuania was unlawful, Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled earlier this week. […]
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Unique Jewish archive being revived in Vilnius
As a result of intensified Jewish studies in Vilnius, scientists have this year identified thousands of valuable Jewish manuscripts that were hidden in the basement of a church in the Lithuanian capital during the Soviet occupation period and remained scattered among different archives for two decades after the country regained independence. […]
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Vanagaitė apologizes for lying about Lithuania’s guerrilla leader
Rūta Vanagaitė, author and public relations specialist, on Friday admitted having made misleading statements about Lithuania’s anti-Soviet resistance leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas and publicly apologized for her “hasty and arrogant comments.” […]
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Illegals found aboard Lithuanian ferry in summer sent home
Twelve illegal migrants discovered aboard Kaunas Seaways ferry of the Lithuanian ferry company DFDS Seaways last summer have been sent home. […]
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Military historians search for Lithuanian independence fighters’ graves in Vilnius
Military historians are researching whether or not some participants of the Lithuanian independence wars of 1918-1920 were buried in Vilnius’ Antakalnis Cemetery. […]
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PM sees no need for Lithuania to review its stance on Lithuanians’ role in Holocaust
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania does not need to review its attitude toward Lithuanians’ role during the Holocaust. […]
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Lithuanian Jewish Community dissociates itself from allegations against partisan leader
The Lithuanian Jewish Community (LJC) has dissociated itself from publicly made allegations that Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance commander, was possibly involved in Holocaust crimes. […]