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Society

What are the prime killers in Lithuania?

Last year, 41,776 people died in Lithuania, most of them from diseases, though a significant portion from external causes, including suicide, according to the Hygiene Institute.

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Society

NGOs criticize new sexual education programme for dogmatism

Several dozen people, rallied by non-governmental organizations, held a protest action outside the Ministry of Education and Science. They are critical of the new sexual education programme that the ministry is to approve on Wednesday, saying it is too conservative and fails to meet the needs of school students.

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European Union

10 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrive in Lithuania under EU programme

Ten refugees from Syria and Iraq arrived in Lithuania in early hours of Friday under the European Union‘s resettlement programme.

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Society

‘Pope is not a wizard’

Pope Francis arrived in Poland on Wednesday to take part in World Youth Day events. Openness to fellow humans, especially amidst the refugee crisis in Europe, has been the Pope’s central message, but will it be heard in the country that has refused to accept refugees, a Lithuanian historian wonders.

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