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Photo of the week: Boared stiff
It’s cold outside: winter has yet to make its final exit in Lithuania. […]
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Support the Lithuania Tribune by redirecting 2% of your income taxes
One thing that many people do not know about the Lithuania Tribune is that we are a non-profit organisation (viešoji įstaiga – VšĮ). This means that any money we make goes into maintaining and expanding our English-language news coverage. […]
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‘Mongolia and Lithuania are both small, brave and proud nations’ – Honorary Consul
In a series about those remarkable individuals who promote Lithuania’s image abroad and build the country’s brand around the world, Sanjsuren Boldbaatar, Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in Mongolia, talks about his work for Lithuania. […]
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Refugee from Afghanistan asks for help from Lithuanian president – in Lithuanian
“Laba diena visiems iš Lietuvos,” Basir, a refugee from Afghanistan‘s Ghor Province, addresses people of Lithuania and the country’s president in a youtube video posted by an American journalist from a refugee camp in Greece. […]
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SODRA public procurement contract under investigation
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) has brought suspicions against businessman Tomas Milaknis, CEO of Alna, as part of an investigation into alleged violations during public procurement at the State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA), sources have told BNS. […]
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Lithuania ‘faces 50 years of demographic problems’
Lithuania is facing grave demographic problems in the coming decades as its society continues to age at an alarming rate. […]
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Kaunas reopens court case in murder of Lithuanian partisan leader
On Friday, a Kaunas court reopened the murder case of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, the leader of Lithuania’s anti-Soviet partisans. […]
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What’s on in Lithuania this weekend
Whether you’re looking to refresh your mind, body or spirit, there are plenty of wonderful events going on throughout Lithuania on Easter weekend. Here’s what’s on: […]
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Lithuanian scientist has ‘good chance of winning Nobel prize’
Vilnius University professor Virginijus Šikšnys who has patented a gene editing technology and won an international science prize for the technology recently, stands a good chance of being awarded the Nobel Prize, according to the university’s rector, Professor Artūras Žukauskas. […]
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Civic engagement in Lithuania is falling
The civic engagement of Lithuanian citizens is continuing to fall, say Lithuanian experts. […]
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Two admit guilt, more charged in Migration Department corruption case
The Vilnius County Court has declared its decision in a case regarding corruption in the Migration Department. Two workers who admitted their guilt had their charges waived and three more individuals were charged and face fines. […]
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Lithuanians – some of the world‘s fairest people, scientists say
Lithuanians are some of the fairest people in the world, researchers at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom found. […]
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British expat peels layers of Litvak history in Kaunas
People like anniversaries, and 75 years since the establishment of Kaunas Ghetto is a good opportunity to remember the history of Lithuania’s Litvaks, says a British expat offering an original way of doing it. […]
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Lithuania records dramatic spike in emigration last year
Emigration from Lithuania last year grew over 20% against 2014, according to the country’s statistics office. Meanwhile the number of arrivals dropped by a tenth. […]
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Belgian national loses appeal against extradition to US
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of Belgian citizen Ibrahim Ahmadoun who is fighting extradition to the United States. […]
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Vilnius centre lit by nothing but candles for Earth Hour 2016
At 8:30 local time on Saturday night, millions of people around the world turned off their lights and other electronic appliances for an hour to observe Earth Hour, an international tradition aimed at raising awareness about environmental conservation and efficient energy usage. In the centre of Vilnius, Lithuanians also observed the hour by gathering under the snow with a huge collection of candles. […]