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Rumeysa Gelgi recives certificate of the tallest living woman in the world in October 2021 from Guinness World Records

Greetings to Lithuania from the World’s Tallest Woman

January 5, 2022 Lithuania Tribune 0

Standing at 215.16cm (7ft 0.7in), the world’s tallest woman talks about her experience using a wheelchair and sends her greetings to the people of Lithuania According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world’s tallest […]

Most overhead log lifts in one minute by Žydrūnas Savickas

Lithuania’s strongest man Savickas beats Game of Thrones ‘the Mountain’ in log lifting contest

May 2, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s strongest man and the 2014 world’s strongest man Žydrūnas Savickas has beaten Thor Bjornsson, ‘the Mountain” in Game of Thrones in an astonishing Guinness World Records contest to break the world record for log-lifting. […]

Artists hope “Lithuanian cent room” to be listed in Guinness Book of Records

February 23, 2015 BNS 0

Artists of Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, hope that the room lined with Lithuanian cent coins in a local library will be listed in the Guinness Book of Records. […]

Lithuanian fire fighter runs across United States in record time

August 22, 2014 BNS 0

A Lithuanian fire fighter has run across the United States from the western to the eastern coast. Aidas Girdzijauskas, 42, finished in New York on Friday night, according to Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department. […]

India- EU Strategic Partnership

January 20, 2026 0

India and the EU have been strategic partners for over two decades, since 2004. The EU has also emerged as a top trading (Euro 120-135 bn) and investment partner for India. The relationship and institutional […]

Nausėda’s decline and Skvernelis’ rise to stardom: eloquent ratings send a clear message

January 15, 2026 0

The latest ratings of politicians and political parties, released on Friday, must have raised eyebrows among a significant portion of the ruling class, including the country’s top leaders, Agnė Liubertaitė states in lrytas.lt. A poll […]

Freedom Prize winner Šernas pays tribute to female politicians

January 13, 2026 0

On January 13, the historic Seimas Hall of the March 11 Act commemorated the tragic events of January 13 and Freedom Defenders’ Day. As every year, current and former leaders of the country, signatories, and […]

No festive mood in the Seimas: Grunskienė situation was at the centre of attention

December 23, 2025 0

According to ELTA, on 23 December, after the Seimas approved the Social Democratic Party’s proposal to vote on Nida Grunskienė candidacy for prosecutor general by secret ballot, there was considerable outrage in parliament, lrytas.lt reported. […]

Nausėda: we found a solution for LRT, there will be no bulldozers

December 22, 2025 0

After meeting with Seimas Chairman Juozas Olekas and parliamentary faction leaders, President Gitanas Nausėda announced that a solution had been found on how to proceed with the amendments to the LRT law. He criticised the […]

Trucks stuck, balloons from Belarus continue to fly: “Lithuania has shot itself in the foot”

November 26, 2025 0

The border with Belarus was opened at midnight on Thursday, but Lithuanian carriers are still not allowed to leave, Aurimas Perednis states on Žinių Radijas programme. According to the leaders of the National Carriers Association […]