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At 03:00 on February 28, 2020, the health minister at the time rose to the podium to announce the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Lithuania. Although press conferences are unusual at such an early hour, Aurelijus Veryga could not wait until the morning.

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LRT has launched a bi-weekly English-language podcast, Culture Nerve. In this installment, we speak about traumatic heritage and what the fascist and Soviet regimes have left behind in their respective countries with Italian professor and political scientist Roberto Farneti and Lithuanian historian Irena Vaišvilaitė.

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Lithuania is not the only country in the world that has adopted ‘White Russia’ as the official name for Belarus. What legacy does the name carry, and what would changing the name mean for Belarusians?

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A 77-year-old man has died in Lithuania minutes after receiving a Covid-19 shot, although the death is not linked to the vaccine, the State Medicines Control Agency (VVKT) said on Friday.

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A 77-year-old man has died in Lithuania minutes after receiving a Covid-19 shot, although the death is not linked to the vaccine, the State Medicines Control Agency (VVKT) said on Friday.

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Vilnius has been ranked among the top 25 Global Cities of the Future by the fDi at the Financial Times, according to a press release by Vilnius municipality.

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While the Baltics and Poland push for a hard line on Russia, the leaders of the EU’s institutions and member governments need Germany to shape a strategic policy toward Russia. But Chancellor Angela Merkel is not prepared to take on this task. Judy Dempsey writes for Carnegie Europe.

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The Irish budget airline Ryanair is forcing its staff based in Vilnius and Kaunas to take unpaid leave, a letter seen by LRT suggests. The company has recently scaled down its operations in Lithuania due to the pandemic.

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A Lithuanian liberal MP has been under attack for advocating pro-LGBTQ+ policies, with a petition, allegedly signed by 300,000 people, calling for his dismissal as a committee chair. Critics of the initiative say the petition is clear discrimination.

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Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid will pay a working visit to Lithuania next week, Office of the Lithuanian President said in press release on Friday.

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Lithuania has registered 624 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Friday morning.

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LRT RADIO is launching the public broadcaster’s first English-language podcast, Culture Nerve.

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A Lithuanian government commission has proposed blocking expansion plans of Avia Solutions Group, an aviation business group, at Vilnius Airport due to national security risks.

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Lithuania backs the idea of a European vaccine certificate, President Gitanas Nausėda says, and it should also cover people who have not been vaccinated, but have immunity against Covid-19.

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Lithuania stands ready to act as a mediator to resolve the ongoing crisis in Georgia, President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, adding that he is consulting his Polish and Latvian counterparts on the issue.

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LRT English Newsletter – February 26, 2021.

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Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's time as an Amnesty International "prisoner of conscience" was short-lived – but not because he was released from detention.

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A fertility clinic operating in Lithuania's three largest cities is suspected of having hidden revenue worth around 1 million euros.

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School graduation exams in Lithuania this year will begin on June 7, Education Minister Jurgita Šiugždinienė says.

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The conservative Homeland Union (TS-LKD), the biggest party in the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, is launching an initiative to review the country's electoral system, with a focus on parliamentary and municipal elections.

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