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Lithuanian writer’s novel gets a Book of the Month in the UK

The novel In the Shadow of Wolves written by the Lithuanian writer Alvydas Šlepikas was announced a Book of the Month by the Times newspaper in the UK.

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Chinese Proficiency Competition for school students held in Lithuania

Eleven contestants aged between 14 and 19 years old from Lithuanian capital city Vilnius, second largest city Kaunas and port city Klaipeda participated in the competition staged at Donelaicio Auditorium of Vilnius University. Under the theme of "Learn Chinese, Double your world", the event was divided into three parts: a free speech in Chinese, a quiz on the knowledge about China and Chinese culture and talents show.

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Our weekly wrap-up of new design competitions worth checking out

We get it. It can get a little overwhelming keeping up with the dozens of new architecture competitions launching worldwide on any given week - let alone having to stay on top of the multiple deadlines for each and every one.

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NATO occupation of the Baltic sky

NATO fighter aircraft conducting Air Policing Mission the in the Baltic states were scrambled once to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation over the Baltic Sea, according to the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania last week. As we know, NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states is carried out by the Danish Air Force since January.

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LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball Ruled out vs. Siauliai with Ankle, Back Injuries

LaMelo hasn't played since the team's 104-71 defeat to Lietuvos Rytas on April 7, a stretch of four games.

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Vilkyskiu dairy plans to invest up to EUR 40 mln in new plant

Vilkyskiu Pienine , a leading Lithuanian dairy producer, intends to build a new dairy factory next to its cheese production and whey processing complex in Taurage, with plans to invest up to 40 million euros in the project and create 50 new jobs, the mayor of the western Lithuanian district said, cites LETA/BNS.... Read more...

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People attend 3-km-Runway Run 2018 in Siauliai, Lithuania

Runners get ready at the starting line on the runway at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai during the Runway Run 2018 in Siauliai, Lithuania, April 21, 2018. Around 7,000 participants including families from the youngest to seniors, professional sportsmen, amateurs, lovers of quality pastime as well as soldiers attended the 3-km-Runway Run 2018 on Saturday.

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Lithuania to renew ruling coalition next week: party leader

Lithuania's ruling Farmers and Greens Union and newly created Lithuania's Social Democratic Labor party are negotiating a new coalition agreement which should also lead to solving current problems within the government, Gediminas Kirkilas, chairman of LSDDP, said on Friday. "We expect to sign it next week," Kirkilas said in an interview with a local website VZ.lt.

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U.S. LNG gets a big cheer in one of Russia's small neighbors

Lithuania, the Baltic state that used to be completely dependent on gas piped in from Russia, is turning to LNG from Norway to the U.S. to help negotiate better prices from its former Soviet ruler. The country of just 2.8 million people is now the biggest European buyer of U.S. LNG after Spain and Portugal.

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Portugal to lead NATO's Baltic air policing mission

Portugal will take over the leadership of NATO's Baltic air policing mission from Denmark on May 2, NATO said in a press release Wednesday. NATO Baltic air policing missions have been carried out since 2004 with NATO allies taking turns deploying their interceptors and staff in the Baltic states in a four-month rotation.

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Siauliai Church

OEiauliai is in northern Lithuania. This is the Catholic church of St Peter and St Paul at blue hour.

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FlexStart investment of 3.3 mln euros approved by Klaipeda FEZ

The Klaipeda FEZ board has just approved investment for the exciting new 3.3 million FlexStart project in Lithuania.

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Lithuania to reconstruct substations for grid synchronization for EUR 29 mln

Lithuania's electricity transmission company Litgrid will next week sign a 29 million euro contract with Kauno Tiltai, the road and bridge construction company, and Sweden's energy and automation technology concern ABB to reconstruct transformer substations of the Ignalina nuclear power plant and Utena that are crucial for the synchronization of electricity networks with Central Europe, informs LETA.... Read more...

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K2 to load oil products via Klaipedos Nafta

Klaipedos Nafta , the Lithuanian state-controlled oil and liquefied natural gas loading company, will provide oil loading services to Switzerland's K2.

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Decision of the board of AB Utenos Trikota as regarding dividends

AB Utenos Trikotazas will not allocate funds to pay dividends to shareholders for 2017. This proposal by the Company's board, which must still be approved by the participants of an ordinary general meeting of shareholders that is being convened, takes into consideration the need to finance the rapid growth of business that company enjoys recently.

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Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

By the initiative and decision of the Company Board Nr.18-02, 29.03.2018 an ordinary general meeting of AB "Utenos trikotazas", registered at J.Basanaviciaus st. 122, LT-28214 Utena, company number 183709468, shareholders is being convoked at J.Basanaviciaus st.

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The cosmos and Lithuania

The Hill of Crosses north of Siauliai city gained international fame when Pope John Paul II celebrated mass there in 1993.Since 2000, a Franciscan monastery has stood at the foot of the hill. IN Lithuania, sightings of Filipinos are rare, said our guide, Andreas who, on the 250-kilometer drive to the Hill of Crosses, politely asked, "Why did you choose to come to Lithuania?" "Because we've never been here before," my sisters and I replied simply, our eyes glued to the thick roadside forest going on for so long that we estimated a million Filipinos could still put up houses behind it without attracting any attention.

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Tele2 boosts Lithuanian LTE-A coverage

The service, which offers maximum download speeds of 375Mbps, is available in large cities as well as smaller counties including Plunge, Palanga, Gargzdai and Ziezmariai. The Swedish-owned company revealed that it has also widened the footprint of its '4G+' network, which supports data rates of up to 250Mbps and is now available to 86% of Lithuanians.

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Lithuania's transpmin expects navigation growth after decline in port fees

Lithuania's Transport and Communication Minister Rokas Masiulis expects that the reduced Klaipeda port fees will have a positive effect on navigation companies and the port by allowing to attract bigger flows of freight and passengers, as well as raise revenue, reports LETA/BNS.

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News 14 Mins Ago The Latest: Cold weather kills 3 in Lithuania

Officials in Lithuania say this winter's record low temperatures have claimed the lives of at least three people over the weekend in the Baltic nation's capital. Emergency medical officials in Vilnius reported Monday that, in addition, some seven people were have received substantial frostbite to their hands and feet in the past few days.

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