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VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus has undergone corrective eye surgery, the president’s press service said. Adamkus had lens replacement surgery on his right eye on Thurday afternoon. The president was released from the hospital on Thursday evening, and has spent Friday recovering
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - A woman selling Soviet-themed souvenirs in Vilnius’ Old Town has been slapped with a fine in the first ruling based on the new law. A Vilnius court ruled that Galina Lavrenchik would have to pay the minimum fine – totaling 500 litas (145 euros) – for selling souvenirs that had Soviet s
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - Hot-air ballooning lets you see life from a different angle. I went for a trip that took me sky-high over the capital, floating above my office, my local park, the city center and all the noise and hassle of life at street level. The trip isn’t cheap, but it is a special experience that
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian prime minister has said that he believes he will be able to convince the European Union to extend the life of the country’s controversial nuclear power plant. In a Sept. 2 radio interview, Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said that he may be successful in his bid to exten
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - Three leading business-law firms in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — Tark & Co, Loze, Grunte & Cers, and Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners — have consolidated their businesses by creating TLS Alliance, a pan-Baltic business-law partnership. TLS Alliance representatives said “the union would
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - Lithuania’s health system has been put online to give patients better access to health care and doctors better access to medical records. Medical professionals have hailed the launch of Lithuania’s National Electronic Health System (NESS) as a breakthrough for patient care, especially in
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - Human bones have been discovered centimeters below the surface of the Snipiskes grounds in central Vilnius. The discovery would appear to back up claims that the site is within the boundaries of an old Jewish cemetery. The government had approved plans to build more luxury apartments on a
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas has called for a strengthening of the European Union and Lithuania, rather than an aggressive stance against Russia. “From my point of view, the most important thing we should seek is a unified EU position — it is clear that the conflict will
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VILNIUS- The senior prosecutor of the Vilnius Country Prosecutor’s office has been attacked and beaten on the street outside his home, the Lithuanian-language daily Lietuvos Rytas reported on Wednesday. Ramutis Jancevicius was reportedly attacked in the early hours of the morning in a reside
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Wu Wei posts pictures and writes about her trip to Vilnius.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Wu Wei writes about Lithuania's reaction to the Russian-Georgian conflict and discusses the relationship between Russia and Lithuania.
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian Customs Criminal Board has arrested a group of smugglers attempting to bring thousands of packs of cigarettes into the country. The three Polish citizens and one Lithuanian man were caught attempting to smuggle 24,500 packs of Russian-made Jign-Ling cigarettes into the
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
To Vilnius, Lithuania
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
For the last few weeks of the summer, Torontoist has been investigating ideas that we could benefit from pillaging from others. Two weeks ago, we looked at Madrid’s integration of public libraries and public transit, as well as their insistence on keeping a more humane schedule for workers . Last week, we examined Amsterdam's method of accommodating—and legitimizing—different modes of transportation...
FIBA (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
VILNIUS (Olympics) - Lithuania star Ramunas Siskauskas has decided to retire from the national team. Siskauskas, the Euroleague MVP last season after leading CSKA Moscow to the title, played in his third Olympics this summer in Beijing where the Baltic country suffered a narrow defeat to Spain in the semi-finals before losing in the bronze medal game to ...
