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7 hrs ago | City Paper's Baltics Worldwide

GDP per capita in 2008 was growing in all Lithuanian counties

Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on provisional data, gross domestic product per capita in 2008 was growing in all counties.

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15 hrs ago | The Georgian Times

Davit Bakradze visits Lithuania

Speaker of Georgian parliament, Davit Bakradze has left for Lithuania to participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Baltic States in Vilnius.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Man who threw dog off bridge brought to justice by online viewers

Police in the Lithuanian town of Kaunas arrested 22-year-old Svajunas Beniukas on animal cruelty charges after internet users helped police identify him and the bridge from which the small brown dog was thrown.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Earth Times

Lithuania confirms second swine flu fatality

Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Monday that the country had recorded its second death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu.

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Related Topix: Europe, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Prensa Latina

17:30 Lithuanian Parliament...

Vilnius, Nov 21 The Lithuanian Parliamenti 1 2s National Security and Defense Committee questioned old officials from the Border Guard Service and the Interior Minister to clear the role of Lithuania in the US Central Intelligence Agencyi 1 2s secret prisions.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Taipei Times

Lithuanian war on terror prison in the spotlight

On the edge of a Lithuanian forest, the stone and redwood building blends into the pines, as mysterious as the US agents who allegedly used it to interrogate suspected al-Qaeda members.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

PanArmenian Network

Armenia and Lithuania to develop bilateral cooperation in various spheres

'My Lithuanian colleague and me discussed issues on deepening cooperation in spheres of science, culture and economy.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Armenia, Azerbaijan,

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Boston Globe

Lithuanian officials open new inquiry into secret CIA prisons

Twice in the past three years, the Lithuanian Parliament investigated reports that the CIA secretly imprisoned Al Qaeda leaders in this Baltic country.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Prison, Valdas Adamkus

Bloomberg Business News

Lithuanian Chernobyl-Type Reactor's Closure May Produce Economic Fallout

In a cavernous hall in northeast Lithuania, workers tear apart the first of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Planta s four two-story turbines .

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Estonia, Russia, Asia

The Baltic Times

Lithuania reports first swine f...

Lithuania has seen its first death from swine flu after a 14-year-old boy passed away on Nov.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Latvia

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MSNBC

Lithuanian probe alleged CIA prison

The austere building stands in the middle of a remote, thick forest surrounded by a high fence and numerous surveillance cameras.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Online Sun

Dog abuser gets internet justice

DISGUSTED internet users joined forces yesterday to hunt down a mindless thug filmed throwing a dog off a busy bridge.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Social Software, Animal Rights

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Lithuania reports first swine flu fatality

Via Monsters and Critics: Lithuania reports first swine flu fatality . Excerpt: Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Wednesday that the country had recorded its first death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Baltic Times

Approval of Lithuanian government reaches new low

A recent survey has found that the approval rating of the Lithuanian government has reached a low point, with more than 90 percent of respondents saying they view the Cabinet's work in a negative light.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Mon Nov 16, 2009

NY Daily News

Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine to form peacekeeping brigade

Polish Deputy Defence minister Stanislaw Komorowski annouces the creation of joint brigade between Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Poland during a joint press before the seventh Informal High-Level NATO-Ukraine consultations with participation of Defence Ministers and other senior officials from Ukraine and NATO countries on November 16, 2009 at the NATO ...

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Trend Hunter Magazine

Spherical Oceanic Oases - Domantas Stukas Designs Awe-Inspiring Island Architecture

Domantas Stukas is an art designer out of Vilnius, Lithuania who has created an island which looks like a haven for extraterrestrials.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, UFO and Alien

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Journal of Commerce Online

Unifeeder Buys InterMarineContainer Lines

Unifeeder, the largest short-sea container carrier in northern Europe, acquired InterMarineContainerLines, Poland's biggest feeder shipping line.

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Related Topix: World News, Poland, Latvia, Europe,

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Baltic Times

Investigating the CIA prison issue...

On Nov. 5, the Lithuanian parliament voted in favor of an investigation into the alleged CIA prison issue.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Examiner.com

Forests of faith in Lithuania after the fall of the Berlin wall- Pagan, Jewish and Christian

Lithuania has a rich heritage of Pagan , Jewish , and Christian history that makes it a compelling destination for spiritual and cultural travelers today.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Pagan/Wiccan

The St. Petersburg Times

Spy With 'Twisted Biography' Laid to Rest in Tel Aviv

Shabtai Kalmanovich, a patron of the arts and sports, a wealthy businessman and a double agent who worked for the KGB and Israel's Shin Bet, was laid to rest at a cemetery in Petakh Tikva, near Tel Aviv, on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Europe

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