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President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė will have a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, in Vilnius.
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A two-year old Indonesian toddler is addicted to smoking cigarettes, after taking up the habit when he was 18 months old.
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Frankfurt’s fourth Skyscraper Run leaves sporting enthusiasts sky-high.
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Argentina and Uruguay get ready for tough World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa.
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What do eight Christian monks in the mountains of North Africa, a troupe of burlesque strip-teasers in Paris and a French gallery owner in Tuscany have in common?
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“The worsening humanitarian situation calls for an immediate, comprehensive and lasting end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza”.
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The first in a series of loan agreements for energy efficiency investments in multi-apartment buildings was signed today between the European Investment Bank (EIB), as manager of the JESSICA holding fund in Lithuania, and Šiaulių bankas.
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Study shows cost of responses to global warming is lower today than in 2008, when the EU adopted its climate change goals.
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A Chinese anti-smoking activist is on a one-man mission to eradicate smoking - one smoker at a time.
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A tenth employee of iPhone maker Foxconn jumped to his death in China, as questions are raised about the company's labour practices.
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A gathering in Australia broke the Guinness World Record for the number of people wearing superhero costumes in one location.
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On 28 May in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with ambassadors of NATO countries, who reside in Lithuania.
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha dumped more rain across Central America, killing at least 73 people in the region, and forcing scores of others to flee their homes.
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For the 23rd-year in a row, thousands of motorcycles converge on Washington, DC as part of the annual Rolling Thunder Run to the Wall to honor veterans over the Memorial Day weekend.
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New British Foreign Secretary William Hague sent a letter to Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs A. Ažubalis, highlighting the determination to continue and to broaden the close working relationship that the UK and Lithuania shares both bilaterally and within the framework of the EU and NATO.
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Ninety-three-year old Lim Guan Siew looks back, with regret, on her experience of the long-dispelled Chinese custom of foot-binding.
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New Yorkers love tattoos, but Julia Gnuse has taken the skin art to extremes.
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The Himalayan country of Nepal has endured years of violence and instability as Maoist rebels battled against the government.
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At the meeting of foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on 25-26 May in Madrid, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Šarūnas Adomavičius invited Southeast Asian countries to contribute to the implementation of projects in the province of Ghor, Afghanistan, where Lithuania leads a Provincial Reconstruction Team.
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On 27 May in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with prominent figure of the world’s Lithuanian community, scientist and conservationist Dr. Birutė Galdikas.
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