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The Grateful Dead: A story of hippies, LSD and Lithuania’s iconic basketball uniforms
El País
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July 9, 2025
On July 9, 1995, The Grateful Dead played their final concert in Chicago. Just one month later, their leader, Jerry Garcia, passed away at 53 due to complications from diabetes. Despite being inactive during the latter half of that decade, they...
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Poland reintroduces border checks with Germany and Lithuania
BNE Intellinews
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Poland reintroduced border checks with Germany and Lithuania at midnight of July 8 in a temporary move aimed at curbing unauthorised migration. The controls will remain in place until August 5, the Interior Ministry said. They will cover 52...
Risk of undersea cable attacks backed by Russia and China likely to rise, report warns
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
The risk of Russia- and China-backed attacks on undersea cables carrying international internet traffic is likely to rise amid a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea and around Taiwan, according to a report. Submarine cables account for 99% of the...
Exclusive-Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen VILNIUS/HELSINKI/TALLINN (Reuters) -Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves and Ukraine because of what they see as the military...
Sunotec buys 600 MWh colocated battery Latvia, Aura Power sells 100 MWh in Lithuania
ESS News
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July 9, 2025
Bulgarian energy storage and solar developer Sunotec has acquired the Lazas Solar Park utility-scale solar-plus-storage site, and Bristol-based Aura announced the sale of its ready-to-build Kaišiadorys battery energy storage system (BESS), also on...
Ašeradens: No current plans to list “Latvenergo” and “Latvijas Valsts Meži” on stock exchange
Baltic News Network
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July 17, 2025
Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens (New Unity) assured members of the United List (Apvienotais saraksts – AS) parliamentary faction on Thursday that there are currently no plans to list state-owned companies Latvenergo and Latvijas Valsts Meži...
Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
Baltic News Network
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July 9, 2025
Representatives of the two NATO member states told Reuters that they plan to start cooperation next year on the production of anti-personnel mines to arm themselves and support Ukraine. Both countries share a border with Russia and have decided to...
Seeds confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round Draw
FIBA Basketball
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MUNICH (Germany) - The seedings for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round Draw, set to take place in Munich, Germany on July 23, have now been announced. There are 27 nations competing in the First Round that will be split into...
Lithuania Accuses Russia: GRU Behind Anti-Soviet Monument Defacement
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Lithuanian prosecutors said on Wednesday Russia's GRU military intelligence service had ordered the defacement of a monument to an anti-Soviet resistance leader in January 2024. Three residents of Estonia have been charged...
German President, Troops Join Lithuania’s National Holiday Celebration
theTrumpet
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined Lithuania’s national holiday celebration on July 6 as the guest of honor of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Underscoring the close ties between the two countries, Lithuanian and German armed...
German President Steinmeier mourns Nazi victims at Lithuania ceremony
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
Paneriai, Lithuania, July 8, (dpa/GNA) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, commemorated the Lithuanian victims of the Nazis during World War II in a ceremony on Monday, as Berlin and Vilnius announced plans to extend cultural ties....
Lithuania Secures GROM Missile Systems To Upgrade Air Defense
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. As part of its ongoing commitment to modernizing its armed forces, Lithuania has strengthened its air defense capabilities with the recent delivery of GROM man-portable air-defense systems...
Lithuania to look into nuclear energy options
World Nuclear News
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Friday, 4 July 2025 The Lithuanian government has decided to establish a working group to report on nuclear energy development opportunities in the country, with small modular reactors seen as a likely option. Ignalina (Image: Amentum) The working...
Lithuania Reaffirms Strong Commitment To NATO's Collective Defense
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. The NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Lithuania celebrates its 10th anniversary since its establishment on September 1, 2015, as a critical link in strengthening collective defense in the...
Lithuania shines at Karlovy Vary with world premieres and new projects
Cineuropa
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04/07/2025 - Vytautas Katkus’ Crystal Globe contender The Visitor leads the Baltic country’s contingent at the Czech festival The Visitor by Vytautas Katkus The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Central and Eastern Europe’s premier...
Lithuania sees China disinfo threat in Philippines as mirror of Russia problem
Philippine STAR
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July 4, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — From thousands of miles away, Lithuania is offering to help the Philippines confront a rising tide of cyber threats and disinformation on the West Philippine Sea — warning that tactics used in favor of Beijing mirror the same...
173rd Airborne Brigade Tests FPV Lethality During Swift Response 2025 in Lithuania
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted (FPV) drone training during Swift Response 2025 at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania from May 17 to 21. The Herd is testing purpose-built, retrievable FPV drones against autonomous...
IEA Verdicts: Lithuania Running Path Toward Sustainable Energy Goals (VIDEO)
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The International Energy Agency (IEA) unveiled its latest in-depth review of Lithuania's energy policy on Monday, highlighting the country's progress toward strategic energy goals and outlining...
Lithuania’s ambassador Audra Plepytė praises cooperation between Trump and Baltics in departing interview
The Gazette - Colorado
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While much of Europe faces uncertainty regarding its relationship to the United States, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the U.S., Audra Plepytė, argued that Vilnius has remained one of Washington’s closest allies. In her final interview with an American...
Ignitis Group to build one of the first utility-scale BESS in Lithuania
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 8, 2025
Ignitis Group, a renewables-focused integrated utility, is commencing the construction of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Lithuania, featuring a combined 291 megawatt (MW) power and 582 megawatt-hour (MWh) storage capacity. BESS will be...