Žymė: week in LT
Slavery in Modern Times
Disturbing trends
Profit-wise, human trafficking ranks second in the world after the drug trade. According to European Union statistics, the scale of human trafficking is...
COVID-19 UPDATE
Lithuania's statistics office reported 985 new coronavirus cases on Friday, 833 on Saturday and 600 on Sunday. Vaccinations continued through the Easter weekend, with...
This Week in Lithuania – March 18
Lithuania’s president in Ukraine
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda made an official visit to Ukraine this week. President Nausėda and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky co-chaired the...
This Week in Lithuania – January 15
COVID-19 Update
LRT.lt reports that Lithuania has recorded the highest number of deaths per 1 million people in the European Union, according to figures published...
This Week in LT – December 11
COVID-19 Update
As of December 11, Lithuania recorded 3,067 new coronavirus cases and 29 deaths over the previous 24 hours. Over that time, 12,059 people...
News from Lithuania – December 7
COVID-19 Update
On December 7, Lithuania's acting government decided to extend the nationwide quarantine until December 31 and tighten some restrictions. The measures include recommendations...
This Week in LT – December 4, 2020
Coronavirus Update
Lithuania registered 2,450 new coronavirus cases on November 3, a new record daily increase since the start of the pandemic. Some 1,430 people...
News from LT – November 30
Relations with Russia
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Moscow was ready to cooperate with Lithuania based “on principles of mutual respect”, reports LRT.lt....