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LITHUANIA: Apranga takes Mango and Mexx to Estonia (Just Style)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Apranga Group, which operates retail chains in the Baltic States, has announced the opening of its first Mango and Mexx franchise stores in Estonia today (28 August).

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LTU – Ramas calls it quits with Lithuania (FIBA)

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:39:00 GMT

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 ...

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Gustafsson takes Lithuania, conditions met. (Bagatellen)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:33:53 GMT

The following interview was conducted February 10, 2008, by Mr. Maxim Micheliov, a jazz enthusiast and archivist from Lithuania. The piece originally featured in the Russian jazz magazine, Jazz.ru, and great pains were taken to translate the text to English for publishing here in the US. The ever-candid Mats will soon enjoy a [...]

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Lithuania: corporate spying a threat to national security (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:35:36 GMT

VILNIUS - The Lithuanian Ministry of Economy has released a national economic security improvement program that names corporate espionage as one of the leading threats to the nation. The Ministry of Economy said that the state does not commit enough resources to ensuring the security of strategica

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Mushroom clouds (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:35:36 GMT

VILNIUS - Though I’m sorry to see summer go, almost before it began, I must admit that autumn has its charms. But while most look forward to the season’s changing leaves, I am interested in something more down to earth: mushrooms. Mushrooms grow in the forest after heavy rains, and Lithuania offe

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S&P downgrades Ukio (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:51 GMT

VILNIUS - Rating agency Standard & Poor's said on August 26th that it had revised its outlook on Lithuanian AB Ukio Bankas to negative from stable. At the same time, the 'BB' long-term ratings and 'B' short-term ratings on the bank were affirmed. The outlook revision on Ukio reflects what S&P

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Norwegians buy Vilnius logistics center (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:44 GMT

VILNIUS - Norwegian investment company NOR Property Investments AS has purchased Megarenta, the owner of a 30,000 square meter logistics center in Vilnius, for 78 million litas (22.5 million euros). NPD Industrial, which is owned by Inova Baltic, facilitated the purchase. NOR Property Investments A

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Baltics consider Eurovision pullout (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:27 GMT

VILNIUS - The Baltic States are considering abstaining from next year’s Eurovision contest, which will be staged in Moscow, as a show of protest against Russia’s actions in Georgia. Estonia’s minister of culture, Laine Janes, said that his country should withdraw from Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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A mother’s pain (Baltic Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:22 GMT

VILNIUS - After a two-year international custody battle, a Lithuanian woman has been forced to return her three-year-old daughter to the girl’s German father. The Collegium for Civil Cases of Lithuania’s Supreme Court announced its ruling Aug. 25, rejecting an appeal that was filed by Inga Rinau of

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Vilnius Lithuania (Travelblog)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:22:01 GMT

Four countries. Twelve days. I traveled by plane bus train taxi and boat. My first stop was Vilnius the capital of Lithuania. Vilnius was my favorite of the Baltic capitals. Unlike many other European cities most of its old buildings have not been restored. It's a city that seems totally at ease with decay and the passing of time. The Uzupis quarter has declared itself like Christian

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Merkel urges EU common stand, dialogue with Russia - Summary (Russia News Net)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:39:38 GMT

Vilnius/Tallinn - German Chanellor Angela Merkel showed confidence Tuesday that the European Union will manage to find common ground on the Russian-Georgian conflict. Merkel said she is also ready to ...

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Merkel criticises Russia over Georgia regions (Alertnet)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:45:15 GMT

Source: Reuters (Adds Merkel quotes in Vilnius) TALLINN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned Russia's recognition of two Georgian rebel regions as independent states and said she ...

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Lithuania, Basketball Heaven (TrueHoop)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:38:38 GMT

In these past Olympics, Lithuania came in fourth. Just behind Argentina, Spain and the United States. That's no surprise. The Lithuanian team is always in the hunt. It's worth noting the sizes of these nations , however. The United States is the planet's third most populous nation, with about 305 million people. Spain is 27th most populated, with about 46 million people. Argentina is...

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europe view no 95 Lithuania and the Holocaust (Edward Lucas)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

[this was written three weeks ago before the attack on Georgia and published while I was on holiday] EUROPE Europe.view Prosecution and persecution Aug 21st 2008 From Economist.com Lithuania must stop blaming the victims IS LITHUANIA really persecuting Holocaust survivors as if they were war criminals? Not quite, but the story is still troubling. It starts with the Nazi occupation of...

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Megarenta bought by Norwegian company (Baltic Times)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:33:30 GMT

VILNIUS - Norwegian investment company NOR Property Investments AS, has bought Megarenta, the owner of a 30,000 sq.m. logistics center in Vilnius for LTL 78 million (EUR 22.5 million). The logistics center was built in two stages in 2005 and 2006 and now is fully leased to companies including

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Refugees willing to settle in Lithuania-poll (Baltic Times)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:33:28 GMT

VILNIUS - Half of the refugees staying in Lithuania are willing to remain there to start a new life. According to the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman Office, a poll of refugees conducted during the months of June-July with fugitives, who have found refuge in Lithuania as respondents, revealed t

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Vilnius, August 16, 2005 - Tuesday - Vilnius, Lithuania (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:51:36 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Vilnius, Lithuania The exhaustion that had accumulated in me since my arrival in Lithuania started to show. Actually, to come out of me. All by myself in my room at last, finally with a decent bathroom before the bed time and dead tired when last night I had crawled into my bed, I woke up this morning after almost nine hours of sleep. For someone like...

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800,000 Euro to Olympians (Baltic Times)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:50:37 GMT

VILNIUS - Lithuanianathletes, placing first to eighth place in the Beijing Summer Olympic Games will be awarded cash prizes worth a total of 2.755 million litas (EUR 799,000). The head of the Lithuanian Department of Physical Education and Sports Algimantas Kuksta told The Baltic News Service t

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Chancellor Merkel visits Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania (Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel embarks on a two-day visit to Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania on Monday for talks that will focus on the European Union's relations with Russia. The Baltic states and Sweden have adopted a tough stance towards Moscow because of Russia's military operation in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. Germany and France favour more dialogue with Russia as part...

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Argentina beats Lithuania 87-75 for bronze medal (Seattle Times)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:05:06 GMT

Carlos Delfino had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Argentina won the bronze medal in men's basketball with an 87-75 win against Lithuania.

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