Flights: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia join countries banning UK flightsFLIGHTS from the UK have now been banned from a raft of new countries as concerns spread regarding a mutant strain of COVID-19 identified in the UK. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania and the Czech Republic have said they will bar flights.....
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Trump's biggest betrayal yet could come in the last days of his presidencyDonald Trump is a lame duck. His decisions in the final weeks of his Presidency will be driven by delusion, self-enrichment, and trying to handicap Joe Biden so Trump won't be shamed by comparison. He could wreak untold damage on America unless he's finally checked by Congress.In the past his advise....
Lithuania finds COVID-19 cases at mink farmCOVID-19 infections have been detected at a mink farm in central Lithuania, the country's State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) said on Thursday.....
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No mail to and from 22 countriesThe Cyprus Post on Wednesday issued a list of 22 countries to which it will stop sending postal items due to the inability to find air carriers, effective immediately. The countries are Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Mol....
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US formally pulls out of Open Skies TreatyWASHINGTON: The US has formally pulled out of the Open Skies Treaty, the State Department said Sunday, six months after President Donald Trump announced his decision, Anadolu Agency reported. "On May 22, 2020, the United States exercised its right pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article XV of the Treaty....
Cyprus has lowest rate of vocational education in EUCyprus has by far the lowest proportion of upper secondary pupils enrolled in vocational education in the EU, the latest Eurostat figures show. Figures of less than a third of pupils studying such programmes were recorded in only four EU member states in 2018: in Cyprus (17 per cent), Lithuania.......
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PSLV-C49 with latest earth observation satellite EOS-01, 9 others lifts offSriharikota:India's PSLV-C49 carryingits latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and ninecustomer satellites lifted off from the spaceport here onSaturday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49/EOS-01)blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 3.12pm at the end of a 26-hour ....
Holidays: Full list of 'safe' countries exempt from quarantine as Cyprus axedHOLIDAYS are an infuriating subject at the moment. Countless Britons are desperate to jet away but are repeatedly thwarted as travel rules change. Yesterday Cyprus and Lithuania were added to the quarantine list - but which 'safe' countries remain on the travel corridor list?....
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Cyprus removed from safe travel list for British holidaymakersTravellers arriving from Cyprus and the Baltic state of Lithuania will have to isolate for 14-days on arrival in the UK from 04:00 on Sunday morning following the latest update to quarantine restrictions.....
Holiday devastation as new European hotspots axed from travel corridorsCYPRUS holidays now face ruin following the latest travel corridor change. The announcement that both Cyprus and Lithuania would lose their travel corridor and face quarantine restrictions was announced on Thursday evening.....
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Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for escooters — and it's workingCash-for-clunkers schemes are nothing new. Normally, they work by giving drivers a kickback for getting rid of their old highly polluting car and exchanging it for a newer more efficient one. The Lithuanian government, though, is breathing new life into the concept by letting drivers put the cash to....
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Europe imposes new restrictions amid 2nd Covid-19 waveBrussels: Several countries in Europe have imposed new restrictive measures amid a second coronavirus wave in the continent. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the continent has so far reported a total of 8,343,983 Covid-19 cases, with 251,844 deaths. On Sunday, F....
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Two suspects further remanded over Limassol murderTwo men from Lithuania were remanded for a further eight days on Sunday in connection with the murder of Iryna Hurskaya, 36, whose body was found in Limassol on October 11, as the court heard one of them died his hair not to be recognised. The 29-year-old, who was sought.......
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Lithuanians with COVID-19, self-isolating vote in drive-insVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians started voting Monday in the second round of a national election, with some of them casting ballots from their cars in special drive-in polling stations amid a local spike in COVID-19.
Voters arrived alone in their vehicles as instructed, wore face masks an....
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Two murder suspects remanded for eight daysTwo suspects, aged 29 and 24, arrested for the murder on Sunday of Iryna Hurskaya, 36, were remanded for eight days by the Limassol district court on Saturday. They were both arrested on Friday. Main suspect Aistis Mikalauskas from Lithuania, 29, who was sought by the police, was arrested after.......
Poland, Lithuania recall ambassadors from BelarusWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have recalled their ambassadors from neighboring Belarus, where hundreds of people have been detained during massive protests against the authoritarian president who won a sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged.
The foreign ministrie....
Coronavirus: country categories revised, some moved from B to CThe health ministry on Tuesday announced the updated lists of countries from which Cyprus accepts visitors with the number of countries deemed most safe compared with others, dropping. The new list will be in effect from Friday, October 9. Lithuania has been placed from category A to B. Belgium, Geo....
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic storms to 70th win at Roland GarrosOctober 01, 2020 10:48 PMPARIS (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic stormed to his 70th win at Roland Garros on Thursday (Oct 1) with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis.....
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Putin says Belarus facing 'unprecedented external pressure'MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin (pix) said Tuesday that neighbouring Belarus was under unprecedented external pressure, as the Kremlin's ex-Soviet ally faces a deep political crisis over a disputed election.Belarus is in a "difficult situation" and facing "unprecedented external pressure", ....
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France's Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leaderPARIS: President Emmanuel Macron is ready to hold talks with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has requested he act as a mediator in her country's crisis, a French government spokesman said on Monday."What's happening in Belarus is a crisis of power, an authoritarian power that i....
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Coronary deaths in Cyprus below EU averageThe number of deaths from coronary disease per one million inhabitants in Cyprus in 2016 stood at 1,007 which is below the EU 27 average of 1,194, according to figures released by Eurostat on Monday. It was 1,073.7 in 2017. With 5,362 deaths from heart attacks per million inhabitants, Lithuania.......
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Belarus opposition leader calls for Macron to mediateVILNIUS: Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Monday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to mediate in the political crisis in her homeland, saying he could involve Russia in opening a dialogue.Tikhanovskaya told AFP the EU should expand planned sanctions to include businesses that....
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No EU sanctions on Belarus despite opposition leader pleaBRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers on Monday failed to agree sanctions over the political crisis in Belarus, despite a plea for support from opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.The former Soviet republic has been convulsed by unprecedented demonstrations and a brutal crackdown by President Alexande....
Coronavirus: Cyprus back on Ireland's 'Green List'Cyprus has been put back on Ireland's 'Green List' meaning travellers from Cyprus for not have to self-isolate when they go there. The new Green List, which goes into effect on Monday, also includes Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Also on Thursday, Ireland added Greece and....
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RCS support in Messages seems to be spreading to additional countriesLatest: Croatia, Czechia, Lithuania, and Slovenia
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We've updated the article with reports from more countries.
After Google deployed RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the U.S. without the help of the four three big c....
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US troops deploy to Lithuania during heightened tensions in Eastern EuropeThe U.S. Army will initiate on Friday the deployment of about 500 troops to Lithuania as part of a military operation, though government officials have said the strategy has nothing to do with recent political tensions in the region.....
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Lithuania to auction offshore wind power permits in 2023Lithuania plans to hold an international auction in 2023 to install offshore wind turbines in the Baltic Sea, the Energy Ministry said on Wednesday. The country plans to use a contract for difference (CfD) scheme, similar to Britain’s, to support wind power producers. The government has previo....
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AMC to Sell Off Baltic Theaters for $77 MillionAMC is selling off nine of its Baltic theaters in a €65 million ($77 million) deal. The company said on Monday that it has signed a deal to sell nine venues in the Baltics, which span Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. UP Invest, owners of a Baltics cinema group, will acquire all nine cinemas. AMC pr....
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will visit Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine this week,... for talks related to the ongoing turmoil in Belarus,... as well as for discussions on North Korea. Acc....
The Latest: Lithuania adds Germany to virus isolation listVILNIUS, Lithuania — The Baltic country of Lithuania is as of Monday ordering a 14-day isolation for travelers from Germany because the number of infected people there is high.
Germany was added to the Lithuanian Health Ministry's list of coronavirus-affected countries because the COVID-19 infe....
GE and E energija Partner to Deliver 68.9 MW Wind Farm in Lithuania with Cypress Wind TurbinesGE Renewable Energy to deliver 13 of its Cypress 5.3 MW wind turbines, its largest onshore wind turbine technology in the field, to E energija Telšiai wind farm in Lithuania.The 68.9 MW onshore wind farm is the first significant subsidy free development in the Baltic states and will power the equiv....
Belarusian opposition leader calls for new protests and vote recountBelarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday asked supporters to sign an online petition demanding a recount of last Sunday’s presidential election, in which she believes she was cheated out of victory. In a video posted on YouTube, Tsikhanouskaya, who is in neighbouring....
Violent clashes between police and protesters continue in Belarus, over the controversial Presidential election results that granted a sixth term to its incumbent President Ale....
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Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departureMINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election left for Lithuania Tuesday but anti-government demonstrators still turned out for a third straight night to protest the vote results, despite a massive police crackdown that prompted a warning of possible European....
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Opposition candidate leaves Belarus, urges end to protestsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential vote, who initially refused to concede her defeat amid a massive police crackdown on anti-government protesters, said Tuesday she has left for Lithuania and called on her supporters to end demonstrations.
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