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NATO countries’ budgets compared: Defence vs healthcare and education
Al Jazeera
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June 25, 2025
NATO leaders signed a deal to increase defence spending as the annual alliance summit in The Hague drew to a close after two days of meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. At the top of the agenda was a big new defence spending target demanded by US...
Is This Lithuanian Guard the Toronto Raptors’ Missing Piece?
Raptors HQ - Ohio
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June 24, 2025
Brad Underwood and his Fighting Illini looked like they were poised for a rebuilding year this past season after losing key players in Quincy Guerrier (Raptors 905!), Terrence Shannon Jr., and Justin Harmon, among others. However, they quickly...
Preparing for Zero Hour: Values and Geopolitics in Latvia and Lithuania
Green European Journal
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June 24, 2025
Are values a luxury to be cast aside when your country is under threat of invasion, or is values-based politics part of building resilience? Two Baltic Green politicians whose parties have recently joined national governments discuss the...
EIB backs new military base in Lithuania with €540 million loan
The European Sting
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June 23, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB approves €540 million loan for Lithuanian military base in Rūdninkai to strengthen NATO defence capabilities. Base near border with Belarus to host...
Lithuanian scientists transform enzyme engineering with AI
Euronews
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Published on 13/06/2025 - 10:00 GMT+2 Enzymes are the hidden machinery behind many of today’s medical, industrial, and environmental advances – but conventional enzyme design methods have reached their limits. That’s where Laurynas Karpus (30),...
BrachyDOSE raises €554K to advance radiation injury prevention in cancer care
Tech.eu
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July 10, 2025
Medtech startup BrachyDOSE has raised €554,000 to test its radiation measurement technology in a clinical environment. BrachyDOSE is a patient-centric, data-driven measurement tool that helps doctors prevent up to 100 per cent of treatment-caused...
NHS sending patients abroad for treatment as health service on the brink
Daily Express
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June 22, 2025
The NHS is sending an increasing number of patients abroad for treatment in what an expert described as a “terrible indictment” of the state of the health service. Overseas treatments in nations including Germany, Poland and Lithuania are being...
Field-Tested Readiness: Navy Preventive Medicine Proves Expeditionary Capability in the Baltics
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 20, 2025
While BALTOPS 25 brought the noise, jets roaring overhead, ships maneuvering through the Baltic Sea, a quieter mission unfolded behind the scenes. Navy preventive medicine teams, deployed across Latvia and Sweden, focused on something less visible...
'These labels work' - TD urges Ministers not to delay health warnings on alcohol
Newstalk
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June 20, 2025
A Social Democrats TD has launched an impassioned plea, urging Ministers not to delay the introduction of health warnings on alcohol. Two years ago, then-Health Minister Stepehen Donnelly signed the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations...
Where is marijuana legal in Europe?
Forbes Australia
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July 10, 2025
Published on July 10, 2025 A guide to medical marijuana and recreational use laws across the continent and the United Kingdom. Where is marijuana legal in Europe? Illustration by Samantha Lee for Forbes; Photos by rustamank/Getty Images;...
Embraer Adds Flying Hospital Capability to Netherlands C-390 Fleet
The Defense Post
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June 20, 2025
Embraer is set to deliver an advanced aeromedical evacuation system to the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 Millennium fleet. The agreement, signed by the Dutch Commander of the Materiel and IT Command, Vice Admiral Jan Willem Hartman, and...
Business-Science Cooperation: Investment in the Future of Biotechnology in Lithuania
The Baltic Times
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Biotechnology today has a significant impact on the quality of our lives: from more precise disease diagnostics to cleaner industrial production and more sustainable agricultural solutions. Current trends in IT and biotechnology development are...
Paris-Le Bourget (12): Lithuania selects Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as its military transport aircraft
AvioNews
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June 18, 2025
The National Defence Ministry of Lithuania has announced in a statement that Embraer’s C-390 Millennium has been selected as the country's next-generation military transport aircraft. This strategic decision, paving the way for the acquisition of...
US to reevaluate alcohol guidelines as health risks grow: Report
Straight Arrow News
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A new version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans could be released as early as this month. According to an exclusive Reuters report, sources say the government may encourage Americans to either limit alcohol intake or drink in moderation in...
Embraer C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft for Lithuania
Frag Out! Magazine
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June 18, 2025
The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania has announced that the Embraer (NYSE: ERJ/ B3:EMBR3) C-390 Millennium has been chosen as country’s next-generation military transport aircraft. This decision marks a significant step in enhancing...
Iranian Missiles Strike Beersheba Hospital, Central Israel
Daily Alert
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June 18, 2025
Live updates on this story are closed. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged Israel to immediately halt air attacks on the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran where Russian specialists work. Bushehr, Iran's only operating nuclear power plant,...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Record €72 million cartel fine overturned in Lithuania
Global Competition Review
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June 18, 2025
Shutterstock/Tamakhin Mykhailo A Lithuanian court’s decision to annul the national competition authority’s record cartel fine on eight pharmaceutical companies and an association could influence future collective lobbying antitrust cases in the...
Hundreds of Lithuanian nursing students to get free tuition
Euronews
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Published on 17/06/2025 - 16:32 GMT+2 Lithuania will offer free tuition to hundreds of young people training to become nurses, in a bid to shore up its ailing health workforce. Under the new scheme, 10 colleges and universities will admit 535...