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Migration crisis:
* Last day, the border guards handed over 19 illegal immigrants at the border with Belarus, two people were allowed to enter for humanitarian reasons.
* Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė says the situation on the Belarusian border has stabilized. According to her, about 200 illegal immigrants were not allowed to enter Lithuania during the week and, as of August 2, there were 1,340 of those immigrants. 44 people were admitted for humanitarian reasons.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Agnė Bilotaitė
* The Department of Migration has reported having received around 1.5 thousand. Asylum applications of illegal immigrants who arrived in Lithuania have already been examined, 200 of them have already been examined and in all cases asylum has been denied.
* President Gitanas Nausėda granted additional powers to soldiers to act at the border in case of emergency.
Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Gitanas Nausėda
* 32 people withdrew from the illegal immigrant camp set up at Verebieu school in Alytus district, two of them were found, others are being searched. The State Border Guard Service took off its helicopter in search of air.
* On Thursday night, the first migrant from Iraq, who arrived illegally in Lithuania through Belarus, voluntarily left his home.
Coronavirus situation:
* 548 new cases of coronavirus were identified, two people died. Number of new diseases in 14 days 100 thousand. the population increased to 226. 354 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, a slight decrease. 13,6 thousand were vaccinated with the first dose per day. people.
* In the Vilnius region, a total of 78 percent is employed. active treatment and 58 percent. resuscitation and intensive care sites for COVID-19 patients. According to the Santara clinics, the situation is not dramatic, but the number of patients is increasing.
* The Seimas Board has decided that as of August 23, employees and visitors will be able to enter parliament only with a passport of opportunity or a negative coronavirus test. An exception will apply to members of the Seimas.
* The results of a public survey published by BNS show that half of Lithuanians would not support mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.
Violation of borders. Lithuanian border guards reported that they had recorded how a Belarusian border guard was entering Lithuanian territory for a short period of time. He entered Lithuania for about a meter and a half and came back. Lithuanian border guards assessed this behavior as unprofessional and irresponsible.
Victims There are reportedly 19 victims in the case of riots near the Seimas.
Sea pollution. The condition of the Baltic Sea has not improved, it remains one of the most polluted in the world. Furthermore, nitrogen pollution in Lithuania’s Baltic Sea has been on the rise in recent years, the Environment Ministry announced. According to her, the biggest problem in the Baltic Sea is eutrophication. It is an intensification of the proliferation of algae induced by excess nutrients.
Vatican official. Lithuanian public secretary of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietras Parolinas, the second person to hold a post in the Vatican after the Pope. He spoke about the distribution of vaccines, the migration crisis, the human rights situation in Belarus and other issues with Lithuanian politicians.
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Piet Parolin
The establishment of the Taliban The Taliban occupied the important southern city of Lashkar Ga, Afghanistan, the administrative center of Helmand province. The Taliban reportedly later occupied the capital of Logar province, just 50 kilometers from the capital, Kabul. The United States and the United Kingdom have said they will send thousands of troops to Afghanistan to evacuate embassy personnel and other citizens.
Spears victory. Artist Britney Spears’ father has announced that he is giving up the right to manage his property. This is believed to end a legal dispute between father and daughter, noisy performers seeking to end 13 years of control. She claimed that her father abused this right.
Photo by Vida Press / A moment from the Britney Spears concert
Incident in Plymouth. Six people, including 22-year-old shooter Jake Davison, were killed in the shooting in the south-west England town of Plymouth. Local police say it is the largest shooting in the UK in a decade.
Samsung Guide. Lee Jae-yong, head of South Korean conglomerate Samsung, has been released on parole. For the first time due to her role in a bribery scandal that led to the impeachment of then-President Park Geun-hye, Lee Jae-yong was imprisoned in 2017 but was later released. He found himself in prison again earlier this year.
Explosion in Estonia. A gas leak at an apartment in Tartu, Estonia, injured nine people. Two of them, policemen, are in serious condition.
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