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Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane

Dec. 20, 2024 11:45 AM EST

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An investigation of last month's crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport in Vilnius has found no indication of “unauthorized interference,” the Lithuanian government said Friday. The plane crashed and skidded into a house in the early...

The Lithuanian airport authority says a DHL cargo plane has crashed near the capital's airport

Nov. 25, 2024 01:27 AM EST
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian airport authority says a DHL cargo plane has crashed near the capital's airport.

Feel-good parkruns have raced past their humble beginnings and now draw millions for fitness and fun

Oct. 03, 2024 03:49 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — On a weekend morning in the fall of 2004, 13 runners lined up in a London park for an informal race — unaware they were taking the first steps in what would become a global movement. Paul Sinton-Hewitt had simple ambitions: to provide a free, weekly 5-kilometer...

Lithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production

Sep. 23, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman on Monday as it seeks to increase defense capabilities in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Steve O’Bryan, the company's vice president, met...