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In 7 years at today's vaccine rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[When will the pandemic end? It’s the question hanging over just about everything since Covid-19 took over the world last year. The answer can be measured in vaccinations.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/when-will-life-return-to-normal-in-7-years-at-today-s-vaccine-rates-86443357</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/when-will-life-return-to-normal-in-7-years-at-today-s-vaccine-rates-86443357</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d9a82b60-7dd0-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d9a82b60-7dd0-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super-rich and punctual Switzerland is also behind on vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being famously wealthy, a model for efficiency and punctuality and having a big pharmaceuticals industry is no guarantee of success when it comes to the coronavirus vaccination drive.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/super-rich-and-punctual-switzerland-is-also-behind-on-vaccines-86443045</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/super-rich-and-punctual-switzerland-is-also-behind-on-vaccines-86443045</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:00:27 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d5c090f0-7dd0-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d5c090f0-7dd0-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The global food trade has been upended by a container crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to carriers hauling empty shipping containers.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-global-food-trade-has-been-upended-by-a-container-crisis-86442823</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-global-food-trade-has-been-upended-by-a-container-crisis-86442823</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d5278540-7dd0-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d5278540-7dd0-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversy swirls around India’s homegrown Covid vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Krishna Ella was simply known for running a small Indian pharmaceutical company with a reputation for scientific rigor. Then came the pandemic that put the scientist and his family at the center of one of the world’s loudest furors over a coronavirus vaccine.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/controversy-swirls-around-india-s-homegrown-covid-vaccine-86442641</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/controversy-swirls-around-india-s-homegrown-covid-vaccine-86442641</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:00:04 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d16f5f40-7dd0-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d16f5f40-7dd0-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank clients in Sweden face new climate hurdle to get credit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of Swedish banks will start turning clients away if their businesses aren’t clean enough to justify new loans.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/bank-clients-in-sweden-face-new-climate-hurdle-to-get-credit-86442299</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/bank-clients-in-sweden-face-new-climate-hurdle-to-get-credit-86442299</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:35:32 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d039ec80-7dd0-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d039ec80-7dd0-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new commodities boom beckons when pent-up demand unleashed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eventual end of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to herald a consumption boom, piling pressure on precarious supply chains and boosting raw material prices, according to the Merchant Commodity 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discounts.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/illusive-wave-of-distress-keeps-hotel-bargain-hunters-waiting-86439731</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/illusive-wave-of-distress-keeps-hotel-bargain-hunters-waiting-86439731</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:17:21 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bde64dd0-7dd0-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bde64dd0-7dd0-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merkel’s hand prints are all over Germany’s vaccine failings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Merkel is starting to crack under the pressure of Germany’s faltering coronavirus vaccine program.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/merkel-s-hand-prints-are-all-over-germany-s-vaccine-failings-86389365</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/merkel-s-hand-prints-are-all-over-germany-s-vaccine-failings-86389365</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:54:46 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6c9bde50-7dcf-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6c9bde50-7dcf-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid mutations undercut optimism even as more vaccines near]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world could be on the verge of having two more vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, but virus variants popping up worldwide are forcing vaccine makers to develop boosters for a disease that’s constantly changing and could remain active for years.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/covid-mutations-undercut-optimism-even-as-more-vaccines-near-86389277</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/covid-mutations-undercut-optimism-even-as-more-vaccines-near-86389277</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:25:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6de3a090-7dcf-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6de3a090-7dcf-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[As others rush to vaccinate, Moscow lures takers with ice cream]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the offer of immunity against Covid-19 isn’t enough to lure shoppers to get a vaccination at a tony Moscow shopping mall on Red Square, the organizers have sweetened the deal with free ice cream.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/as-others-rush-to-vaccinate-moscow-lures-takers-with-ice-cream-86389021</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/as-others-rush-to-vaccinate-moscow-lures-takers-with-ice-cream-86389021</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 05:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6cde8ca0-7dcf-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6cde8ca0-7dcf-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-googler turns virtual gifts into a $61 billion business]]></title><description><![CDATA[In China’s popular online-streaming industry, virtual gift-giving is big. You can send your favorite live performer anything from a rose for 5 yuan (80 cents) to a space rocket for 500 yuan.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/ex-googler-turns-virtual-gifts-into-a-61-billion-business-86388871</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/ex-googler-turns-virtual-gifts-into-a-61-billion-business-86388871</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6a861db0-7dcf-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6a861db0-7dcf-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbnb sees regional travel boom in 2021, less ‘mass travel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as countries are beginning to roll out vaccines against Covid-19, travel in 2021 will be focused on regional destinations rather than international tourist meccas, according to a report released by Airbnb Inc. on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/airbnb-sees-regional-travel-boom-in-2021-less-mass-travel-86388687</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/airbnb-sees-regional-travel-boom-in-2021-less-mass-travel-86388687</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:35:49 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/68119b40-7dcf-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/68119b40-7dcf-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s most vaccinated nation struggles with virus variants]]></title><description><![CDATA[With more than 30% of its population vaccinated, Israel leads the fight against Covid-19. Yet the emergence of more infectious variants is overwhelming its hospitals, showing the long road ahead for the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/world-s-most-vaccinated-nation-struggles-with-virus-variants-86388613</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/world-s-most-vaccinated-nation-struggles-with-virus-variants-86388613</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:11:26 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/680231f0-7dcf-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/680231f0-7dcf-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[European economy lags China and U.S. on pandemic recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe’s economy is starting to follow the familiar script of lagging its international peers when recovering from a crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/european-economy-lags-china-and-us-on-pandemic-recovery-86345057</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/european-economy-lags-china-and-us-on-pandemic-recovery-86345057</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:21:18 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5f8155c0-7dce-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5f8155c0-7dce-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli vaccination drive curbing infection and hospitalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel’s world-leading campaign to vaccinate its citizens is beginning to rein in the disease, according to the country’s second-largest health network.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/israeli-vaccination-drive-curbing-infection-and-hospitalization-86344799</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/israeli-vaccination-drive-curbing-infection-and-hospitalization-86344799</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:38:21 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5f522f70-7dce-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5f522f70-7dce-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online sales ignite in corners of world late to the revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years from now when the pandemic’s impact on global business is analyzed, it’s likely that the most lucrative change will be how it pushed—or actually shoved—massive markets into the modern e-commerce era.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/online-sales-ignite-in-corners-of-world-late-to-the-revolution-86344593</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/online-sales-ignite-in-corners-of-world-late-to-the-revolution-86344593</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:25:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5ccd0b30-7dce-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5ccd0b30-7dce-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin thrusts global food markets into Russian politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dmitry Bravkov is the kind of farmer that makes Vladimir Putin proud. The Russian president regularly touts his country’s rise to the top of the world’s agricultural exporters as another sign of its global power.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/putin-thrusts-global-food-markets-into-russian-politics-86344033</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/putin-thrusts-global-food-markets-into-russian-politics-86344033</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5b7f0760-7dce-11ed-8c37-696a43f6fa15.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5b7f0760-7dce-11ed-8c37-696a43f6fa15.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s economic recovery delayed by slow vaccine rollouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world economy is facing a tougher start to 2021 than expected as coronavirus infections surge and it takes time to roll out vaccinations.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/world-s-economic-recovery-delayed-by-slow-vaccine-rollouts-86343793</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/world-s-economic-recovery-delayed-by-slow-vaccine-rollouts-86343793</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 05:15:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5a6ea8d0-7dce-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5a6ea8d0-7dce-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Covid-19 has permanently changed the fitness industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a year in which people spent months cooped up at home getting very little exercise, New Year’s resolutions have taken on a little more weight in 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/how-covid-19-has-permanently-changed-the-fitness-industry-86317489</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/how-covid-19-has-permanently-changed-the-fitness-industry-86317489</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:13:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/a9e75070-7dcd-11ed-8c37-696a43f6fa15.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/a9e75070-7dcd-11ed-8c37-696a43f6fa15.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccines turn into geopolitics in Europe’s most volatile region]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronavirus exposed lingering divisions in the Balkans, and now Europe’s most volatile region is once again cleaving along geopolitical and ethnic lines over efforts to get people vaccinated.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/vaccines-turn-into-geopolitics-in-europe-s-most-volatile-region-86317787</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/vaccines-turn-into-geopolitics-in-europe-s-most-volatile-region-86317787</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:42:05 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/adb87cb0-7dcd-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/adb87cb0-7dcd-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s disputed virus theory has shoppers shunning foreign food]]></title><description><![CDATA[At an upscale supermarket west of Beijing, a box of disposable gloves stands in front of a glass counter selling Australian beef. Next to it is a sign saying: “Please buy this with peace of mind.”]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/china-s-disputed-virus-theory-has-shoppers-shunning-foreign-food-86317257</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/china-s-disputed-virus-theory-has-shoppers-shunning-foreign-food-86317257</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:55:43 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/a8b18f90-7dcd-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/a8b18f90-7dcd-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuck in Kent: how Brexit red tape choked cross-border trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Branimir Vuckovic shuttles goods back and forth between Britain and the European Union, his Beep Beep Express Ltd. making deliveries to clients in Germany, Serbia and his native Croatia.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/stuck-in-kent-how-brexit-red-tape-choked-cross-border-trade-86261709</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/stuck-in-kent-how-brexit-red-tape-choked-cross-border-trade-86261709</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:08:29 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2fa81b60-7dcc-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2fa81b60-7dcc-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ECB is no longer a reliable cash machine for governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Euro-zone monetary policy is subsidizing the finance industry to such a degree that national central banks are having to curtail the cash distributions they normally hand to governments.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-ecb-is-no-longer-a-reliable-cash-machine-for-governments-86262283</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-ecb-is-no-longer-a-reliable-cash-machine-for-governments-86262283</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:55:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/30fdc050-7dcc-11ed-b9c8-f7bf12bccb0e.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/30fdc050-7dcc-11ed-b9c8-f7bf12bccb0e.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand sold itself as a paradise Covid retreat. No one came]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s hard to imagine a more luxurious place to spend two weeks of quarantine than the Anantara Phuket Suites & Villas in Thailand, where visitors are pampered in private residences that can have their own pool and courtyard.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/thailand-sold-itself-as-a-paradise-covid-retreat-no-one-came-86261949</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/thailand-sold-itself-as-a-paradise-covid-retreat-no-one-came-86261949</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:00:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/30db6b40-7dcc-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/30db6b40-7dcc-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bugs Head for European Menus After Mealworms Get Green Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insects just moved a step closer to European dinner plates.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/bugs-head-for-european-menus-after-mealworms-get-green-light-86260663</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/bugs-head-for-european-menus-after-mealworms-get-green-light-86260663</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2a54e300-7dcc-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2a54e300-7dcc-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s shambolic empire faces long odds for one more comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the day Donald Trump was getting impeached in Washington, the lobby of his New York tower at 40 Wall St. was almost silent. Few footsteps smudged the shiny marble.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/trump-s-shambolic-empire-faces-long-odds-for-one-more-comeback-86262579</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/trump-s-shambolic-empire-faces-long-odds-for-one-more-comeback-86262579</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:57:34 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3357dcf0-7dcc-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3357dcf0-7dcc-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine disparities raise alarm as Covid variants multiply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global gaps in access to Covid-19 vaccines are raising concerns that the continued spread of the coronavirus will breed more dangerous versions of the pathogen, weakening medical weapons and further crippling economies.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/vaccine-disparities-raise-alarm-as-covid-variants-multiply-86262441</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/vaccine-disparities-raise-alarm-as-covid-variants-multiply-86262441</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:32:58 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/330d8d80-7dcc-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/330d8d80-7dcc-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe considers vaccine certificate to boost travel and economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposal to grant special privileges to those who have been vaccinated is gaining traction in Europe ahead of a crunch call of the region’s leaders, as a rise in coronavirus infections damps hopes of a swift exit from the economy-crippling lockdowns.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/europe-considers-vaccine-certificate-to-boost-travel-and-economy-86261479</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/europe-considers-vaccine-certificate-to-boost-travel-and-economy-86261479</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:34:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2a72a430-7dcc-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2a72a430-7dcc-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro area heads for double-dip recession as lockdowns drag on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The euro-area economy is poised to shrink again at the start of this year as the resurgent pandemic plunges the region into a double-dip recession.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/euro-area-heads-for-double-dip-recession-as-lockdowns-drag-on-86212383</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/euro-area-heads-for-double-dip-recession-as-lockdowns-drag-on-86212383</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1902cb40-7dcb-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1902cb40-7dcb-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real price of Saudi Arabia’s surprise oil cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s $3 billion insurance premium to protect against falling oil prices will end up being a lot smaller than it seems at first sight. That holds even if demand turns out to be stronger than the kingdom seems to fear.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-real-price-of-saudi-arabia-s-surprise-oil-cuts-86212185</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/the-real-price-of-saudi-arabia-s-surprise-oil-cuts-86212185</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:45:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/169303c0-7dcb-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/169303c0-7dcb-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden shuns NATO as stability outweighs worries about Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweden’s top defense official said staying out of NATO remains the best security option for the country, even with an increasingly assertive Russia.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/sweden-shuns-nato-as-stability-outweighs-worries-about-russia-86211995</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/sweden-shuns-nato-as-stability-outweighs-worries-about-russia-86211995</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:15:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/166479b0-7dcb-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/166479b0-7dcb-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines try ultra-cheap fares to get the world flying again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industry’s first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, unprecedented way, leaving carriers in a deep hole, along with a constellation of aerospace manufacturers, airports and leasing firms.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/airlines-try-ultra-cheap-fares-to-get-the-world-flying-again-86211795</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/airlines-try-ultra-cheap-fares-to-get-the-world-flying-again-86211795</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:45:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/17b6ea50-7dcb-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/17b6ea50-7dcb-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk debates how to give away world’s biggest fortune]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk is not only the world’s richest person, he lays claim to the biggest net worth ever recorded: $209.3 billion as of Friday. What he does with it will be closely watched.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/elon-musk-debates-how-to-give-away-world-s-biggest-fortune-86211323</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/elon-musk-debates-how-to-give-away-world-s-biggest-fortune-86211323</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:35:58 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/58f1b480-7dc8-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/58f1b480-7dc8-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why China is sentencing a tycoon to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bigamy conviction got a lot of the attention but Lai Xiaomin received a death sentence on Tuesday over a much more serious issue troubling China.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/why-china-is-sentencing-a-tycoon-to-death-86167495</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/why-china-is-sentencing-a-tycoon-to-death-86167495</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:28:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fffa36c0-7dc9-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fffa36c0-7dc9-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit becomes truckers’ nightmare as red tape ties up drivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week on from Brexit, the main road to Dover has been so quiet that officials were able to close half of it Thursday for a litter-picking operation without causing delays for drivers.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/brexit-becomes-truckers-nightmare-as-red-tape-ties-up-drivers-86212543</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/brexit-becomes-truckers-nightmare-as-red-tape-ties-up-drivers-86212543</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:21:30 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/233dd000-7dcb-11ed-b9c8-f7bf12bccb0e.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/233dd000-7dcb-11ed-b9c8-f7bf12bccb0e.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO team can't get in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization expressed disappointment with China for delaying the travel of experts to the Asian country to investigate the origin of the virus, in a rare instance of public criticism from the international organization.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/who-team-can-t-get-in-china-86167715</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/who-team-can-t-get-in-china-86167715</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:15:44 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/01da1a50-7dca-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/01da1a50-7dca-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A $21 billion wager on who will build the Apple car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A red-hot trend in the car industry is for new entrants such as Fisker Inc. to hand over the complicated and capital-intensive work of engineering and building vehicles to a contract manufacturer. Increasingly, cars are judged on their software and electronics so why bother wasting time and money on metal bashing?]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/a-21-billion-wager-on-who-will-build-the-apple-car-86166933</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/a-21-billion-wager-on-who-will-build-the-apple-car-86166933</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:45:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fac49880-7dc9-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fac49880-7dc9-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How beauty-boosting shots made two women billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Cai is an internet host from Nanchang, China, who livestreams the nation’s pop songs to several thousand social-media followers. She’s 28 but spends about 1,000 yuan ($155) each month for a skin booster injection.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/how-beauty-boosting-shots-made-two-women-billionaires-86166067</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/how-beauty-boosting-shots-made-two-women-billionaires-86166067</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:45:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fecb0590-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fecb0590-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher food costs stalk Britons as new year brings Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The supermarket sticker shock threatened by a no-deal Brexit has been averted, but British shoppers still may find prices creeping higher in the new year.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/higher-food-costs-stalk-britons-as-new-year-brings-brexit-86148613</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/higher-food-costs-stalk-britons-as-new-year-brings-brexit-86148613</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 06:15:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/94757ea0-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/94757ea0-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crisis showcases corner of Europe belittled by Trump advisers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 21st century’s toughest test yet of nation-state governance, the Nordics stand out.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/crisis-showcases-corner-of-europe-belittled-by-trump-advisers-86148355</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/crisis-showcases-corner-of-europe-belittled-by-trump-advisers-86148355</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:45:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/948bc5c0-7dc9-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/948bc5c0-7dc9-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster-spreading Covid strain affects young the most]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new coronavirus variant that emerged in the U.K. is more transmissible and appears to affect a higher proportion of people under 20, according to a report from Imperial College London and other science groups.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/faster-spreading-covid-strain-affects-young-the-most-86148181</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/faster-spreading-covid-strain-affects-young-the-most-86148181</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:15:38 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ff8d020-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ff8d020-7dc9-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger people get vaccines first in Indonesia’s unusual rollout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indonesia plans to vaccinate its young working-age population against the coronavirus before the elderly, in contrast to much of the world that’s planning on putting its vulnerable older people first in line.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/younger-people-get-vaccines-first-in-indonesia-s-unusual-rollout-86147985</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/younger-people-get-vaccines-first-in-indonesia-s-unusual-rollout-86147985</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:35:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/9254c180-7dc9-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/9254c180-7dc9-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin battles to sell Russia’s vaccine in new rift with the West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia is accusing the West of maligning its achievements in the global race to defeat Covid-19 as its attempts to win key markets for its Sputnik V vaccine run up against the demands of regulators.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/putin-battles-to-sell-russia-s-vaccine-in-new-rift-with-the-west-86147649</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/putin-battles-to-sell-russia-s-vaccine-in-new-rift-with-the-west-86147649</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:39:15 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/91e33b00-7dc9-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/91e33b00-7dc9-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten ways Covid-19 has changed the world economy forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic shocks like the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 only arrive once every few generations, and they bring about permanent and far-reaching change.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/ten-ways-covid-19-has-changed-the-world-economy-forever-86123247</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/ten-ways-covid-19-has-changed-the-world-economy-forever-86123247</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:15:22 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fb930180-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fb930180-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[China is struggling to get the world to trust its vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of all the developing countries testing China’s Covid-19 vaccines, few are friendlier to Beijing than Pakistan. In the years leading up to the pandemic, China financed nearly $70 billion across the South Asian nation on roads, railways and power stations, and Pakistan now has two Chinese clinical trials underway, with even senior government officials being inoculated.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/china-is-struggling-to-get-the-world-to-trust-its-vaccines-86120091</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/china-is-struggling-to-get-the-world-to-trust-its-vaccines-86120091</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 03:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e75b1270-7dc8-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e75b1270-7dc8-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[These places thought they’d nailed the virus. It’s creeping back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sudden re-emergence of Covid-19 in places with the world’s best records for handling the pandemic is sending a discouraging message to health officials: Strategies to fully snuff out the virus don’t work as a long-term solution, and even the most successful places can never let down their guard.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/these-places-thought-they-d-nailed-the-virus-it-s-creeping-back-86120231</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/these-places-thought-they-d-nailed-the-virus-it-s-creeping-back-86120231</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:45:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/eba56650-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/eba56650-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you ready for the roaring 2020s?]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, we stocked up on sweatpants, then we made home improvements. Next will we be booking vacations and buying beach bags? It’s not the most outrageous idea.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/are-you-ready-for-the-roaring-2020s-86119051</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/are-you-ready-for-the-roaring-2020s-86119051</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 03:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e841f000-7dc8-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e841f000-7dc8-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit border chaos forces truckers to shun U.K. deliveries]]></title><description><![CDATA[European freight forwarders are rejecting contracts to take loads into the U.K. due to fears the chaos at Dover could be repeated post-Brexit.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/brexit-border-chaos-forces-truckers-to-shun-uk-deliveries-86122985</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/brexit-border-chaos-forces-truckers-to-shun-uk-deliveries-86122985</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:35:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fcda2780-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/fcda2780-7dc8-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For some in Russia’s elite, Putin’s future is again a hot topic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new draft law giving immunity to former presidents and their families has rekindled speculation about Vladimir Putin’s future, months after he pushed through constitutional changes that could allow him to stay in office through 2036.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/for-some-in-russia-s-elite-putin-s-future-is-again-a-hot-topic-86078733</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/plus/for-some-in-russia-s-elite-putin-s-future-is-again-a-hot-topic-86078733</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 04:45:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bd5854c0-7dc7-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bd5854c0-7dc7-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item></channel></rss>
