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Estonia commemorates the Baltic Way – the human chain that defied Soviet rule
Estonian World
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August 23, 2025
On the evening of 23 August 1989, nearly two million people stood hand in hand across the Baltic states, forming a 600-kilometre chain from Tallinn to Vilnius. Known as the Baltic Way, the peaceful protest marked the 50th anniversary of the...
China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports
The Kyiv Independent
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August 23, 2025
China has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources. However, China is prepared to do so only "if the...
Gallery: Estonian artist Malle Leis' show features previously unseen works
ERR
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August 23, 2025
"Malle Leis 85," a new exhibition at Vernissage Art Gallery in Tallinn dedicated to the Estonian painter's 85th birthday, features previously unseen works inspired by Leis' travels. Opened Tuesday, the exhibition showcases pieces created during...
How to watch Man City vs Tottenham today: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...
Estonian animator Rao Heidmets' short makes it to São Paulo festival
ERR
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August 22, 2025
Estonian animation filmmaker and director Rao Heidmets' short film "Idüll" has been shortlisted for the competition program at the 36th São Paulo International Short Film Festival in Brazil, which is already underway. "Idüll" ("Idyll") was up...
Estonia Ready To Send Military To Ukraine
Charter 97
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7 Tallinn wants to do its part. Estonia is ready to participate in a future peacekeeping operation in Ukraine with up to one company. Estonian Prime Minister Kristin Michal said this on Friday, Reuters reported. In a meeting with Finnish Prime...
Estonian goalkeeper Karl Hein latest: Werder Bremen wants him on loan
ERR
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August 22, 2025
Estonian national goalkeeper Karl Jakob Hein is in "advanced talks" to go on loan to German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, New York Times' sports page The Athletic reported. Hein, 23, had spent much of last season on loan from the English Premier...
Injury means key Estonia player Maik-Kalev Kotsar to miss basketball euro finals
ERR
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August 22, 2025
Estonian men's national basketball team center Maik-Kalev Kotsar is to miss the FIBA EuroBasket finals starting next week, due to a shoulder injury. "Although I would very much have liked to play in the European Championship finals tournament and...
Estonians view Stubb as their representative on world stage
Yle Uutiset
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August 22, 2025
Estonia's largest daily newspaper ran an editorial on Finnish President Alexander Stubb, referring to him as "Our Man in Washington." Open image viewer File photo. A meeting between Kaja Kallas, left, and Alexander Stubb, right. Image: Siim Lõvi /...
President Karis: Estonia is founded on freedom, education, and culture
The Baltic Times
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Dear people of Estonia! This summer’s warmth radiates from the Song and Dance Festival. Let us tend constantly to its flame and colours within us. They give us something to lean upon and share with others, even in bleaker times. At the Song...
Tallinn to reduce investments in new budget strategy
ERR
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August 21, 2025
According to Tallinn's four-year budget strategy, the city will spend less on investments; however, major street construction projects, the purchase of new trams, trolleybuses and buses, the development of new tramlines and the construction of new...
How to watch Bundesliga 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and free streams
TechRadar
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August 22, 2025
2025/26's Bundesliga live streams see Bayern Munich set out to defend their crown, as the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig try to stop them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Bundesliga 2025/26 season...
Estonia raises national guest satisfaction by turning guest reviews into actionable insights with Reviewpro Reputation
Hospitality Net
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August 21, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain – Shiji, the global leader in hospitality technology, today announced that Visit Estonia has successfully improved national guest satisfaction by leveraging Reviewpro Reputation to unify feedback from more than 170 online review...
African swine fever spreads at Estonian pig farm targeted by protests
ERR
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August 22, 2025
African swine fever (ASF) is spreading at Nurme Farm in Viljandi County, where plans to cull thousands of pigs, first confirmed ASF-positive late last month, have been repeatedly protested and as of this week remain delayed. The Agriculture and...
Estonian “zombie folk” duo Puuluup to tour in the US
Estonian World
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August 21, 2025
The Estonian “zombie folk” duo, as it calls itself, Puuluup, is returning to the US and touring the country in September and October 2025. “What do you get when you mix a pinch of surrealism, a bit of modern folklore, a heaping helping of talharpa...
NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza
Otago Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
New Zealand has joined more than two dozen other countries to call for "immediate and independent" foreign media access to Gaza. Earlier this month, an Israeli strike in the city killed six Al Jazeera staffers - two correspondents, three cameramen...
The Art of the Deal, Russia–Ukraine Style
The American Spectator - Virginia
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August 22, 2025
Two months after the breathtaking Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ceasefire with Israel that soon followed, President Donald Trump has once again upended conventional foreign policy wisdom. After years...
Estonia’s remote islands may be Europe’s best-kept travel secret. Here’s why
Euronews
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August 21, 2025
On a crisp morning in late June 2021, Meelis Kitsing, and her then eight-year-old daughter cycled along a sandy path on Ruhnu, one of Estonia’s most remote islands. As they reach the shore, with the sea a sheet of shimmering silver, her daughter...
Annela Anger-Kraavi: No trust or taking care of one's own in Estonia
ERR
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August 21, 2025
That things are going badly in Estonia is something one hears more and more often these days in conversations with people, and fewer and fewer believe that anything will change for the better. Interestingly enough, this is something you now hear...
X-Yachts XR 41 Wins ORC World Championship in Tallinn
Cruising World
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August 21, 2025
The X-Yachts Racing Team celebrates their ORC Worlds Class B victory in Tallinn, Estonia. Courtesy X-Yachts X-Yachts’ latest design, the XR 41, has been crowned Class B champion at the 2025 ORC World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. The boat,...