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A new choir is forming in the Bay Area, and what could be more Estonian than coming together to sing? With the goal of performing in the 2019 Laulupidu in Tallinn, the group is open to all who want a chance to meet and sing with fellow Estonians and Estonian...

More than 50 illegal border crossings recorded by the Police and Border Guard (PPA) occurred mainly due to people’s carelessness. Most of them concerned boats violating Russian territory on Lake Peipus, or tourists visiting the border areas.   In the first six months of 2017, the Estonian Police and Border...

Conrad Wells with a view of the telescope’s mirror array in the vertical position   Recently I met a gentleman in my church who inquired about my accent. We found that we had something in common: Estonian heritage and work in space exploration. He introduced himself as Conrad Wells. His...

The Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Eiki Nestor was in Washington June 26-28 for a Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) conference to foster transatlantic relations. The NB8 includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden in a format that focuses on regional cooperation. Parliamentary speakers from all nations except Denmark...

Jüri Luik. Source: (Postimees/Scanpix)   In a short interview with ERR, Minister of Defence Jüri Luik (IRL) on Thursday said that provocations on the part of the Russian military were a possibility during its Zapad exercises, but that they were ready for them. ERR: Are there certain provocations to be...

After yesterday’s speeches of Estonian ministers in the European Parliament, philologist Tuuli Oder found that some of the appearances were rather embarrassing—because of their English skills, or rather lack thereof.   Oder said one of the appearances that left a lot to wish for had been that of Minister of...

For more pictures and video, see Facebook site www.facebook.com/PillerkaarDC/ and webpage www.pillerkaarwdc.com   Pillerkaar dancers joined dozens of Estonians and friends basking in the glow of the warm hospitality and blazing Jaanipäev bonfire at Vilve and Paul Ladon's Päkametsa Farm in Taneytown, Maryland on Saturday, June 24 evening. Families and...

The motto of the 12th Estonian Youth Song and Dance Festival was “Here I’ll stay”—with a program that its authors felt was a call on young Esto-nians (and really anyone) to remember their Estonian roots.   One of the people behind the festival’s program, Veiko Tubin, is convinced that there...

Linnar Looris, first soloist of the Houston Ballet, performing in “Tempest”.   June 24, 2017 Enamus selle ajalehe lugejaskonnast oskab nii eesti kui ka inglise keelt, nii panen mõnda paberile viimases. Peamine põhjus on, et ma ei oska teatud sõnu või mõtteid eesti keelde tõlkida.   So here are some...

Which could point to the future of how countries deal with critical data   The rules on what governments can, and can't, do with your personal data is based entirely on where the information is stored. Since tech companies shunt your stuff to servers across the globe, there's a risk...