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On the evening of November 25, Estonian parliament concluded the first reading of the bill on the ratification of the Estonian-Russian border treaty and the treaty on the delimitation of maritime areas, informs LETA/BNS. Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Kaljurand said in her remarks in front of lawmakers that the...

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Currently “running in the kino” or playing in Estonian movie theatres: Näljamängud: Pilapasknäär - Osa 2. Do you get it? Photo: Riina Kindlam   Translating the titles of books and films from the original language is always challenging and the results are often amusing and enlightening.   Remember the 1997...

Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. The company will introduce fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots,...

A new method of delivering data, which uses the visible spectrum rather than radio waves, has been tested in a working office in Tallinn. Li-fi can deliver internet access 100 times faster than traditional wi-fi, offering speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second). It requires a light source, such...

10 September marks the day when Korporatsioon Rotalia lost one of its long-serving, highly respected and distinguished member, Uve Jürgen Kapsi.  Uve was born in Tallinn on 21 July 1932, the youngest of three children, following two older sisters. The family lived in the Kadriouru section of Tallinn. His father...

The Gift That Gives All Year VABA EESTI SÕNA Is In Need Of Everyone’s Help To Ensure Its Continued Publication   This weekly newspaper provides its readers with news happening in Estonia and also informs them of local cultural and social events in the USA, such as church services, concerts,...

Starting from the back top row: Koidula Suurmagi , Eiki Martinson , in the center: Ene Piirak , artistic director Richard Riley and Estonian Ambassador Eerik Marmei, Uku Meri , Kiku Martinson and Heli Kubja , Kadi Piirak and Aili Dalton .  From the left: Margit Sirgo with her daughter...

Maarja Nuut   Perhaps more than any other country in the world, the history of the Baltic nation of Estonia is a story set to song.   Whether under German, Danish, Swedish, or Soviet occupation, Estonians have long turned to music as a way of preserving some semblance of national...

The News, 20 page Houston’s Ballet Fall Calander dedicates a full page article to the Estonian Linnar Looris.   According to Jean May, Linnar Looris is a natural storyteller, hillarious as both Petruchio and Baptista in “The Taming of the Shrew”, and as the deliriously happy drunk in Stanton Welch’s...