Tallinn to build a new superhospital
The Estonian capital’s city government has signed a contract with the Italian companies ATIproject srl and 3TI Progetti to design the new Tallinn Hospital; the […]
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News and features about Estonia and Estonians
Over a fifth of Estonians live at risk of poverty
According to Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency, 2.2% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.6% lived at risk of
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Video podcast: How did the local elections go in Estonia?
Silver Tambur, the editor-in-chief of Estonian World, and Tõnis Saarts, an associate professor of comparative politics at Tallinn University, discuss the 2021 Estonian local election
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VIDEO: Anett Kontaveit becomes the first Estonian tennis player to qualify for WTA Finals
Anett Kontaveit, an Estonian professional tennis player, won the inaugural Transylvania Open in Romania on 31 October, securing the final spot at the WTA Finals –
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Estonia’s seven-day per capita coronavirus infection rate is the highest in the world
Estonia’s seven-day per capita coronavirus infection rate is the highest in the world among independent countries – with 128 new cases per 100,000 residents. According
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Britain’s Prince Edward was asked to become the king of Estonia
In 1994, the Estonian Royalist Party sent a letter to Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom, requesting permission to crown her youngest son,
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Meghan Markle praises Estonia’s long family leave
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, calls the United States’ Congress and Senate to pass legislation of paid family leave as part of the president
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Magic helps out in the least religious country – Estonia
Estonians may not say they are religious in polls, but they do have diverse spiritual beliefs, which is helpful in times of plagues and personal
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Estonia’s local elections: the Centre Party loses absolute majority in Tallinn, the populist EKRE wins in Pärnu
Following the local elections in Estonia on 17 October, the Estonian Centre Party has for the first time in 16 years lost the absolute majority
Video: Yulia Peresild becomes the first person with Estonian roots to visit space
Russian actress Yulia Peresild was on 5 October flown to the International Space Station to shoot scenes for an upcoming Russian film – the first
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