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Alleged Estonian human trafficker detained at Lithuanian border after Poland boosts checks
ERR
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July 8, 2025
An Estonian citizen allegedly transporting migrants who entered the EU illegally via Belarus was detained on the Poland–Lithuania border on Monday by Polish border guards. Poland introduced additional checks on its borders with Lithuania and...
Classical Music Playlist, July 7, 2025
Capradio - California
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After attending a performance of a Serenade for Winds by Mozart, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák completed his own wind Serenade in just a couple weeks, but in his own Czech musical accent. Dvořák’s friend Johannes Brahms (no less) would call this...
Estonian squad announced as preparations begin for EuroBasket finals
ERR
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July 7, 2025
The Estonian men's national basketball team get their preparations for the 2025 European Championship (EuroBasket) finals underway this week. After a training camp in Kääriku, the squad will take on Lithuania away from home on August 1. After the...
Media Review: July 7
Bulgarian News Agency
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The topic of Bulgaria joining the eurozone dominates Monday's news media. ECONOMY 24 Chasa's front-page story reads that because of the upcoming entry in the eurozone, banks in Bulgaria are reducing fees as early as in July to make the transition...
Tallinn Mayor Ossinovski makes proposal for Reform to re-join coalition
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July 7, 2025
Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) has outlined a four-point proposal according to which the Reform Party could return to the city government alongside the three other coalition members. Last week, Pärtel-Peeter Pere, head of the Reform Party...
Choir practice: Thousands celebrate traditional Estonian song and dance in Tallinn
Euronews
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Published on 07/07/2025 - 15:53 GMT+2 Among the numerous music festivals spread across Europe each year in Europe, there are few which unite and spark an entire country's imagination like Estonia's Song and Dance Celebration. Perhaps, it's because...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 8:10 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ bites off $318 million at the global box office “Jurassic World Rebirth” has topped the holiday box office charts in the U.S. and abroad. Universal Pictures says Sunday that the film earned $318 million in its first five...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 2:53 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:58 p.m. EDT
San Mateo Daily Journal
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July 6, 2025
Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 12:43 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a...
Updated: all survive helicopter crash off Estonia’s Saaremaa coast
Estonian World
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July 6, 2025
In what officials are describing as a “fortunate accident”, all seven people aboard a helicopter that plunged into the Baltic Sea off Estonia’s western coast on Sunday morning survived unscathed. Among them was Estonian entrepreneur Väino Kaldoja,...
Galleries: Estonia's XXVIII Song and XXI Dance Festival 'Iseoma'
ERR
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July 6, 2025
Estonia's 28th Song Festival and 21st Dance Festival takes place this weekend, drawing more than 40,000 Estonians from across the world to Tallinn for the four-day celebration. ERR News shares the galleries from the events below. XXI Dance...
Healthcare workers in Estonia doubt colleagues' loyalty in a crisis
ERR
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July 6, 2025
According to a master's thesis defended at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, some healthcare workers in Estonia do not trust their Russian-speaking colleagues in the event of an armed conflict. A few weeks ago, Katri Kukk-Toomsalu, head...
World News | Thousands of Voices Unite in Song at Traditional Choir Festival Celebrating Estonia's Culture
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Tallinn (Estonia), Jul 6 (AP) The voices of more than 21,000 choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in...
Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia's culture
Newsday - New York
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TALLINN, Estonia — The voices of more than 21,000 choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in the Estonian...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:59 a.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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Julian McMahon, actor who appeared in 'Fantastic Four' films and TV show 'Charmed,' has died BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in the “Fantastic Four” series of films and appeared in popular TV...
Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia's...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The four-day choir-singing and dancing event centers around Estonian folk songs and patriotic anthems and is held roughly every five years. The tradition dates back to the 19th century. In the late 1980s, it inspired the defiant Singing...
Estonia’s 2025 Song Celebration unites 130,000 voices in Tallinn
Estonian World
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July 5, 2025
When the ceremonial flame is lit beneath Tallinn’s iconic Song Arch on 5 July, it will signal the return of one of Europe’s most remarkable cultural gatherings: Estonia’s Song Celebration. Held every five years, this event is no ordinary festival....
NATO Secretary General: Putin May Attack Estonia In 5-7 Years
Charter 97
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Mark Rutte Photo: Getty Images The Alliance already has all the necessary plans in place for that eventuality. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that at the moment Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin will not attack Estonia. However, he may do so in...
Watch again: Opening performance of Estonia's 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival
ERR
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July 5, 2025
More than 30,000 singers and musicians took part in the first performance at the XXVIII Song Festival "Iseoma" on Saturday evening. You can watch the concert again on Jupiter. In total, participants from 990 choirs and bands gathered under the...