From left: John P. Walters (Hudson Institute), Minister Linkevicius, Minister Mikser, Minister Rinkevics. Photo courtesy of the Joint Baltic American National Committee

All three Baltic Ministers of Foreign Affairs were in Washington recently for meetings with the Administration, Congress and think tanks. Estonian Minister Sven Mikser, along with colleagues Edgar Rinkēvičs from Latvia and Linas Linkevičius from Lithuania, held discussions with numerous officials on U.S.- Baltic relations and reaffirmed the Baltic nations’ strong partnerships with the U.S.

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Published: April 13 2017

Catkins (urvad) AND "cones" (käbid)?! Indeed. It's a LEPP, also known as an alder. Photo: Riina Kindlam

Pussy willows get all the attention in the spring. Cute and soft and perfect for putting in a vase. In Estonian, they're paju/tibud (willow chicks) or paju/kiisud (willow kitties). But what about that tree decked out in dangling catkins (urvad)? No, not the kask (birch) in the background, although they have urvad as well and the two species are related; they both belong to the birch family kaselised, which also includes the nut-bearing sarapuu (hazel).

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Published: April 13 2017

Culture.ee is seeking children up to 16 years of age to write submissions for the online portal's newlylaunched children's culture column.

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Published: April 10 2017

UK’s flag-carrier airline British Airways commenced regular traffic between Tallinn and London, connecting Tallinn Airport with the UK capital’s Heathrow Airport.

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Published: April 10 2017

Revelations that Russian intelligence agents penetrated the computer systems of Yahoo three years ago is hardly news to someone like Marina Kaljurand, writes the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Published: March 28 2017

Seen on World Poetry Day, 21. märts, at the Tallinna Kesk/raamatu/kogu (Central Library). One of the computers in the children's section stated: "I'm broken. Play board games instead!" Hanging by the ekraan or kuvar (screen) are kõrva/klapid or "kuularid" (headphones), below is the klaviatuur (keyboard).

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Published: March 28 2017

The newly released World Bank report "Doing Business" has ranked Estonia sixth among 190 countries worldwide in ease of registering property, an indicator measuring the steps, time and cost involved in the process.

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Published: March 28 2017

Danske Bank has begun searching for a buyer for its retail banking business in Estonia in the wake of revelations that it was used in a scheme to launder billions of dollars, according to a Danish report.

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Published: March 28 2017