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Staunton, March 21 – There is only one thing more unpleasant to the ears of many Russians than the suggestion that their country may fall apart. That is to hear others suggest that when it does, they stand ready to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. And Russians are especially angry...

3 Billion People in Lockdown. Let's Hack The Future So We Never Go Through This Again During these challenging times a team originating from Estonia is hosting a global online hackathon on  April 9-12, to build solutions for the socio-economic corona crisis and develop new ideas to increase resilience in...

CEPA's #CommonCrisis initiative features an Estonian perspective on COVID-19. Social distancing has given the Estonian American National Council (EANC) a chance to catch up on the ongoing work of Washington’s think tanks on issues that are evolving along with global response to the COVID-19 virus. While in-person events have been...

Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, who is overall manager of the government's emergency situation imposed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, has issued an order forbidding those diagnosed with coronavirus, and those cohabiting or residing with a diagnosed individual, from leaving home, until recovery. Regulations had been...

Margus Hunt is to leave the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, ERR's sports portal reports. Defensive linesman Hunt, 32, made the announcement on his own social media page on Monday, March 16th. "Thank you Indy! Thank you to the Irsay family and Chris for bringing me in three years ago," Hunt wrote....

The Estonian National Museum (Eesti Rahva Muuseum) is collecting stories and photos about how the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the emergency situation are effecting and reshaping the everyday lives of people who live in Estonia and how we adapt. The museum invites everyone to add their story and...

On March 12 the Estonian Government declared an Emergency Situation in connection with COVID-19. Up to date information can be found on the U.S. Embassy’s Webpage and on the Estonian Health Board’s English-language page. There are 267 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of March 19th in Estonia. The Estonian Government...

For the 4th year in a row, USA and Canadian Estos trekked to Mont Tremblant on Feb 27th for a 3-day weekend of winter sports which included; skiing, snow-boarding, cross-country, tubing and of course apres-ski socializing. The weekend kicked off with a major snowstorm on Thursday, adding travel time and...

The Estonian Consul General of San Francisco Ann Hänni and the Consul Kairi Pirk-Vatunen at the Estonian 102th Independence Day celebration in Sunnyvale, CA, welcomed  by co-sponsors of the event,  Korp! Vironia.   Photo:Vaido Vald

President of Boston Estonian Society Paul Attemann together with Baltic guests: Mr Uldis Sīpols, Latvian Honorary Consul ion Massachusetts; Mr Gintaras Čepas, Vice President of the Lithuanian Council New England District.   Photo by Paul Branzetti As an American with Finnish-Estonian roots, attending the EV102 celebration with the Bostoni Eesti Selts...