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Karl Altau / JBANC Following a House Rules Committee review of a record-breaking 1213 amendments, the U.S. House of Representatives is ready to engage in floor debate on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). A House vote on the bill, H.R.7900, could happen by July 15. It...

Estonia's annual inflation hit 22 percent in June, the highest in the Eurozone, data from Eurostat shows. The average was 8.6 percent, up from 8.1 percent in May. In June, the biggest year-on-year price difference was energy, which has risen by 41 percent. In May, it was 39.1 percent. This...

NATO member Canada deployed two warships to the Baltic Sea and north Atlantic at the end of June to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. HMCS Kingston and Summerside will be on a four-month deployment as part of Operation Reassurance, a statement from the Canadian Armed Forces said. Between July and...

Indrek Lepson On our way to New Zealand, we stopped at Esperito Santo Island in New Hebrides to clear customs. New Hebrides at that time was under French and English jurisdiction.How that came to be, I have no idea. Both countries had consulates there, so Barbara had to go to...

Eating at Restaurants One big difference between a home-cooked meal and a restaurant meal is that at a restaurant, you are giving up control over your food. You no longer know where the food came from, how fresh it is, how much salt or spice has been added or what...

The Estonian Cultural Garden was dedicated June 19, 1966. Each year, the Estonian community and friends gather to celebrate Estonian Victory Day (võidupüha) and St John's Day (jaanipäev). This year local Estonians celebrated võidupüha and jaanipäev on June 26th, 2022. Toomas Tubalkain served as MC. Pastor Peeter Pirn led a...

The Estonian National Museum celebrates its one-millionth visitor this June and will give away a precious set of tailor-made national costumes to mark the occasion. The museum opened its doors to visitors in October 2016, and visitor numbers have now returned to pre-pandemic levels. This month the museum is expecting...

Paul Vesterstein is a genuine American success story. A native of Estonia, he came to America in 1949 with little more than hope, his innate talents and abilities, and a strong work ethic. He came from a displaced persons camp in Europe after WWII under the sponsorship of the Duluth...

The Biden administration has found a new candidate for ambassador to Estonia, the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn confirmed Friday. The U.S. hasn't had an ambassador present in Estonia since the resignation of James D. Melville, Jr. in June 2018. "The selection and confirmation process for the next U.S. ambassador is...

Each youth exchange brings together 30 young people aged 18-30 of Estonian origin; 20 living abroad and 10 from Estonia. This year's camp dates are 11.-22.09.2022.The main aim of the youth exchange is to introduce the Estonian culture and language to international participants who are: 📍 18-30 years old;📍 with...