The Lithuanian army said last week it had received NATO top military commander's pledge to aspire towards training taking place in Eastern Europe "without major intervals."

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Published: July 20 2015

Scouts and Guides from around the world gather in Central Estonia for a Week of Camping at the Baltic Jamboree.

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Published: July 20 2015

People enjoying nature in Estonia this summer should take extra care to avoid the increasingly common tick-borne diseases. The number of those infected is higher than in previous years.

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Published: July 20 2015

The State Forest Management Center (RMK) opened a new 192-kilometer section of Estonia's longest nature trail. The trail from western to southern Estonia is now 820 kilometers in length.

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Published: July 20 2015

Group picture. Photo by David Champa. On June 28, 2015, the Cleveland Estonians celebrated their traditional Võidupüha-Jaanipäeva at the Estonian Cultural Garden.

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Published: July 13 2015

THE JUNE 18 Globe editorial, “Increasing US presence in Baltics has little upside,” cautions against permanently stationing US heavy weaponry in the Baltic countries. But Estonian Americans believe there is a lot of upside and little downside to showing Russia how serious the United States is about protecting NATO allies. To take no action out of fear of Russia’s reactions plays into Vladimir Putin’s hands. Putin uses “diplomacy” only as a tool to achieve what he wants. Strong American leadership and action are the most effective counters to Putin’s aggression.

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Published: July 13 2015

Evald Rooma, alias Onu Eskimo, the godfather of Estonian-produced ice cream, celebrated his 104th birthday today.

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Published: July 13 2015

On July 4th, maestro Neeme Järvi visited the Arvo Pärt Centre together with his wife Liilia and their son Paavo.

The Järvi family was introduced to the archive and also met Arvo and Nora Pärt at their home in Laulasmaa regarding the upcoming concert at the Järvi Academy and Pärnu Music Festival, where “La Sindone” and “Swansong” will be performed by the Pärnu Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi.

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Published: July 13 2015