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Town repurposes plastic bottles to make Christmas tree
This year, the Estonian town of Viimsi, just outside the capital Tallinn, decided it was time to make Christmas more relevant, and green. Instead of the traditional pine tree, an installation of plastic containers is taking centre stage in the town's Christmas celebrations. Teet Suur, the artist behind the environmentally-friendly installation, says the inspiration came from his local petrol station, where window washing liquid, usually available in 5l plastic containers, is now readily available from pumps that go straight into the car.
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How One Stubborn Banker Exposed a $200 Billion Russian Money-Laundering Scandal
Billions in illicit funds flowed through accounts held at Danske Bank’s branch in tiny Estonia. One employee dug into the details and tried to alert his superiors at headquarters. The resulting scandal cut the bank’s value in half, cost the CEO his job and prompted a new round of soul-searching.
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Danske Bank money laundering: Europe's 'biggest scandal'
Danske Bank, Denmark's largest lender, has found itself at the centre of one of the world's biggest money-laundering scandals. EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova has described the $235bn of suspicious transactions as "the biggest scandal we have now in Europe". Here's how it unfolded...
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NATO’s misfired weaponry or airstrikes on the Baltic countries
The Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon 2000 launched an AMRAAM-type air-to-air missile over Estonian territory Tuesday afternoon. All the Estonians are very shocked.
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US ambassador to Estonia resigns in frustration over Trump
The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning in frustration with President Donald Trump's comments about, and treatment of, European allies. James D. Melville Jr.'s resignation, first reported by Foreign Policy magazine, makes him the third ambassador in the last year to leave the State Department early. He is among many senior State Department officials who have headed for the exits or been pushed toward them since Trump assumed office.
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Estonia To Become The World’s First Free Public Transport Nation
After a successful experiment with free public transport for all citizens in Tallinn, Estonia wants to become the world's first free public transport nation. Allan Alaküla explains why this is a good idea.
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Estonia's ice roads break all normal safety rules
On Estonia’s roads across the frozen Baltic you may drive below 25kph or over 40kph, but never in between. And never wear a seat belt.
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Digital residency pays off big for Estonia
Estonia is expected to get a 100-to-one-euro return on investment for its e-Residency program, which lets anybody start a business from afar. It is even planning to launch ‘estcoins,’ its own cryptocurrency.
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PISA study: the Estonian basic education is the best in Europe
According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, a premier global metric for education, compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the results of Estonian 15-year-olds are the best in Europe and among the strongest in the entire world. The PISA study of 2015 concentrated on natural sciences and also tested pupils in mathematics and functional reading.
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Ice skating above underwater prison
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