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Friday | The Freesound Project

Tartu_Estonia-central_square.wav by jgrzinich

Separate each tag with a space: beat bass processed hard. Or to join 2 words together in one tag, use double quotes: "field recording" Description by jgrzinich Recording made on the central square in Tartu Estonia in the afternoon of an autumn day.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Baltic Times

Estonian businessman charged wi...

A prominent businessman in Estonia, Toomas Tool, has been charged with manipulating stock prices, bbn reported.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Space Ref

Estonia becomes fifth ESA European Cooperating State

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Source: European Space Agency - Comments ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Juhan Parts, signed the Cooperation Agreement on 10 November in Tallinn.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Croydon Guardian

Estonian pop sensation Hannah launches her UK career in Croydon

An Estonian singing sensation is launching her pop career in the UK, at a school in Croydon.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Let's be smart

Estonia's President Ilves joins list for top EU job

The Baltic News Service reported that Prime Minister Andrus Ansip told a news conference in Tallinn: 'I put forward... the name of Toomas Hendrik Ilves as a candidate fit for the position of both president and high representative for foreign policy.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Tass

US Court issues charges in absentia to hackers from Estonia, Moldova, Russia

Federal Circuit Court in Atlanta, GA, has issued charges in absentia to eight computer hackers from Estonia, Moldova and Russia who, according to U.S. investigators, proved able to steal more than $ 9 million with the aid of bankcards over a period of just twelve hours.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

United States Department of Justice

Alleged International Hacking Ring Caught in $9 Million Fraud

Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a person known only as "Hacker 3;" have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Ga., on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the Atlanta-based credit card processing company RBS WorldPay, ...

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Wired News

The Great Estonian Novel has not yet been written

I defy you to find a single article among the many in here where any European litterateur is having a good time.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Stockholm News

The A Estonia caseA to court

The wreckage of the passenger ferry Estonia will be investigated again. The Estonia case will be taken up in a French court.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Tehran Times

Estonia may sell Eesti Energia stake to fund plant upgrades

Estoniaa s government may sell as much as a third of Eesti Energia AS, the biggest Baltic utility, to help fund an estimated 20 billion krooni of planned investments including oil-shale power plant upgrades.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Shaan.typepad.com

Kalev Chocolate Museum calls me back to Estonia

The beautiful Estonian capital of Tallinn has long been one of my favourite cities, and Ia TMve just come across a reason to return for my third visit: the Kalev Chocolate Museum .

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

People's Daily

Chinese vice premier, Estonian president meet on ties

Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang discussed ways to promote bilateral ties between China and Estonia with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Tuesday at their meeting in Tallinn.

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RIA Novosti

Estonian doctor denies aid to Russian patients

A doctor in ex-Soviet Estonia's capital Tallinn denied medical help to two Russian patients because they could not speak Estonian, Estonian television reported on Saturday.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Shaan.typepad.com

Deputy Vice Premier of the Peoplea s Republic of China, Zhang Dejiang to visit Estonia

Deputy Vice Premier of the Peoplea TMs Republic of China Zhang Dejiang will be in Estonia for an official visit from 2-3 November .

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

International Monetary Fund

Republic of Estonia: 2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions .

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

RIA Novosti

U.S. warship pays visit to Estonia

A U.S. missile destroyer, which was a target of a terrorist attack in 2000, has arrived on a friendly visit to the port of Tallinn, the U.S. Embassy in Estonia said.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Shaan.typepad.com

At least 60,000 persons in Estonia are without medical insurance

The number of people without jobs who are not registered as unemployed as well as the number of individuals who do not work officially is growing and hence the number of people without medical insurance is also growing each day.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

BBC

Hannah: Estonia's 'electric' export

Estonian pop star Hannah is in bed, swathed in white sheets, bathed in sunlight and looking sultry.

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Groong Armenian News Network

200th Anniversary Of Khachatur Abovian Celebrated At The University

Date : Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:27:11 +0500 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF KHACHATUR ABOVIAN CELEBRATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU PanARMENIAN.Net 24.10.2009 12:27 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The University of Tartu celebrated 200th anniversary of the founder of new Armenian literature Khachatur Abovian .

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National Post

Vaino Reinart: Lessons from the Estonian cyber-attacks

Terrorist groups and rogue states are moving their battle to the Internet. Our four-part series explains how to fight it.

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