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- World 'on brink of coronavirus pandemic': All the latest updates
Coronavirus spreading to more countries around the world, with Estonia, Denmark and Georgia confirming first cases.
Al Jazeera. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:05:28 GMT. - City worker 'looked up shaken baby syndrome just days before her child was found dead'
Clare Sanders, 43, and her Lithuanian lover Tomas Vaitkevicius, 45, allegedly shook tiny Eva on three separate occasions at their south London flat in August 2017. Both deny murder.
Daily Mail. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:40:52 +0000. - Serena suffers her first-ever Fed Cup singles defeat
Serena Williams has lost the first Fed Cup singles match of her career, falling to Anastasija Sevastova as Latvia pulled even with the United States at two-all in the best-of-five tie.
Sydney Morning Herald. Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:58:29 +1100. - Radisson is delighted to announce their first international Hotel in Liepaja, Latvia
The coastal town of Liepaja, Latvia is delighted to announce the signing of the 90-key Radisson Hotel Liepaja located in a beautiful art deco building in the town center. ...
Hsyndicate. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:15:33 +0200. - Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland transfer humanitarian aid to Donbas
A ceremony marking the transfer of humanitarian aid from volunteer organizations of Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland to the population of Donetsk and Luhansk regions has taken place in Kramatorsk on January 13. ...
Anastasia Shepeleva. Kyiv Post. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:28:57 +0000. - Transmute Coin Introduces Process for Recycling Carbon-based Materials with Zero CO2 Emission & Waste Pollution
TALLINN, Estonia, Dec. 25, 2019 -- Coldfall introduces Transmute Coins to gain support for the process of recycling carbon-based materials with Zero CO2 Emission and waste pollution. ...
PR Newswire. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 12:11:00 +0000. - Boris Johnson in pre-Christmas visit to UK troops in Estonia
Boris Johnson stresses the UK commitment to Nato on a visit to the alliance's mission in Estonia.
BBC News. Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:54:19 GMT. - Sanna Marin: Estonia apologises after minister mocks Finland PM
Far-right interior minister Mart Helme described Finland's PM Sanna Marin as "a sales girl".
BBC News. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:14:20 GMT. - An Aggressive Turkey Is Raising Risks Of Conflict In The Mediterranean Sea
As maritime observers fret over the South China Sea, The Baltic Sea and the Persian Gulf, the placid Mediterranean Sea is off the geopolitical radar and, thanks to Turkey's brinkmanship, hurtling towards the precipice.
By Craig Hooper, Contributor. Forbes. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 23:53:51 +0000. - Stanley Sloan, anti-Trump speaker, prompts NATO seminar cancellation
TALLINN, Estonia — The Danish Atlantic Council says it has canceled a U.S. government-sponsored seminar on NATO and transatlantic relations after the U.S. ...
Washington Times. Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:23:17 -0500. - Norwegian freed in Moscow spy swap 'deceived' by secret services
A Norwegian man freed by Moscow from an espionage jail term as part of a spy swap between Lithuania and Russia said on Tuesday he felt "deceived" by his country's intelligence service.
The Local. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:12:25 +0100. - Tsar Nicholas II's Last Shipment of Booze Recovered From the Baltic Sea
Salvagers hope that some of the 900 bottles of cognac and Benedictine are still drinkable
Smithsonian. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:08:09 +0000.
Facts About the Baltic States
The Republic of Estonia is governed by an elected unicameral Parliament, which elects a President. Estonia's capital city is Talinn, and its national currency is the Kroon. The primary language used by Estonians is Estonian and in 2007, the estimated population of Estonia was 1,316,000.
The Republic of Latvia is governed by an elected Parliament, which elects a President who, in turn, appoints a Prime Minister. Latvia's capital city is Riga, and its national currency is the Lat. The country's national language is Latvian and in 2007, the Latvia's population was estimated at 2,260,000.
The Republic of Lithuania is governed by a unicameral Parliament and an elected President who appoints a Prime Minister. Lithuania's capital city is Vilnius, and its national currency is the Litas. The national language of Lithuania is Lithuanian, and in 2007, the nation's estimated population was 3,575,000.