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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1991 July 31: Medininkai Massacre
1291 August 1: Swiss National Day
1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1920 August 11: Latvian Freedom Fighters’ Remembrance Day
1980 August 14: Founding of Polish non-governmental trade union Solidarność
1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1991 August 19: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, August Putsch
1991 August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence of Estonia
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Witch Hunt for “Two-Faced Persons” in Xinjiang Universities
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Report: Belarus firm involved in North Korea ICBM mobile launcher
Europe experienced a surge in government restrictions on religious activity over the last decade
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Boris Johnson saves trickiest Brexit challenge, Northern Ireland, for last
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Sweden’s march towards a cashless economy went into reverse
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Cruz legislation targeting Russian pipeline moves ahead in the US
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The Rise of Right-Wing Populists in Estonia
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US troops help train Georgian and Ukrainian forces amid tension with nearby Russia
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Finland, the new enemy of Hungary
The Independence of Belarus is a Matter of International Security
Lockheed awarded $800 million Slovakia F-16 fighter jet contract
Liechtenstein stamps showing bird’s eyes capture Asiago international art award
Lesotho cashes in on medicinal cannabis boom as British firm opens CBD factory
New UK Army Division To Specialise In Countering Cyber Warfare
NATO Grapples With Collapse of Missile Treaty
Apollo Group to acquire Vapiano restaurants in Baltics, Finland
Estonia’s e-residents form an international chamber
Why is a Leading Estonian Think Tank Working Alongside Ukraine’s Far Right?
Tartu submits bid book in candidacy for 2024 European Capital of Culture
Northern Strike 19 fosters Michigan-Latvia cooperation
Indulis Berziņš receives Letters of Credence becoming Ambassador of Latvia to Lithuania
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Vilnius -first Lithuanian municipality to join Diversity Charter
Removal of a controversial memorial plaque in Vilnius triggers a firestorm
Managing seasonal tourism and water-quality in a lagoon: a case study from Lithuania
Lithuanian to sue Gorbachev for Soviet crackdown in Vilnius
Over 250 persons gone missing in Donbas over years of hostilities
Volker: US President Trump may join efforts to settle situation in Donbas
Japan, ASEAN share concerns about South China Sea
Taiwan says a Chinese warship slammed into one of its cargo ships and then sailed off into the night
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Jailed Tibetan Language Rights Advocate is Refused Visits From His Lawyers
Inside Europe: Mass graves spark protests in Belarus
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Central and Eastern Europe faces possible reduction in investment
US imposes new sanctions on Russia over Sergei Skripal Novicok poisoning
NATO stands by the United States decision to withdraw from INF Treaty that Russia failed to honour
Estonian study is intriguing world’s plant physiologists
Estonian radical MEP calls for a “final solution” against immigrants in Europe
Three Estonians selected to European Commission mission boards
President: Latvia can be proud of a fertile inter-denominational dialogue
Inside Europe: Latvia’s shrinking population
Latvia and Hungary sign cooperation programme for culture
Riga listed among world’s best student cities
Trump nominates openly gay man to be ambassador to Lithuania
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Lithuanian border guards buy two drones to fight cigarette smuggling
Finnish minelayer strays into Russian territorial waters
No More Short-Stay Visa Facilitations for Russians, Finland Brings Back EU Visa Code Criteria
China’s Investments in Rwanda Raise Familiar Questions About Debt
‘Consequences’ Review: Slovenia’s First LGBTQ Film Is a Sexy Study of Male Rage
US: Resolved Extortion Case Key to N. Macedonian EU Accession Talks
Canadian Court Rules West Bank Wines Are Not A ‘Product Of Israel’
Israel approves 6,000 new homes for Israeli settlers in West Bank
“Only country in the world that can have a retroactive carbon footprint”
Denmark’s Vocal Line win Eurovision Choir 2019
Latvian choir “Maska” places second in Eurovision Choir 2019
Roxen captain granted permission to leave Russia, returns to Estonia
On the frontline of the Estonia-Latvia booze tax war
How Riga Learned to Love Its Abandoned Industrial Spaces
Latvia braces for further public transport changes
Russia Now Split Into Three Parts Only One Of Which Moscow Reliably Controls
Unflagging Protest: Belarus’s Opposition Inspired By A Pensioner And Her Outlawed Banner
As U.S. pivots to China, nuclear non-proliferation fades into the rearview
Estonia’s Ott Tanak wins in Finland, extends championship lead
Seto Kingdom proclaimed in Küllätüvä
From child refugee to president: Latvia’s Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Graves, guilt and genius: Inside Lithuania’s struggle with its checkered past
Rapšys claims second gold as records fall at FINA Swimming World Cup
John McAfee claims he’s holed up in an aluminum foil-lined room in Lithuania ‘to evade the CIA’
Ex-Berkut officer wanted for Maidan crimes seen helping Putin savagely crush protest in Russia
Hungary helps Russia deliver military vehicles to Serbia
Chinese police to help Serbia cope with its workers, tourists
Latvia: Piņķi battlefield in focus this week
Latvian is the mother tongue of 60.8% of the population of Latvia
Latvia’s Tilde beats internet giants in machine translation battle
Messages to Vilnius mayor on monuments in protest of city’s memory policies
58 appeals filed in the case of 1991 Soviet crackdown in Vilnius
Over 177k people in Lithuania to receive food aid in August
Lithuania plans reburial ceremony for 1863 uprising leaders in November
We must cherish stories of reconciliation between Litvaks and Lithuania – interview
Estonia will not recognise Russian passports in Donbass, Lithuania calls for EU action
Estonia’s Ratas meets with Boris Johnson in London
7 tourist routes through Latvian and Lithuanian historical gardens
Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union hosts camp from children from Eastern Ukraine
Memorial plaque to Soviet collaborator, poet Valsiuniene removed in Vilnius
Trust in EU higher in Lithuania than any other country in Europe
Pro-EU sentiment on the rise across Europe
Lithuanian Jewish Community receives threats, closes synagogue and headquarters
At least 31 killed in US weekend mass shootings
Ukraine rehabilitates first living victim of Communist regime
Russia issues ‘international’ arrest warrant against Crimean Tatar TV ATR journalist
Scottish independence soars ahead as Ashcroft poll predicts Yes win
Rright to self-determination “does not exist” in the Spanish magna carta
Belarus ‘Elections’ Appointed: November 7 – To ‘Council Of Republic’, November 17 – To “Chamber’
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