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1913 February 13: Tibetan Independence Day
2011 February 14: Day of Rage (Bahrain)
1804 February 15: Statehood Day in Serbia
1918 Fabruary 16: Lithuania Independence Day
1949 February 16: Declaration of Lithuanian Movement of Fighters for Freedom
2008 February 17: Kosovo declaration of independence
2003 February 20: Spanish police close the only Basque language newspaper
2014 February 20: Heavenly Hundred Remembrance Day in Ukraine
February 21: International Mother Language Day
1944 February 23: Aardakh a.k.a. Operation Lentil: Soviet expulsion of Vainakh (Chechen and Ingush) to Central Asia
1918 February 24: Estonia Independence Day
2014 February 27: Russia’s annexation of Crimea
1835 February 28: Kalevala Day, Finnish Culture Day
1992 March 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day
589 March 1: Saint David’s, National Day of Wales
1878 March 3: Liberation Day in Bulgaria
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Latvia to request Russia to hand over detained National-Bolshevik Beness Aijo
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Turkmenistan’s Leader Fires His Longtime Security Chief
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Tallinn’s trolleybuses to be replaced with electric buses and trams by 2035
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Couple reunited after 50-year separation
European Commission ups Estonia’s 2020 growth forecast to 2.2 percent
Estonian minister: IT cooperation with Netherlands getting new momentum
Latvian parliament dissolves Riga City Council
Kariņš: Baltic and Nordic region should become Europe’s leader
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Lithuania Opens Visa Application Center in Sri Lanka
Innovation transfer between Germany and Lithuania
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Defense ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania identify areas of cooperation for 2020
Lithuania chosen as a launchpad to EU markets – Cinganta
Danes make Valentine’s Day ‘proposal’ to Scots
World’s first floorball museum to be opened in Finland
Venezuela’s PDVSA steps up fuel shipments to Cuba as shortages bite
While coronavirus surges, the Ebola outbreak in Congo finally wanes
Huawei rejects Estonian intelligence agency 5G fears, mounts PR drive
Scottish percussion virtuoso Evelyn Glennie comes to Estonia
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Estonia opens a criminal investigation into crowdfunding platform Envestio
Patria acquires Milrem Latvia SIA
Beness Aijo asks Vladimir Putin for political asylum; claims Russia has released him
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US troops keep training in Lithuania
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Luxembourg Film Fest returns with Virtual Reality
Tibetans face travel bans and cultural and linguistic genocide in Tibet
Pope receives Željko Komšić of Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘Rising threat’ China tops US’s adversaries list
Putin keeps Stalin’s crimes hidden in WWII battle with West
Pompeo: Russia has contempt for territorial integrity of other nations
Ukraine sees chance for peace as Putin sidelines hawkish envoy
US commits $1 billion dollars to develop Central European infrastructure
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Latvia bobsledders get 2014 Olympic medals after Russia doping scandal
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Latvia’s Kibermanis races to 2-man bobsleigh World Cup gold on home soil
Latvian Finance Ministry revises 2020 growth forecast downwards
THE ROOP wins Pabandom is naujo 2020 with “On Fire” and will represent Lithuania in Rotterdam
Oshkosh Defense will deliver JLTV Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Lithuania and Slovenia
In a small Polish village near a Russian exclave, US-led NATO battle group is ready ‘in case anything happens’
Azeri opposition leaders held as police block poll result protest
Cars in Croatia Becoming Younger, Still Lower Than EU Average
Iceland: Foreign Citizens Are 23 Percent of Labor Force
Russia not to be able to complete Nord Stream 2 construction on its own
Georgian Cuisine Master Class in Estonia
Local pro hockey: Latvian Bogdziul fits in quickly with Watertown Wolves offense
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Latvia wins Round 2 of ESC United’s Forum Ranking Game
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Different perceptions of threats hinder EU strategy
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Pompeo confident the West is winning and will prevail over Russian and Chinese “empire desires”
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PKN Orlen announces expansion in Baltic States
Strengthening Deterrence Is Far Less Costly than Dealing with the Consequences of Its Failure
Prolonged mild spell keeps EU crops vulnerable to frost
U.S. Pledges $1B To Europe To Help It Cut Russia Energy Dependence
US pledges one billion dollars for Eastern Europe energy projects, argues against Nord Stream 2
Port of Kiel commits to shore power
Is Belarus set to become a part of Russia?
Misāne could face prosecution in Latvia after all
Vilnius hands note to Moscow over pollution on Lithuanian beaches
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‘Oil Emirate’ Enters Cold Turkey Stage
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