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Thursday's papers: Finland slips in healthcare access, politicians open up, and summer temps return
Yle Uutiset
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August 21, 2025
One of the most-read stories on Thursday is about Finnish healthcare, but not in any flattering way, according to Talouselämä. Citing Eurostat, the business magazine reports that last year, 3.6 percent of Europeans over the age of 16 who needed a...
Health Insurance Fund considered new office space in Golden Gate
ERR
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August 18, 2025
The short of money Health Insurance Fund has been criticized for moving its office to the brand new Arter Quarter in Tallinn's Kesklinn and paying tens of thousands of euros a month in rent. Documents show the state agency also looked at several...
FEATURE: Robotics opportunities in warehouses and the last mile
Parcel and Postal Technology International
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August 25, 2025
Already under pressure from strict deadlines and rising volumes, the parcel and postal sector now finds sustainability a uniquely complex challenge to solve – and it’s a priority, too. If today’s growth continues without operational change, the...
Top NBA stars looking to dazzle at EuroBasket 2025
AS
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August 25, 2025
The 2025 edition of EuroBasket commences on Wednesday (27 August) with the tournament being co-hosted by Latvia, Finland, Cyprus, and Poland. 24 nations will battle it out in a bid to be crowned European champions and as in previous editions, the...
Ten more pig farms in Estonia subject to entry ban in effort to halt ASF spread
ERR
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August 20, 2025
A one-month ban on entering 10 farms in Estonia entered into force Tuesday evening, as attempts continue to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF has reached epidemic proportions in Estonia, leading to the slaughter of over 20,000 pigs...
First signs barring entry to 10 pig farms in Estonia installed amid ASF epidemic
ERR
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August 20, 2025
The first signs barring entry to the largest pig farms in Estonia have been put up, as attempts continue to curb the spreading of African Swine Fever (ASF). The signage has already been installed at the Kõpsta pig farm in the village of Piibe,...
91,000 Premature Annual Deaths in US Linked to Air Pollution From Oil and Gas As People of Color Bear Brunt
Earth.Org
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August 25, 2025
Researchers looked at data from 2017, the most recent year for which a dataset of emissions is available. Between then and 2023, US oil and gas production has increased by 40% and consumption by 8%. — Tens of thousands of premature deaths in the...
Former Estonian PM: Reform Party's low rating result of Ratas-Kallas decisions
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Support for the Reform Party has shrunk dramatically and only 5 percent of Estonians want to see Kristen Michal as prime minister. Today's Eesti Ekspress writes about the prime minister's dreadful year and asks whether, under Kristen Michal's...
Pigs at center of ASF protests in Estonia still not culled despite go-ahead
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Nearly a week after the latest protests and despite authorities' approval, thousands of African swine fever-positive pigs at Nurme Farm in Viljandi County still remain unculled, as the Agricultural and Food Board (PTA) focuses on higher-priority...
Leaving agency head proposes ways to exit Estonia's healthcare funding crisis
ERR
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August 19, 2025
In recent weeks, the Health Insurance Fund (Tervisekassa) has been in the spotlight over its summer retreat and new office space. But at the same time, a bigger issue looms: how to cope with a situation where social tax revenues are no longer...
Estonian authorities impose one-month entry ban on country's largest pig farm
ERR
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August 16, 2025
Ekseko Farm in Mäeltküla, Viljandi County, Estonia's largest pig farm with 50,000 pigs, has reported the death of eight animals — but tests found no signs of African swine fever (ASF). To prevent the disease, the Agricultural and Food Board (PTA)...
Major hospital's service chief quits over low salary of ambulance teams
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Dr. Lilian Lääts, head of the ambulance center at the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH), confirmed to Delfi that she will step down from her post at the end of August. According to Dr. Lääts, her values and leadership style no longer align with...
“A Growing Crisis of Everyday Health”: Direct Relief CEO Amy Weaver Addresses Community Health Centers
Direct Relief
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August 19, 2025
By Amy Weaver Editor’s Note: Amy Weaver, CEO of Direct Relief, addressed community health providers from around the nation at the Community Health Conference in Chicago on August 17, in a speech focused on caring for vulnerable patients in a time...
ASF Estonia: Recent outbreak wave costs 10% of its pigs
Pig Progress
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August 18, 2025
Estonia has been taking urgent steps to combat the worst epidemic of African Swine Fever (ASF) in years, which has incurred record losses to the pig industry. Around 25,000 pigs, or 10% of the total population in Estonia, have died, directly or...
Estonian medtech Better Medicine raises €1M to accelerate rollout of AI kidney cancer tool
Tech.eu
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August 14, 2025
Tartu-based medical AI startup Better Medicine has raised €1 million in a Pre-Seed round to drive the European rollout of its CE-certified kidney cancer detection tool, prepare for FDA clearance and initiate pilot deployments in the U.S. The raise...
Estonia apple crop reduced by weather
Fresh Plaza
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August 14, 2025
Apple production in Estonia is expected to vary between regions and be generally below average due to a cold spring and a rainy start to summer. In Central Estonia, the harvest will be considerably smaller than last year, with around half of the...
Estonian MedTech startup Better Medicine raises €1 million to expand AI model for kidney cancer detection
EU Startups
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August 14, 2025
Tartu-based Better Medicine, a startup developing AI-powered diagnostic tools for radiology, has raised €1 million in a pre-Seed funding round to expand in Europe, prepare for U.S. entry, and pursue clinical and insurance partnerships. The round...
Estonian nationals sentenced in Washington state for $577M Ponzi scheme
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Sujena Soumyanath / The Seattle Times (TNS) After orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that generated more than $577 million in sales and targeted hundreds of thousands of people around the world, two men from Estonia were sentenced Tuesday...
Estonian nationals sentenced in WA for $577M Ponzi scheme
The Columbian - Washington State
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SEATTLE — After orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that generated more than $577 million in sales and targeted hundreds of thousands of people around the world, two men from Estonia were sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for...
Estonia's African swine fever epidemic explained
ERR
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August 14, 2025
What is African swine fever (ASF)? African swine fever, or ASF, is a highly contagious viral disease of animals in the pig family (Suidae) — domestic pigs and wild boar — that usually kills the animals it infects. The virus spreads both directly...