Estonia

University of Tartu Hospital suspects that some cases went undetected by home HPV testing conducted by Synlab Estonia in 2021, challengin the credibility of HPV at-home tests

Cases have been reported in Tallinn where parents have had their children secretly record what is happening in kindergarten with smart watches

The bill to introduce a motor vehicle tax in Estonia, currently undergoing second reading in Riigikogu, has become one of the most hotly debated issues; among the most vocal critics are car collectors, some of whom own hundreds of vehicles

In Tallinn's Noblessner district, a former lighting pole in the Old Port area is now adorned with a light installation inspired by a crane's nest, designed by Stina, a five-year-old Tallinn student

The EU Council approved the directive on platform work, with the green light from Estonia, which had previously opposed it

17% of children show symptoms of addiction to social media and computer games; 20% of boys aged between 11 and 15 years show symptoms of addiction to video games, the number of girls is lower at 13%, but they spend more time on social media

After 72 years, within 'Narva Wooden Baroque' project, it was discovered that the Baroque wooden fragments in Narva Museum are fragments of the frames of the paintings in Church of St. John and the altar of Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

After an observation platform on Paldiski cliff collapsed on beach below, Olle Hints, head of Institute of Geology and associate professor at Tallinn University of Technology, stated that the cliff will naturally retreat about 25 mt in the next 100 years

The first service dog of the Estonian Defence Forces, a 12-year-old German Shepherd named Bruno, retired after almost a decade of work

The Bank of Estonia will issue two new commemorative coin series from 2025; both silver coins, one will celebrate Estonian soldiers and the other will start series 'Outstanding Estonian Women' with Lilli Suburg (1841-1923 journalist, writer and feminist)

The tap water supplied to the citizens of Kuressaare, capital of Estonia's largest island, Saaremaa, is now treated with ultraviolet light; the water had been chlorinated since an outbreak of E.Coli bacteria in the spring of this year