Europe Estonia 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
Europe Estonia Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has been put by Russia on the international wanted list, first time ever for a head of government
Europe Estonia 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
Europe Estonia 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
Europe Estonia The first service dog of the Estonian Defence Forces, a 12-year-old German Shepherd named Bruno, retired after almost a decade of work
Europe Estonia 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)
Europe Estonia 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
Europe Estonia Local authorities are considering whether to continue paying teachers during the strike, with teachers going on strike as of 22 January; the city of Tallinn has decided to continue paying teachers even during the strike
Europe Estonia The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants to quadruple the annual quota of immigrant workers from third countries to alleviate labour shortages, but unions say an analysis is needed to make sure the move does not suppress wage growth
Europe Estonia The Estonian state is evaluating the capacities of European munitions manufacturers for its largest purchase to date amounting to €280 million; while production lines are currently on hold for up to two years, the state is hoping for faster delivery times
Europe Estonia Estonian real estate market transactions have fallen by a third year-on-year, back to levels of 10 years ago; European Central Bank is refraining from raising interest rates, but experts do not expect the Estonian real estate market to improve soon
Europe Estonia In Kohtla-Järve, Eneli Jefimova set a new Estonian short course record in the 50-metre breaststroke, covering the distance in a time of 29,66, beating her previous record from December