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/ 27 April 2007

Estonia removes Red Army statue after night riots

Estonia spirited away the controversial statue of a Red Army Soviet soldier from the centre of the capital, Tallinn, in the early hours on Friday after violent riots against its removal in which one man was killed. Russia reacted furiously to the move and its upper House of Parliament voted to ask President Vladimir Putin to sever relations with the small Baltic state.

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/ 14 November 2006

Shoplifter caught trying to leg it

A shoplifter who snatched a haul of cosmetics in an Estonian department store left security scratching their heads, until they found the ill-gotten gains stashed in his wooden leg, officials said on Tuesday. A limping customer entered the shop in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, the Falck security company said.

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/ 28 September 2006

EU condemns discharge of waste in Africa

The European Union’s environment chief on Thursday condemned the discharge of toxic waste in Côte d’Ivoire that killed at least eight people and vowed to beef up policing to stop the illegal transport of dangerous waste in the future. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the actions of the Dutch-chartered tanker killed and injured innocent people.

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/ 8 August 2006

Amorous woman falls through floor of house

A woman who fell through the floor of an old house in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, while having sex had to be pulled out of the basement by rescuers using a firefighter’s ladder, officials said on Tuesday. "A couple from the street entered the courtyard of an old house under renovation, and the woman fell through the floor while apparently having sex," they said.

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/ 3 February 2006

Many dead birds found along Estonian coast

More than 1 000 dead birds have been found along Estonia’s Baltic coast following a presumed oil spill from a ship, a spokesperson for the environment ministry said on Friday in Tallinn. Some of the dead birds, mostly snow geese, seagulls and swans, had ingested oil, while others had oil on their feathers, the ministry said.

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/ 18 November 2005

Serial tree feller caught in Estonia

Estonia’s serial tree feller, who stalked dozens of trees in a cemetery in the national capital, appears to have been caught in the act, police said on Friday. ”We arrested a 74-year-old man as he was cutting down a tree at Liiva cemetery with a handsaw,” police spokesperson Reimo Raivet told reporters.

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/ 2 February 2005

Making light work of darkness

The medieval old town of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, will be brightened up for four long winter nights this week by 10 000 lights, hoisted above the city on 500 helium-filled weather balloons. The semi-permanent art installation, called the Light Dome, will illuminate the city every night for three hours.