News on Estonia

A look at global economic developments

2010-03-11T14:32:20Z

<div id="subtitle">A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world</div><div><p>A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:</p><p>___</p><p>BEIJING — China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the...

Spain smashes infected global computer network

2010-03-03T11:17:17Z

<div><p>Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.</p><p>The "botnet" of infected computers affected machines in almost every country in the world in homes, universities, banks, government agencies and companies, including more than half of the largest US companies on the Fortune 1,0...

Spanish "botnet" potent enough to attack country: police

2010-03-03T10:15:52Z

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish criminals who stole bank details from computers around the world did not realize the power of the illegal network they had created which could have paralyzed an entire country's computer systems, police said.</p><p>Police gave a news conference on Wednesday, a day after they arrested three people for what they believe to have bee...

How the poor can get poorer, and be OK about that

2010-02-22T10:28:23Z

<div><p>VILNIUS/RIGA (Reuters) - Moody's upgraded the outlook for Lithuania's debt rating recently, but that means nothing to people like Lijandra Garniene.</p><p>Sitting i...

OLY FIG Art or Athleticism

2010-02-08T11:00:41Z

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010, file photo, Russia's Evgeni Plushenko performs his short program at the ISU European figure skating championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Indeed, the big tricks _ quadruple jumps for the guys, triple-triple combinations for the women _ can produce medal-winning scores. Bu...

Anti-garbage campaigners plan mass Internet-led clean up

2010-02-22T15:12:36Z

<div><p>Fed up with seeing the environment strewn with garbage, activists from around the globe aim to muster a million volunteers this year for a mass clean-up piloted via the Internet, organisers said Monday.</p><p>The "Let's Do It" operation is the brainchild of campaigners in Estonia, a small Baltic state which is a hub for nature-lovers and one of the world's most Internet-wired nations.&am...

You ain't seen nothing yet, says Plushenko

2010-02-22T17:36:36Z

<div><p>TALLINN (Reuters) - The record score, perfect jumps and the unmistakable long blonde hair meant one thing on Wednesday -- Yevgeny Plushenko was back in business and this was just the start.</p><p>"I can skate better, believe me, I can skate better," he told re...

Estonia Figure Skating

2010-01-19T14:45:45Z

Russian ice dancers Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin perform their compulsory dance at the ISU European figure skating championship in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Russia arrests pro diver over river smuggling scheme

2010-02-22T18:40:21Z

<div><p>Russian authorities have broken up a smuggling network that used a professional diver to swim with cigarettes across a river to Estonia, the Russian security service said Monday.</p><p>The regional border security department of the FSB -- the successor to the Soviet secret service the KGB -- said the smugglers took the contraband acro...

Real Estate Opportunities Around The World

2010-02-23T08:01:55Z

Although recent house market reports have shown that there is still market instability, there are real estate markets around the world that are showing great improvement. The weakened US dollars indicate that it may be a great time to invest in foreign real estate. Many people are discovering that there are a number of real estate investment opportunities all over the world.<br><br>The following are a number...

Estonian Christmas market offers anti-crisis cheer

2010-02-23T14:24:07Z

<div><p>Locked in one of Europe's deepest recessions, Estonians in dire need of some anti-crisis cheer are flocking to their capital's annual Christmas market, a magnet for locals and tourists alike.</p><p>Spread across the centre of Tallinn's picturesque Old Town, the market showcases the hugely popular handicraft traditions of this small Baltic natio...

Switzerland Ski Cross Country

2009-12-12T07:15:50Z

Winner Irina Khazova of Russia, center, celebrates on the podium next to second placed Charlotte Kalla of Sweden, left, and third placed Kristina Smigun-Vaehi of Estonia, right, after winning the women’s FIS cross country Wo...

Belgium EU Summit

2009-12-11T03:16:27Z

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, background center, poses for a group photo with Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, background left, Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, background right, Georgian Foreign Minister says he will press France for security guarantees</div><div><p>Georgia is very worried about the possible sale of French warships to Russia and intends to press the issue of security guarantees in France, th...

Lithuania reports 1st swine flu death

2010-02-24T03:54:29Z

<div><p>Lithuania says a 14-year-old boy is the country's first swine flu-related fatality.</p><p>The Health Ministry says the boy died at a clinic in the central city of Kaunas on Wednesday morning. It gave no other details.</p><p>It was the second reported swine flu death in the Airports Council International

International cybergang charged with RBS Worldpay hack

2010-02-24T06:58:58Z

<div id="subtitle">A group of overseas hackers have been indicted in connection with a coordinated cyberheist that resulted in $9 million of ATM withdrawals in a 12-hour period.</div><div><p>Eight Eastern Europeans have been indicted in connection with the hacking of payment services provider RBS WorldPay, which netted the defendants a $9 million windfall, prosecutors said Tu...

Estonians, Russian, Moldovan charged in credit card hack

2010-02-24T07:17:59Z

<div><p>Alleged computer hackers from Estonia, Russia and Moldova have been indicted in a scheme that netted nine million dollars from cash dispensers, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.</p><p>"This investigation has...

Feds bust ATM hacking ring accused of stealing $9M

2010-02-24T07:18:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal officials say they've broken up ATM hacking ring that allegedly stole $9M in 12 hours</div><div><p>Federal authorities say they've cracked a sophisticated computer hacking ring that stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and

U.S. indicts foreigners for hacking RBS WorldPay

2010-02-24T07:25:14Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury indicted eight foreigners on charges that they hacked a computer network used by the credit card processing company RBS WorldPay and stole more than $9 million, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.&a...