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A donkey in China’s Shandong Province has become an internet sensation after being painted with black stripes to resemble a zebra. Visitors spotted the animal at Qingyun Mountain Folk Custom Amusement Park in Anqiu, Weifang.
A donkey in China’s Shandong Province has become an internet sensation after being painted with black stripes to resemble a zebra. Visitors spotted the animal at Qingyun Mountain Folk Custom Amusement Park in Anqiu, Weifang.
A local resident in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, found a drone with an explosive device in a field. According to the Estonian Internal Security Service, known as KaPo, information about the discovery was received on the evening of June 10.
The case was confirmed to ERR by KaPo bureau chief Harris Puusepp.
According to Puusepp, the man had gone to mow grass when he noticed the unmanned aerial vehicle in tall vegetation. Some fragments were found in a tree, which suggests that the drone may have first struck the tree before falling into the field.
Hot water supply in Narva will be temporarily suspended in July due to scheduled repairs to the city’s district heating network. The shutdown will begin on July 13 at 00:00. Reconnection after the repair work is scheduled to start on Friday, July 17, from 08:00.
Estonia is preparing a legal framework for self-service pharmacy machines. The Ministry of Social Affairs has submitted amendments to the Medicinal Products Act for approval. The changes would allow medicines to be dispensed through special machines with the involvement of a pharmacist via video link.
A Fata Morgana was spotted over the Baltic Sea on June 20: ships near the horizon appeared as if they were hanging above the water. The phenomenon was recorded near Baltiysk in Russia’s Kaliningrad region, but the effect is typical of the Baltic Sea as a whole — under similar weather conditions, it can also be seen from the coast of Estonia.
Estonian police are considering raising the speeding fine threshold from the current 3 km/h to 6 km/h. If the change is approved, speed cameras would no longer automatically issue fines for the smallest speed violations.
On the night of May 3, residents of Narva and the Ida-Viru border regions reported disturbing sounds in the sky, resembling the buzzing of drones. In local Telegram channels, including Narva News, people described a low hum near the Narva Reservoir, the Pähklimägi (Orekhovaya Gorka) area, and other parts of the city. Witnesses claimed the sounds came not only from the direction of the border but also seemingly from deep within Narva itself.
A concerning incident in the Estonian city of Paldiski has sparked widespread public outcry. According to the news outlet Postimees, a group of teenagers managed to enter the grounds of a radioactive waste storage facility managed by ALARA AS without any interference.
In an interview with the Finnish publication Helsingin Sanomat, Estonian President Alar Karis addressed a topic increasingly discussed across Europe: the necessity of planning ahead for a future relationship with Russia once the war in Ukraine concludes. According to Karis, this turning point could arrive unexpectedly, and approaching it without a clear strategy would be a mistake.
Star Trek fans, mark your calendars: on July 23, the crew of the Enterprise heads back into the void. Paramount+ has unveiled the first teaser for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4—and it immediately sets an unexpectedly somber tone for the next chapter. The brief clip is already being dissected frame-by-frame, featuring alarming bridge signals, tense dialogue, and hints of contact with an unknown life form.