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October 7, 2018 at 1:31 am

Russian minority party wins Latvian vote; populists surge VIEW

HELSINKI (AP) — An opposition party favored by Latvia's large ethnic Russian minority has won the Baltic nation's parliamentary election, but it's expected to face...

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October 5, 2018 at 11:53 pm

Ethnic Russians have big influence in Latvian election VIEW

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvians voted in a parliamentary election Saturday in which a party catering to the Baltic nation's large ethnic Russian minority is...

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October 5, 2018 at 1:36 am

Latvian vote could see ethnic Russian party at the front

HELSINKI (AP) — A political party catering to the ethnic Russian minority is expected to win the most votes in Saturday's parliamentary election in Latvia...

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October 2, 2018 at 8:26 am

Finnish ex-prime minister bids to become EU Commission head

HELSINKI (AP) — Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said Tuesday he would run for the head of the European Commission following next year's elections....

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September 27, 2018 at 10:13 am

Obama to companies: Engage govts to avoid the Facebook fate

HELSINKI (AP) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama urged private businesses Thursday to come out of "isolation" and to engage more with governments when developing...

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September 25, 2018 at 12:46 am

Pope: Priestly abuse scandals driving Catholic faithful away VIEW

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Pope Francis conceded Tuesday that priestly sex abuse scandals are outraging the Catholic faithful and driving them away, and said the...

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September 5, 2018 at 7:16 am

Estonia suspects former officer, father spied for Russia

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonian officials said Wednesday that a former military officer and his father have been arrested on suspicion of treason and spying for...

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August 7, 2018 at 1:02 pm

Estonia halts NATO air drills after jet misfires missile

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia's defense minister has ordered a halt to NATO air exercises in Estonia pending an investigation after a missile was accidentally fired...

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July 25, 2018 at 2:09 am

EU officials to meet Trump, wielding a $20-billion threat

HELSINKI (AP) — Top European Union officials were going into a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warning they are ready to put...

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, smoke billows from a fire outside Ljusdal, Sweden. Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades, including blazes above the Arctic Circle, prompting the government to seek help from the military, hundreds of volunteers and other European nations. As of Friday, over 50 blazes were torching forests, mostly in central and western Sweden but also in the north, above the Arctic Circle, and on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland. (Maja Suslin/TT via AP) LFP102 LFP102

July 20, 2018 at 7:11 am

EU nations help Sweden as wildfires rage above Arctic Circle VIEW

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades — including blazes above the Arctic Circle — prompting the government to seek...

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