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Maris Hellrand Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooaar, background center, performs in the Narva Castle in Narva as Russian saxophonist Alexey Kruglov, right, performs in the Ivangorod Fortress on the Russian-Estonian border in Ivangorod, 130 km (80 miles) west of St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 30, 2021. Musicians on the Estonian-Russian border held an unusual concert on Friday, with Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooaar and Russian saxophonist Alexey Kruglov performing from the castles on the opposing banks of the Narva river that marks the border between the two countries. The concert was...

Estonians erect statue and give home to beloved stray dog by Maris Hellrand, The Associated Press Posted Dec 17, 2020 2:37 am EDT Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 2:42 am EDT TALLINN, Estonia — Zorik was never the tail-wagging or hand-licking type. But that didn’t stop the free-spirited vagabond dog from winning many hearts. When the black-and-white mutt, long a presence in a Tallinn neighbourhood, was taken from the Estonian capital to the countryside earlier this year to live out his days in the safe and restful surroundings of a family’s back yard, he was missed so much that the resident...

Maris Hellrand The stray dog Zorik poses for a photo at a back yard of Viktoria Ger's house, outside Tallinn, Estonia, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Viktoria Ger, who has given Zorik a new home, in an enclosure with a doghouse behind her own family home, describes him as a "peculiar dog." The black-and-white mutt, long a presence in a Tallinn neighborhood, was taken from the Estonian capital to the countryside earlier this year to live out his days in the safe and restful surroundings of a family's back yard, he was missed so much that the residents immortalized him with a statue. (AP...