Joosep Värk

1 month ago | news.err.ee | Joosep Värk

The incidents range from intimidation and humiliation to violence and even sexual abuse, and the outcomes of the cases differ too, from convictions and coaching bans to fines to being fully cleared of allegations. Over the past five years, a double-digit number of cases have surfaced in Estonian sports where coaches' actions have met with varying degrees of criticism. Doping scandals aside, these cases can broadly be divided into three categories.

1 month ago | err.ee | Joosep Värk |Aivar Pau

Viimase viie aasta jooksul on Eesti spordis avalikuks saanud kahekohaline arv juhtumeid, kus treenerite tegevust on vähem või rohkem kritiseeritud. Kui dopinguskandaalid kõrvale jätta, siis jagunevad need laias laastus kolmeks. Seksuaalsuhted noorsportlastega2022. aastal mõistis Harju maakohus tahtevastasele suguühtele sundimises süüdi jalgpalliklubi Nõmme Kalju endise treeneri Getulio Aurelio Fredo. Süüdistuses kajastati kolme alaealistega seotud juhtumit, ent lõplikult leidis kinnitust neist üks.

2 months ago | news.err.ee | Joosep Värk

The competition, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), requires the satellites, made by schoolchildren, to perform specific tasks and fit inside a regular-sized soft drink can, hence the name. The for students is to fit key satellite subsystems, like power, sensors, and communication, into a small volume. The ca-sateliite (CanSat) can either be launched by a rocket to around one kilometer or dropped from a platform, drone, or balloon.

Mar 26, 2025 | news.err.ee | Joakim Klementi |Joosep Värk

Indeed, Estonia's underground holds an estimated 9.6 billion tons of material — the very same resource that once sparked the Phosphorite War. This rock was deposited here long before the Soviet Union, Estonia or even humankind existed. Around 500 million years ago, a warm coastal sea, resembling today's Baltic Sea, covered this area, providing a habitat for shell-like marine organisms. "Just as sand accumulates on modern shorelines, sands were deposited back then as well.

Mar 5, 2025 | news.err.ee | Joosep Värk

It all started at Olerex's Muuga terminal on the penultimate day of 2022, when the fuel tanker Xanthia arrived with 9,000 tons of biofuel on board — at least, according to the documentation. However, for the first time in history, the Environmental Board took a sample to verify whether the cargo was indeed the biofuel labeled as HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). Under the law, fuel companies are required to ensure that 7.5 percent of all fossil fuel sold in Estonia includes biofuel.