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DOCUMENTARY How did eastern Ukraine become a war front with Russia and what does the conflict that holds several million people "hostages" look like now?
Russia seized Crimea in three weeks and then began destabilizing eastern Ukraine, with paramilitary forces occupying key buildings in many cities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in April 2014. The Ukrainian army then regained part …
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Dinel Staicu (Nutu) arrested in Hungary
Businessman Dinel Staicu (Nutu), sentenced to seven years of prison for fraud was captured by Hungarian police officers, judicial sources declared, quoted by Romanian news agency Mediagax. Two weeks ago, Dinel Staicu was sentenced to …
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GfK: 65% of Romanians expect a deterioration in the family's financial situation
Approximately 65% of the Romanians believe their family’s situation is going to worsen in the following 12 months, as GfK Trust Barometer indicates. One year ago, the same survey said the same thing about 30% …
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Orange code for rain in six Romanian counties
The National Meteorology Administration has issued a new orange code warning for rain in Maramures county (North Romania) and in the mountainous region, in Suceava (N), Neamt (N-E), Bistrita-Nasaud (N), Mures (Central-North) and Harghita (Central-North). …
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EC: Romania has not asked so far the EU centre for emergency situations for help
Romania has not asked for the activation of the EU civil protection mechanism up to now, EC spokesperson Ferran Tarradellas told Hotnews.ro. Authorities in Bucharest can request support from the EU’s centre for emergency situations. …
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Rains causes heavy traffic in Bucharest
The road traffic is heavy on several important thoroughfares in Bucharest where adds up to the high number of cars to cause more problems, the Bucharest Road Police Brigade announces, according to Mediafax. Heavy traffic …
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Yellow code for rain and storms in South and South-West Romania
Weather specialists have issued a new yellow code warning for the period starting June 21, 19 o’clock to June 22, 9am, addressing heavy rains, flushes of lightning and thunders, strong winds and hail. According to …
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Only 300 people to travel from Romania to South Africa
Approximately 300 Romanians will travel to South Africa to see teams competing for the World Football Coup, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs. The economic crisis and the fact that the Romanian team failed to qualify …
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Whit Sunday pilgrimage: 10,000 Hungarians visited the ex-Austro-Hungarian Empire border
Approximately 10,000 Hungarians visited the former border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from Ghimes-Faget Romanian town, Bacau county, Romanian news agency Agerpres informs. The pilgrims visited the place to see the ruins of the Rakoczi fortress …
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American state Kentucky was about to baptised Transylvania
Transylvania was about to become American state. It’s not about the Romanian central-west region, spelled Transilvania, but the territory called today Kentucky. The name stuck for almost a year, until the Congress voted against the …
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Sorana Cirstea, eliminated by Venus Williams
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea left the Masters Miami tour quite early, after the second round. She was taken out of the competition by Venus Williams, score 6-4, 6-3. The American managed to impose her …
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Dulgeru wins Romanian duel in first round/ Cirstea qualifies with a minimum number of sets
Romanian tennis player Alexandra Dulgeru qualified in the second round of the Sonny Ericsson Open in Miami, US, defeating her conational Ioana Raluca Olaru in two sets (6-1, 6-3). The owner of a WAT title …
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Indian Wells/ Today's agenda: three Romanians scheduled for the first day of competition
Four Romanians obtained a position on the Indian Wells (California) main panel. Three of them are competing from day one, namely today. Sorana Cirstea is the Romanian female player with the best position in the …
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Jay Weissberg, Variety: I believe Romanian cinematography is extraordinarily powerful now, but that doesn't mean a masterpiece has to be released every year
He was one of the critics who published praising chronics for the Romanian fill “If I want to whistle, i whistle”, immediate after the Berlin Festival. He writes constantly for American magazine Variety about Romanian …
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Roger Federer – Victor Hanescu 6-2, 6-3, 6-2/ Dominated by the world champion
Romanian tennis player Victor Hanescu was eliminated in the second round in Australian Open, after a tough match against world’s no. 1 Roger Federer. With an often “mellow” and predictable tennis, Victor lost in three …
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Romanian singer tops Billboard charts
Inna is the first Romanian artist to top a Billboard chart, one of the most appreciated magazines worldwide, a reference publication for the world of music. After she succeeded to get to the top of …
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Romanian singer tops Billboard charts
Inna is the first Romanian artist to a Billboard chart, one of the most appreciated magazines worldwide, a reference publication for the world of music. After she succeeded to get to the top of Spanish …
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Sorana Cirstea loses first match against Spain
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea lost Romania’s first match at Hopman Cup against Spain (Group A), a tournament taking place in Australia. Cirstea lost two sets against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, score 4-6, 3-6. Romania …
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Businessman proposed building a hotel for Romanian tourists in New York. Local councillors rejected
Vestal local council from the US state of New York rejected on December 9 a businessman’s proposal to construct a hotel for Romanian tourists, according to Fox40wicz.com. The proposal was rejected with four votes against …
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US Open Andrei Pavel, eliminated in the first tour/ Romania has only one competitor left
Andrei Pavel left the last Grand Slem of his career after the first tour. The Romanian was defeated on Wednesday at US Open by Robby Ginepri, score 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. Therefore, Romania’s single left …