Size-75 boots designed to stamp out COVID-19
CLUJ, Romania — A Romanian cobbler who made giant shoes to help keep people apart during the first wave of COVID-19 has come up with a new line of huge winter boots to stamp out the second onslaught of...
View ArticleNew metal monolith found on Dutch shrubland
THE HAGUE–A mysterious metal monolith has appeared on a heath or shrubland in the Netherlands after similar objects were found in the United States, Romania and Britain, an official said. Hikers found...
View ArticleCountries ban UK flights as Britain says new virus variant ‘out of control’
London, United Kingdom — European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday, and the World Health Organization (WHO) called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that...
View ArticleCreator of much-mocked Romania statue accused of fraud
Bucharest, Romania — A Romanian sculptor has been charged with fraud after a much-mocked sculpture of Emperor Trajan – and 10 others – turned out to be made of brass and not bronze as claimed, police...
View ArticleLeaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea for future emergencies
GENEVA/BRUSSELS — Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help deal with future health emergencies like...
View ArticleRomania to expel Russian diplomat accused of ‘spying’
BUCHAREST — Romania said Monday that it will expel a Russian diplomat, the latest European country to do so after a row erupted between the Czech Republic and Moscow earlier this month. The deputy...
View ArticleLiechtenstein prince accused of killing Romania’s ‘largest’ bear
BUCHAREST — Romania said Wednesday it is investigating the killing of a large brown bear that activists allege was illegally shot by a Liechtenstein prince during a hunt in the Carpathian Mountains....
View ArticleVlad the vaccinator: Dracula’s castle lures visitors with COVID-19 jabs
BUCHAREST — Visitors to Dracula’s castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set up a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Transylvanian...
View ArticlePlane of Romania’s ex-dictator’s fleet sold at auction
A Rombac plane, part of ex-Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's fleet, went under the hammer on Thursday and was finally sold for 120,000 euros (US$146,000).
View ArticleIn COVID-19’s shadow, HIV on march in Eastern Europe
BUCHAREST — In a Bucharest back street, drug addicts rush towards an ambulance handing out free syringes. While the eyes of the world focus on the Covid-19 pandemic, the fight against HIV has slowed...
View ArticleThousands rally in Romania against coronavirus restrictions
BUCHAREST — Thousands of people demonstrated in the main squares of the Romanian capital on Saturday against new coronavirus restrictions announced by the government this week to fight a steep rise in...
View ArticleRomanian billionaire, seven others die in plane crash near Milan
SAN DONATO MILANESE, Italy — A light aircraft piloted by Romanian billionaire Dan Petrescu crashed into an empty office building near Milan on Sunday, killing him, his wife and their son, and all five...
View ArticleRomania in talks with Hungary over transferring COVID-19 patients
BUCHAREST — Romania is in talks about potentially transferring some COVID-19 patients to Hungary as Bucharest struggles with record-high infections and a shortage of intensive care beds, deputy...
View ArticleUS considering adding Israel, Romania, Bulgaria to visa waiver program
WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday the United States is considering adding four countries to its visa waiver program that allows citizens to come to...
View ArticleRomania says could host 500,000 Ukraine refugees
BUCHAREST — Romania could take in half a million refugees from neighboring Ukraine if the crisis with Russia worsens, Defense Minister Vasile Dancu said on Tuesday. Dancu said he did not expect many...
View ArticlePH recognizes national vax certificates of Romania, British Virgin Islands
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has recognized the COVID-19 national vaccination certificates of Romania and the British Virgin Islands. The recognization was made following the approval of the...
View ArticleRomania becomes refuge for Ukrainians on Nato’s frontline
ISACCEA, Romania — Stepping off a ferry onto Romanian soil, Olga was relieved to have whisked her three children across the Danube river to safety after Russia invaded her country Ukraine. “My husband...
View ArticleUkraine refugees pour into Romania to avoid crowded Polish border
SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania — Refugees from Ukraine on Tuesday were flocking into Romania to escape Russia’s invasion — and avoid massive jams at the Polish border. In Sighetu Marmatiei, a city that...
View ArticleEight dead in Romania chopper, fighter jet crashes
BUCHAREST — Eight military personnel died after their helicopter and fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in bad weather in eastern Romania near the Black Sea, marking the worst day of air force accidents...
View ArticleRussia warns countries against hosting Ukraine military aircraft
MOSCOW — Russia on Sunday warned Ukraine’s neighbors including Nato member Romania against hosting Kyiv’s military aircraft, saying they could end up being involved in an armed conflict. “We know for...
View ArticleHarris’ trip to Poland, Romania will focus on next steps against Russia
WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will collaborate with Poland and Romania on next steps to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and reassure them of Washington’s support during her...
View ArticleRefugee arrivals dip, but Ukraine’s neighbors scramble to provide shelter
PRZEMYSL, Poland/ISACCEA, Romania — Ukraine’s neighbors reported a dip in numbers of refugees on Saturday as governments and volunteers struggled to find shelter for the nearly 2.6 million mostly women...
View ArticleMan dies crashing car into Russian embassy in Romanian capital
BUCHAREST — A driver died ramming his car into the gate of the Russian embassy in Bucharest early on Wednesday, police in the Romanian capital said in a statement. A video recorded before firefighters...
View ArticleStay or go? Ukraine refugees torn between safety and home
SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania — A heartbreaking human drama is playing out along Ukraine’s borders — fleeing refugees pass the homesick going back, while others who left and then returned flee for their...
View ArticleJill Biden to meet with Ukrainian refugees during visit to Romania and Slovakia
WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet with U.S. service members and embassy personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and children, humanitarian aid...
View ArticleRussia expels 10 Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday expelled 10 Romanian diplomats in response to diplomatic expulsions by Bucharest. The ministry added that it rejected Romanian attempts to blame Russia for alleged...
View ArticleIn mine-infested sea, Romania aims to cut Russia gas reliance
VADU—Gas now flows to Romania from a new Black Sea platform operating in waters where mines and warships have been spotted. The dangerous reminders of the war raging nearby in Ukraine underscore...
View ArticleThousands march in Romania to defend LGBTQ rights
BUCHAREST—Thousands marched in the Romanian capital Saturday to demand equal rights for gender and sexual minorities as fears rise over a draft law to ban discussing homosexuality and gender transition...
View Article‘God, give us rain’ — Romanian monastery prays for end to drought
DRAGANESTI-VLASCA, Romania — Iulia Coleasa, an 81-year-old who relies on her small plot for food, traveled 15 km in searing heat to a monastery in southern Romania on Sunday to join a service praying...
View ArticleGermany records almost a million Ukrainian refugees
Berlin, Germany — Germany has registered almost a million refugees from Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbor in February, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. A total of 967,546 people fleeing...
View ArticleChristmas gifts come by boat to isolated Romanian Danube Delta villages
C.A. ROSETTI, Romania — For the elderly living in remote villages in the Danube Delta, one of the world’s largest wetlands, winter is a time of isolation. This year, they are also struggling to cope...
View ArticleRomania extradites suspected Hell’s Angels leader to US on drug charges
BUCHAREST — Romania has extradited the suspected leader of the country’s Hell’s Angels chapter to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and complicity in attempted...
View ArticleRomanian court extends Andrew Tate’s detention on alleged human trafficking
BUCHAREST — Divisive internet personality Andrew Tate, his brother and two other suspects will remain in custody until Feb. 27, a Romanian court said on Thursday, extending their detention. Tate and...
View ArticleRomania investigates doctors suspected of reusing implants from dead patients
BUCHAREST — Romanian prosecutors said on Saturday they have opened a criminal investigation into five doctors suspected of reusing hundreds of medical implants extracted from dead patients. One of the...
View ArticleRussian jet intercepts Polish plane over Black Sea–Romania
BUCHAREST — A Russian fighter intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the EU’s border agency over the Black Sea, Romania’s defence ministry said Saturday, denouncing Moscow’s “aggressive and...
View ArticleNato member Romania says it has found drone pieces from Russian attacks in...
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s defense minister said Wednesday that pieces apparently of a drone from Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River have been found on the territory of...
View ArticleGas pipeline blast near construction site in Romania kills four
BUCHAREST — An explosion killed four people and injured five more at a gas pipeline on a motorway construction site in the eastern Romanian county of Vrancea early on Thursday, a government emergency...
View ArticleRomania and Bulgaria report bird flu as Europe faces new wave of virus
PARIS — Romania and Bulgaria have reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday, as Europe faces a seasonal...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall hits Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova; 1 person dead
BUCHAREST, Romania — Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some...
View ArticleRomania, Bulgaria in partial Schengen deal with Austria
BUCHAREST — Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air in March 2024, the Romanian government said Wednesday. “After...
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