Category: Good News
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Romanian team manages to row across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time
For the first time in history, four Romanians have managed to row across the Atlantic ocean. The team has arrived at its destination on January 22 in Antigua. The team formed of Vasile Osean, Andrei Rosu, Ionut Olteanu and Marius Alexe have sailed 4,887 kilometers in 38 days, 14 hours and 32 minutes. Their families…
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11 year old boy from Targu Jiu returns found wallet with cash inside
What would you do if you found a wallet full of money? Most people would probably keep the money. However, an 11-year-old student from Targu-Jiu has decided to return the money to his teacher. Gabriel Stan, who is currently in the 5th grade at the Saint Nicholas primary school in Targu Jiu was going to…
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Dinner in a tramway in Timisoara. The only tram-restaurant in Romania.
From January people visiting Timisoara will have another curiosity to try. A touristic tramway will offer people a romantic dinner will riding around the city. The tramway was the first electric tramway that circulated in Timisoara in 1889. The tramway goes through the city centre, the Maria square, the Elisabeth neighbourhood and the Fabric area.…
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Amazing Romanian young man donates his liver to save girl’s life
An amazing young man has saved a young woman’s life by donating his liver. Romeon Kulcsar, 24 years old, from Tasnad, has found that a young woman who he didn’t know was suffering from autoimmune hepatic cirrhosis. The 23-year-old young woman from Chereusa, Satu Mare county was in desperate need of a liver transplant. Anett…
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Kira Hagi awarded Best Actress at Los Angeles Film Awards
Gheorghe Hagi’s children have made a name of their selves in their own fields. His daughter, Kira Hagi who is now an actress and producer has already received recognition by receiving two awards at the Los Angeles Film Awards, the December edition. Kira was awarded for her role in the Fragile movie with an Inspiring…
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Romania wins second place at the International Robot-Sumo tournament
The Flex team has won the second place in the All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament competition. The Romanian team has participated in the contest with their own autonomous robot called Cheetah. Cheetah is practically an autonomous electric miniature car. It is made of aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber. It was created to prevent attacks and…
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Record number of tourists at Turda salt mine in 2017
It has become widely known around the world thanks to many viral videos and now Salina Turda has become popular with tourists as well. For example in 2017, over 600,000 people have visite the four salt mines. According to statistics, most tourists come from Hungary, Poland, Israel and Spain. The salt mine will now be…
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Adina Pintilie, the first Romanian female director nominated for the Golden Bear award
Romanian director Adina Pintilie has been selected in the 68th Berlin Film festival. This is the first time a Romanian female director has participated in the official competition of the festival. Adina Pintilie’s movie is called “Touch me not” and it focuses on the fear of intimacy of a woman and of two men. Pintilie…
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Romanian students win second place at NASA competition
Once again, a group of Romanian students has managed to bring home excellent results from a competition. A team formed of four students from the Banat National college in Timisoara has won the second place in the NASA competition. The contest was organized this year in Boston and two teams of 12 students from Timisoara…
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Three Romanians have been invited to participate in the Berlin Talents film festival program
Several Romanian actors have been invited to participate in the Berlinale Talents Film festival. Actress Alina Grigore, scriptwriter Ioan Antoci and movie critic Flavia Dima are among the 250 people who have been chosen from 81 countries to participate in this programme. The programme takes place between February 17-22. Alina Grigore is well known for…
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