Category: Good News
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Romanian police officer wins gold medal at the World Fudokan Karate championships
Mihai Tampeanu, a police officer from Galati has won the gold medal at the World Fudokan Karate championships. The competition was held in Cluj last week. Mihai has won the seniors individual kata category. He not only won the gold medal but he also managed to secure another two silver medals at the masculine enbu…
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Romanian woman opens free laundry service for the poor
A Romanian woman who lives in France has decided to help her village in Romania by establishing a free laundry for the people that do not have running water or cannot afford a washing machine. The woman has chosen the location of the laundry at the Carp manor house in Tibanesti. Raluca Laffaille used to…
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An intelligent scooter produced by an Arad startup is among the finalists of a US competition
An intelligent scooter produced in Arad is among the finalists of the LACoMotion competition which takes place in Los Angeles, USA. The scooter called Project Scooterson is created by a team formed of Mihnea de Vries, Flavius Balak, George Poenaru and Pavel Kiss all from Arad city. The scooter was made to be used…
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Girls’ choir from Timisoara wins Gold medal at an International music competition in Croatia
The girls’ choir from the Ion Vidu National Art college in Timisoara has won the gold medal at an International competition in Croatia. The girls’ choir, also called The Swans were supported by the Timisoara city council to travel to this competition. They were accompanied at the competition by the Cantanti children, which is the…
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Romanian chef part of restaurant team who receives Michelin star
A restaurant from New York where a Romanian works as a chef de cuisine has received a Michelin Star. The Clocktower restaurant has received the star for 2018. The restaurant belongs to Michelin star Jason Atherton and Stephen Starr. The executive pastry chef is Brian Yurko and James Horn is the general manager. The Romanian…
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2500 years old necklace found in a field in Iasi county
A Romanian man has found a 2500 years old necklace. Cezar Cioran has found the necklace in a field in Iasi county. He immediately took it to the Culture Direction in Iasi. The man said it just rained and there was a lot of fog and that he believed at firs that it was a…
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New bird species for the Romanian fauna : the red-flanked bluetail
A new species for the Romanian fauna has been found: the red-flanked bluetail. The bird breeds normally in Siberia, in the forests of the taiga. There is also a population of around 6,000 pairs in Eastern Finland. The bird is a long-distance migrant, it comes from South East Asia and it is seen quite rare…
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Romania wins second place at the European Cyber Security championships
The Romanian team has won the second place at the European Cyber Security championships. The competition took place in Malaga, Spain between October 30-November 3. Spain has won the competition and Italy secured the third place. These are the final results 1. Spain 2. Romania 3. Italy 4. Norway 5. UK 6. Cyprus Several teams…
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Study shows that Romanians are among the best English speakers in the world
According to an international map created by Education first, Romania is one of the few countries where English not only is well understood but also spoken. Romania has managed to beat countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain and France. Romania is the 16th best in Europe for English proficiency and the 20th in the world.…
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Diana Buzoianu wins Telegraph photography competition
Diana Buzoianu, a Romanian photographer has won the weekly Telegraph competition. The competition is called the Big Picture and it awards only travel photographers with a camera worth 400 pounds. The winning photograph is called Gundatura Ponorului, in the Gradistea Muncelului-Ciclovina National Park. The photo was taken in October this year. Diana lives in London…
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