Category: Good News
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Brancusi sculpture sells for 57.36 million dollars
The famous Sleeping Muse sculpture was sold yesterday for the sum of 57.36 million dollars. Constantin Brancusi’s sculpture was auctioned yesterday at the Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York and it took only 9 minutes of heavy bidding between five bidders. The sculpture was estimated to be sold for 20-30 million…
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The best Twitter reactions to Romania’s performance during Eurovision
Although Romania only reached number 7 in the Eurovision contest, fans from all over the world fell in love with the quirky song which combined rap and Yodel. The song was praised by everyone after the team went on stage. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions
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Romanian girls qualify for the Technovation Challenge semifinals
Three Romanian women teams were qualified for the semifinals of Technovation Challenge, which is the largest international mobile programming competition for girls. Each team has to create an application using the AppInventor platform and a business plan and solve a need for today’s society. The participants had to choose between different themes sich as health,…
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Romania wins second place at World Ballet Competition in New York
Romania has won the second place in an international ballet competition in New York. Students from a choreography highschool in Bucharest together with their teachers have participated in The Youth America Grand Prix competition. The students have reached the finals, after getting excellent results in the European semifinals in Paris, in November 2016. In the…
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A new species of cuckoo discovered in Romania
A new species of cuckoo was discovered on the Romanian territory this month. The bird was discovered by a German tourist called Rolf Nessing. The tourist was participating in a trip with his friends in Dobrogea where they were birdwatching. The discovery was confirmed by the Romanian Ornithology society which made the announcement on the…
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Romania qualified in the Eurovision finals
Romania has qualified for the Eurovision finals tonight. Ilinca and Alex Florea have managed to beat the semifinals of the Eurovision competition, which is held this year in Kiev. This is the 13th time Romania has managed to reach the finals. The “Yodel it!” song was voted by many Europeans. Romanians were not allowed to…
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Bucovina included in an international luxurious tourist circuit
Bucovina was included in a luxurious international touristic circuit. The company uses private airplanes for customers who wish to pay for a circuit that visits several countries. The airplanes, Boeing 767, which have a capacity of 245 passengers, are modified in such as way that it can offer only 52 places for a luxurious trip.…
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Romania Day Festival to open this weekend on Broadway, New York!
The eighteenth edition of the Romania Day Festival takes place this weekend in the Financial district of New York city. The festival opens on May 14, at 10.00 a.m. and closes at 5.00 p.m. The festival has had many personalities as guests over the years: H.E. Dr. Ion Jinga – Romanian Ambassador to the United…
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New statistics show Romanians eat 440 millions “mici” a year
The month of May in Romania means the start of the barbecue season. Traditionally on 1st of May for years people have been going out of the cities and celebrated the International Day of Workers by having a hearty barbecue with their friends. Of course, the traditional “mic”(minced meat roll made out of pork meat)…
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Over 600 artists perform at Alaiul Primaverii festival
Over 600 artists have performed at the Alaiul Primaverii ( spring’s suite) festival in Resita. The artists belong to different ethnicities in the Caras Severin county. The artistic groups that were present at the festival not only represented Romanian communities but also national minorities such as Germans and Serbs. All groups have performed on stage…
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