Category: Good News
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New start-up: Romanian online theatre for the diaspora
Romanians who move abroad face different challenges, adapting to a new culture, a new life, a new job, and a new language. One particular challenge can be maintaining a cultural connection with the country as there aren’t many cultural events abroad unless you live in a big city. What about if you have children and…
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Tibi Useriu wins the 6633 Ultra Marathon the 3rd time!
The year started well for Tibi Useriu as he has managed to win the 6633 Ultra-Marathon Arctic for the third time. He will go down in history for being the only person in the world who has managed to win the marathon three times in a row. The marathon is 618 km long and competitiors…
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Romanian restaurant amongst best 5 in Paris
What do you think when someone says Paris? Beautiful areas to visit, corner cafes and amazing food, probably but you would not be thinking about Romanian food. Well, Vogue magazine has made a top 5 restaurants of the moment in Paris and a restaurant led by two Romanian chefs was lister. The tiny restaurant is…
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Museum dedicated to Illy, the espresso machine inventor to open in Timisoara
Whether you love coffee or not, you probably heard of Illy. The Illy expresso machine was created by Francesco Illy, a man who was born in Timisoara in 1892. In his honor, the city of Timisoara will create a coffee museum dedicated to Francesco, the man who has invented the espresso machine. The new museum…
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30 positive things that Romanians did in 2018
One more year has passed and we have managed to write about a lot of positive facts, news, winnings and many more other accomplishments. Here are only 50 of some of the many positive things Romanians did in 2018: Medals, championships, awards A 10-year old has become European champion of chess. Read about him here …
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Christmas Grandchildren volunteers and the elderly come together for Christmas fun
Many people suffer from loneliness, however it’s a harder time for everyone at Christmas. This was the idea behind Grandchildren of Christmas charity event, a project run by the Magic People Association. The association thought about helping the elderly that are lonely and have a low income. Many people donate gifts, however what matters most…
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Sibiu doctors perform successful world premiere cardiac surgery
A team of doctors from Sibiu has successfully performed surgery on a handball female player. This is the first time in the world that this type of surgery was done. The handball player was suffering from a congenital malformation and thanks to the doctors she will be able to continue her career in sports. The…
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Romanian student named honorary citizen of Seoul
Jackie Chan, Mercedes Benz’s CEO and now Silvia Pencu was made an honorary citizen of Seoul. The 24-year-old student has received this title on November 15 this year. The award is only given to famous people and to extraordinary people who already have been living in Seoul for 10-20 years. The title is only given…
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Ciprian Manolescu to be awarded for “landmark article” by the Journal of the American Mathematical Society
He is considered one of the best mathematicians in the world. His name is Ciprian Manolescu and he is a professor at the California University, Los Angeles. Once again he has proven his genius by being awarded the E.H. Moore Research Article Award 2019 for his paper published in the Journal of the American Mathematical…
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Romanian volunteer team wins four medals at international competition for building innovative solar house
We are used to Romanians winning plenty of awards in sports and at the Olympiads, but did you know there are also competitions for charities? This year a Romanian charity has won several awards at the Solar Decathlon competition. The competition requires charities to design and build an intelligent, solar and friendly house that would…