Category: Good News
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Hero saves father and child from drowing in Dambovita river
Imagine seeing a car sinking in the river and jumping in the freezing waters to save lives. This is what happened two days ago when Alexandru Puiu (30 years old) noticed that after a car crash, a car plunged in the river and the victims were still trapped inside the sinking car. While people…
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“Son of Saul” film starring Romanian actor Levente Molnar wins Oscar
Hungarian drama “Son of Saul” directed by Laszlo Nemese, won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. The movie stars Romanian actor Levente Molnar, who interpretes Abrahaam Warsawski, the friend of the main character, Saul. The movie tells the story of Saul, a Jewish prisoner who was part…
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Romania wins first place at the Balkan Indoor Championships
Romania has won the first place in the Balkan Atheltics Indoor Championships that were held in Istanbul this year. The Romanian teams have gathered 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 5 bronze medals. The sportsmen who won gold were: Cosmin Ilie Dumitrache for 60 m hurdles Mihai Donisan for shop put Adelina Pastor…
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American music band finds success in USA through their love of Romanian music
Four American musicians have formed a Romanian music band. It might sound as a joke, however what it means is that the four musicians are playing Romanian traditional music. The Garlic band is now travelling through the US promoting Romanian music and has had a huge success. The band members are inlove with Romania…
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Timotei Rad, a Romanian who travelled 230,000 km around the world
Timotei Rad, from Cluj, has travelled around the world, crossed over 230,000 km in three years, covering 4 continents. His method of travelling was hitcking. In his travels, he was not only picked up by normal drivers, but also by police, in Columbia and Chile, by an ambulance, in Ukraine, by a Russian army truck…
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Scientist Viviana Gradinaru awarded by president Obama
Viviana Gradinaru, main researcher at the California Institute for Technology has received the 2016 ” Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and engineers”. Barack Obama will hand the awards this spring at a premiere ceremony organized in Washington. These awards are given every year to individuals who bring innovations in science and at the…
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The story of Dragobete, the day Romanians celebrate love
Dragobete is the day Romanians celebrate love. It is celebrated on the 24th of February and it is considered the first day of spring. The celebration of Dragobete was preserved since the times of the Dacian tribes. Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, who is a mythical character identified with the return of…
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Eduard Casaneanu wins gold at the Olympics individual hockey skills competition
Eduard Casaneanu has won the ice hockey skills contest on Thursday, 18th of February at the 2016 Youth Olympics organized in Lillehammer, Norway. Casaneanu managed to get 14 points after six rounds, beating Sebastian Cederle from Slovakia, with 12 points and Erik Betzold, representing Germany with 11 points. Eduard Casaneanu was very proud and…
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Female bobsleigh team wins Bronze medal at World Winter Champhionships
The final day of the 2016 Iglis World Winter Champhionships, that took place in Austria, brought bronze to the Romanian bobsledders female team. It was a historic four-woman exhibition race and the competition saw two Canadian teams winning the gold and silver medal while the Romanian team settled for the bronze. Maria Adela…
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How an optimistic Romanian created a Romanian positive news website
If you only watch TV and read the newspapers you will think nothing good happens in Romania. However, if you go online there is one website that is doing their best to show good people doing amazing kind acts. The website is called romaniapozitiva.ro and it showcases many positive stories about Romania. Recently, another…
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