Positive News about Romania
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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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Gheorghe Dican, the creator of the largest strained-glass dome in Romania
At the Antim Ivireanul council library in Ramnicu Valcea, there is an unusual decorative element: the largest strained-glass window dome in Romania and possibly in the world. The window was created by Gheorghe Dican. The Romanian artist has created this strained-glass window on the roof. The library building is a clone of the Pitesti building.…
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A team of researchers led by a Romanian is creating the car that can read your thoughts
Brand new inventions, among which a system that connects that brain to the car will be presented at the largest technological festival in the world, the CES2018. The invention was created by a team of researchers led by a Romanian man. His name is Lucian Gheorghe and he is a senior researcher at the Nissan…
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Valcele water- the only medicinal healing water in Romania
Since the oldest times, people have been visiting natural springs and baths to cure themselves of diseases, to release themselves from stress and to enjoy themselves the natural healing waters. This tradition continues today, especially in Romania, where there are many spa towns where people can bathe themselves in lakes, thermal springs and can drink…
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Romanian boy becomes Germany’s best table tennis player in his age category
Little Fabio has been in Germany for only 3 years and he has already become famous in Germany. The boy has immigrated with his parents years ago leaving behind his family and friends in Solca village, Suceava county. Since he was in Romania, Fabio Zelici had found a passion in table tennis. He has continued…
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