Positive News about Romania
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Romanian short movie wins grand prize at Odense movie festival
A short film directed by Adrian Silisteanu has won a grand prize at the Odense International Film Festival. The movie called “Written/Unwritten” was praised for portraying the clash between two cultures. Apart from winning the Grand Prix at the festival, which is worth 6,700 euros, the movie was also included in the selection for the…
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These amazing locals got together and developed their village
This very little village in Romania has become famous because of the way they manage their town. The village only has 150 residents but they are all hard working. The villagers have formed an association and they organize events, they help people in need and they invest in their little village. The Limba village…
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This talented Romanian creates characters and creatures for the American movie industry
This young man from Cluj-Napoca creates movie characters and game characters in his own apartment. He is currently on high demand as many movie producers are asking him to create characters to be used in science fiction movies. His name is George Brad and he is only 24 years old. He discovered a passion for…
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Romania’s first automatic dog wash opens in Cluj-Napoca
The first automatic dogwash in Romania just opened in Cluj. The service allows dog owners to wash them and dry them in the best conditions. The idea belongs to a group of Cluj residents who thought about helping dog owners who find washing their dogs a difficult task. This automatic machine allows dog owners…
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Bucharest residents can now donate clothes at these new containers
Bucharest residents are now able to donate clothes thanks to several containers that have been set up throughout Bucharest’s parks. The containers where people can put clothes are located in 15 parks. These are Luigi Cazzavillan, Venus, Regina Maria, Brâncuşi, Nicolae Iorga, I.C. Brătianu, Automatica, Piaţa Pajura, Teofana, Kiseleff, Bazilescu, Izbiceni, Cireşoaia, Băneasa and…
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Two off-duty female police officers catch thief
Two women police officers from Bucharest have caught a thief while on their way to an exam. The two police officers are part of the General Direction of Bucharest Police. The women were on their way to an exam that will allow them to be part of the officers’ department as supervisors. A man told…
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Larisa Iordache wins the gold medal at the Summer Games in Taipei
Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache has managed to win the gold medal at a gymnastics competition in Taipei. The gymnast has received 13,800 points in the finals at the floor competition. She has managed to beat Asuka Teramoto with 13,766 points and Lilia Akhaimova from Russia with 13,533 points. So far, Iordache has also won…
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Simona Halep included in Forbes top 10 world highest paid female athletes
Simona Halep is now on the list of world’s highest-paid female athletes of 2017. Halep has reached number 10 with a total of 6.2 million dollar earnings in one year, between June 2016 and 2017. Between 2015 and 2015 she earned 6.8 million and she reached number 7. The number one in the list is…
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60 funny facts about Romania. A list created by a Brazilian tourist
A young man from Brazil has spent some time visiting in Romania and has posted his opinions on Romanians and Romania on Facebook. This is what Fernando Catilho Cintra thinks about Romania and Romanians: 1 – Dracula is a vampire outside Romania. 2 – The same dude, Vlad Tepes, is a national hero. 3…
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Romanian doctor discovers blood test that finds cancer before symptoms start
A team of doctors from the John Hopkins Medicine Centre lead by Romanian doctor Victor Velculescu have developed a blood test through which cancer is detected before symptoms appear. The test discovered cancers in the first stage in a proportion of 60% and cancers in the second stage in a proportion of over 90%. There…
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