Positive News about Romania
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Marcel Iures receives a star on the Sibiu Walk of Fame
Marcel Iures received a star on the Sibiu Walk of Fame. Recently Sibiu established a Walk of Fame similarly to the one in Hollywood. Several other celebrities have received stars on the Walk of Fame: composer Vasile Sirli, movie director Philipe Genty and Rimas Tuminas and director Robert Wilson. Constantin Chiriac, the president of…
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Romanian movie wins Grand Prix award at international movie festival
Romanian movie ” The Fixer” has won the Grand Prix Fiction award at the Oslo Pix film festival. The movie is directed by Adrian Sitaru and it stars Tudor Aaron Istodor. The movie tells the story of a Romanian journalist who works for a French news network. The journalist is confronted with a moral dilemma when…
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Flavia, the amazing seven year old girl who wins world chess championships
She is only 7 years old and she has managed to become a champion in chess. Flavia Maria Sida from Arad is already a world champion and a national champion. The girl has won the first place at the Blitz category at the School World Championships of Chess and she has won the national championships…
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Maria Todor spends 3 years sewing Eminescu’s poem on giant canvas
A woman from Cugir has managed to sew a 98 verse poem on a seven metres canvas. Maria Todor has sewn the Luceafarul by Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu out of love for the poet. It took her three years to undertake this detailed work on a canvas made out of hemp. At 71 years old…
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A group of Romanians have invented the smart scooter
Romanians have invented an unusual scooter that starts by connecting it to a mobile phone. The scooter was invented by Mihnea de Vries, who used to be a producer at the UTV and 7G studios, together with Ionut Predescu, industrial designer and George Poenaru, software engineer and Flavius Balaj. The scooter starts like a classic non-engine…
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Romania bans wild animals in circuses
It’s good news for wild animals that are used in circuses, as today Romania forbids using animals in circuses. The law was adopted today. The only exceptions to the rule are: horses, dogs, dolphins and some birds. The law was voted on Tuesday with 201 votes “for” and 7 votes “against”. The initial law stated…
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Mihaela Vincent: the amazing Romanian woman at the centre of Abu Dhabi government’s events
We often hear about successful Romanians around the world, but we don’t often hear about Romanian women in the Middle East. Recently, finesociety.ro interviewed a lovely Romanian woman who moved to the Emirates and became quite an important person in running many activities for the Abu Dhabi government. She is now responsible for managing…
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Roxana Lazar wins national writing competition in Italy
Roxana Lazar, a Romanian woman living in Italy has won the “Lingua Madre” competition in Italy. The woman won the competition with her autobiographical story entitled ” The walls have ears”. The story focuses on the 1989 Romanian revolution. The ” Lingua Madre” competition is a cultural project dedicated to foreign women who live in Italy…
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Meet the Romanian nuns who produce natural beauty products
Monasteries in Romania are always a joy to visit. They are peaceful and beautiful locations and we are used to their maintained and luscious gardens that nuns care for every day. However, did you know that you can buy beauty products made by nuns? The nuns from Nera monastery in Locvei mountains have started to…
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You can now cruise on the Danube from Moldova Noua
If you are looking for something different to do this summer and you don’t feel like going to the beach or hiking in the mountains, there is a new way of enjoying your holiday. That is cruising on the Danube Delta. Starting this summer, tourists can travel by boat from Moldova Noua, which is…
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