Positive News about Romania
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Miruna Manescu to represent Switzerland at Eurovision this year
It seems that Romanians will be represented by two singers at this years Eurovision competition. A Romanian singer, Miruna Manescu was voted to represent Switzerland this year. She will sing with Timebelle music band. The Romanian woman is the lead singer of Timebelle and will perform a song called Apollo to Kyiv at the competition in May.…
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Cristian Ciocan defends his European heavyweight title
Boxer Cristian Ciocan has managed to keep his European champion title after beating British David Price. Ciocan, 29 years old has defeated David Price,33, by KO, after seven rounds in a Gala competition in London. After the seventh round the referee stopped the fight because the British boxer was not able to continue the match.…
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Romanian robotics team wins gold at FTC competition in Russia
The Autovortex team has just won the FTC Russia competition today. The team, that has competed with the Opossum and Felix robots, is formed by Ducu Andrei, Edi Diaconescu, Rares Badici, Diana Zlotea, Ion Rares and Andrei Preda and coordinated by professor doctor Ionut Panea. The team has also won the gold medal at the…
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Romanian firefighters save dog from drowning
Fire fighters in Gura Humorului have managed to save a dog from drowning. Apparently the dog that belongs to a nearby hotel near Voronet. The dog fell in the ice of the Moldova river while walking in the area. The ice broke and the dog fell in the water. The owners called the firefighters and…
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Romanian protesters in Bucharest and Cluj clean up after peaceful rally
Soon after the protests finished on Friday, people in Bucharest and Cluj started cleaning the streets. Many of them were carrying bin bags and they managed to left the areas clean. In Bucharest, protesters cleaned the Victoriei square and in Cluj in the centre of the city. Plastic bottles and cups…
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Romanian doctor in Monaco sets up foundation to help Romanians who cannot afford expensive medical treatments
A Romanian cardiologist who works in Monaco has established an association through which Romanian doctors who work in the south of France can care for Romanians who cannot afford expensive medical treatments. Doctor Constantin Turchina has already helped a nine-year-old boy of Romanian origin. Thanks to doctor Clara Alexandrescu, the boy underwent heart surgery at the…
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Adopt a baby bear and save the bear orphanage!
The bear rehabilitation centre in Harghita allows now people to adopt baby bears. The centre risks closing due to the fact that they lost financial support from their partners. The centre is unique in Europe and has managed to save over a hundred bears. The centre was set up 10 years ago by Leo Bereczky…
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Transylvania college beats 3,000 British International schools and receives Lifetime award
A Romanian school was chosen among the best British international schools. This is the only school in Europe that reached the top and it has managed to beat 3,000 British schools from around the world. Transylvania college, which is located in Cluj, was included on the list of the ” British International School of the…
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Romanian castles rank in Europe’s top 20 most beautiful castles
A Spanish Magazine has chosen Bran Castle and Peles Castle in Sinaia as one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. El Pais magazine has made a list of 20 castles, including the Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria, Ashford Castle from Ireland, Chillon castle in Switzerland, and Trakai castle in Lituania. Bran castle, which made the…
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“Dogs” by Bogdan Mirica wins Best Foreign Film Award
“Dogs” by Bogdan Mirica has received the best foreign movie award. The award was given by the French Union of Film Critics, which runs the Critic’s week sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris. The movie has previously won the Un Certain Regard award last year at the Cannes film festival…