Positive News about Romania
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Crisan Pop Vlad Adrian wins the Arctic Ultra marathon
The amazing Crisan Pop Vlad Adrian has won the toughest ultramarathon in the world- the Arctic Ultra. The competition has two races. Crisan Pop Vlad Adrian has won the 193 kilometer one and Tibi Useriu, another Romanian competitor has won the 563 kilometre one earlier this year. Tibi has won the competition for three years…
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72 year old man donated his life savings to save babies
Have you ever donated a large sum of money? Most of us would probably think twice before doing this. A man from Aninoasa did not think twice before donating all his life’s savings, 10, 000 euros to the Municipal Hospital in Campulung. The donated money will be used to buy incubators for premature babies. 72…
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Off-duty Romanian police officers save tourists from attacks in Rome
This is the last place you would be afraid to walk on the streets, however a few days ago several tourists found themselves in a desperate situation. Supporters of football teams Lazio and Sevilla have started fighting on Rome’s street and attacking people randomly. Several tourists who were enjoying their time started to be attacked…
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Little free libraries to be set up in Timisoara city
Little tiny libraries will appear acroos the city of Timisoara thanks to a man called Alex Dascalu. The Reading Little Houses will be set up on streets. Each library will have books and people that love reading will be able to take a book and read it on a bench in the park. You could…
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Romanian student awarded by Queen Elizabeth
Not many people get to meet the Queen of the United Kingdom and most of them are famous: movie stars, footballers, politicians. A Romanian student though, not only has met the Queen but has also been awarded by her with a medal called the Royal Mint. Cornel Micu, originally from Dolj, who is only 20…
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The Crafts Village, a special village where you can learn old crafts
Whoever knows how to make and design their own clothes anymore? In the past clothes used to be made of high quality, organic materials and nowadays these type of clothes are hard to find. This craft is not yet lost, as a couple has opened up a village where you can learn all sorts of…
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Romanian team wins the gold medal at the Robotics Championships in South Korea
Autovortex robotic team has done it again! The Romanian team has won the gold medal and the Winning Alliance Award at the Robotics Championships in South Korea. Recently the team has also participated in a special programme in Romania called “Nation through Education”. Once the Autovortex team has reached the finals of the competition they…
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Laurentiu Popa, the Rembrandt of Romania
He is more well known abroad than in Romania and he was named ” Rembrand of Romania”. Laurentiu Popa from Galati is one of the few painters who can paint using the technique of chiaroscuro. The style of chiaroscuro was used by Rembrandt in the 17th century. Laurentiu Popa fell in love with this technique…
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Romania in top 10 most welcoming countries in the world, according to Booking.com
If you met Romanians you knew how friendly and welcoming they are. Now statistics prove that Romania is indeed a welcoming country. Travel site booking. com has made a list of the most welcoming countries in the world and to no surprise, Romania was included in top ten. The top was made according to customer…
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New start-up: Romanian online theatre for the diaspora
Romanians who move abroad face different challenges, adapting to a new culture, a new life, a new job, and a new language. One particular challenge can be maintaining a cultural connection with the country as there aren’t many cultural events abroad unless you live in a big city. What about if you have children and…
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