Positive News about Romania
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Cooking competition and onion tasting at the Pericei festival of onion
Local residents of Pericei are preparing themselves to break a world record. A delicious world record. The locals want to gather the biggest crowd of people to eat traditional fried lard on bread with fried onion. The town has already broken the world record by creating the largest onion crown in the world. The crown…
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Romanian welders win gold, silver and bronze medals at Beijing Arc Cup
A team of Romanian welders have won the gold at the 2016 (4th) Beijing ”Arc Cup” International Welding Competition. The welding team from Damen Galati naval site represented Romania at the competition that was held between June 18-23 in Beijing China. They have managed to win two gold medals for the team category and individual category,…
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Lonely Planet chooses Transylvania as top region to visit in 2016
Lonely Planet has chosen Transylvania as top region to visit in 2016. The travelling guide stated “Transylvania is experiencing a renaissance. Cluj-Napoca was dubbed an art city of the future by Phaidon, and Braşov is attracting as many nightlife lovers as vampire hunters. Horses and carts still rattle through the countryside, but…
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Simona Halep voted WTA player of the month
Simona Halep was chosen for the first time the WTA player of the month. Simona received 84% of the votes, while Venus Williams received 9%. Serena Williams was voted June player of the month, Garbine Muguruza from Spain was voted for May, Victoria Azarenka was chosen for March, Carla Suarez Navarro in February and…
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Irina Begu wins Brasil Tennis Cup
Irina Begu won the Brasil Tennis Cup in Florianopolis yesterday, August 5. The Romanian tennis player met Timea Babos, from Hungary, in the finals and beat her with a score of 2-6,6-4,6-3. Irina Begu will also play in the Olympic Games in Rio and her first game will be with Nao Hibino from Japan.…
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Romanian activist receives EuroNatur award
Gabriel Paun, a Romanian activist, representative of the Agent Green association has been awarded the EuroNatur 2016 prize. The EuroNatur Foundation is fighting to preserve Europe’s last forests and this year it has recognized Gabriel Paun’s efforts for tying to protect Romania’s natural heritage. The foundation has previously awarded personalities such as Prince Charles, Mikhail…
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Romanian students win Microsoft competition
Three Romanian students have won the Imagine Cup, the Innovation category, a competition organised by Microsoft. Students Flavia Oprea, Iulia Matesica and Cristian Alexandrescu have invented an equipment that is used to diagnose patient balance through ear-nose-throat consultations. The equipment will be used by people working at great heights, such as pilots or climbers. The students…
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Romanian students win three gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad
Romanian students have won three gold medals and a silver medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Tiblisi, Georgia. The four medals have put Romania on the map. Romania is currently first place in Europe and the second best in the world according to the ministry of Education. This is the best result in…
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Thousands enjoy Garlic Festival in Dracula’s county
Thousands of people have attended the ” Garlic festival” this weekend. The festival was organized at Tihuta pass. Tihuta pass became famous by Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula”. In the novel the pass called Borgo pass, was the entrance to the Count Dracula’s territory. Visitors were able to enjoy artistic events, taste delicious foods and…
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Romanian team wins AT&T excellence in IT Award
A start-up team of students from Romania has won the AT&T Excellence in IT Award’ at the JA Europe Company of the Year. 200 students from 35 countries have participated. The competition has awarded companies that innovate and use IT in a creative way, companies that have a long-term vision and have sustainable objectives for…
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