Positive News about Romania
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Tibi Useriu wins the 6633 Ultra Marathon the 3rd time!
The year started well for Tibi Useriu as he has managed to win the 6633 Ultra-Marathon Arctic for the third time. He will go down in history for being the only person in the world who has managed to win the marathon three times in a row. The marathon is 618 km long and competitiors…
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Romanian restaurant amongst best 5 in Paris
What do you think when someone says Paris? Beautiful areas to visit, corner cafes and amazing food, probably but you would not be thinking about Romanian food. Well, Vogue magazine has made a top 5 restaurants of the moment in Paris and a restaurant led by two Romanian chefs was lister. The tiny restaurant is…
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Museum dedicated to Illy, the espresso machine inventor to open in Timisoara
Whether you love coffee or not, you probably heard of Illy. The Illy expresso machine was created by Francesco Illy, a man who was born in Timisoara in 1892. In his honor, the city of Timisoara will create a coffee museum dedicated to Francesco, the man who has invented the espresso machine. The new museum…
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Levaditi, the Romanian researcher who was nominated 4 times for the Nobel Prize in Medicine
Have you ever heard of Constantin Levaditi? His name is quite an important one as he was a genius researcher and his name is connected to the anti-polio vaccine, he contributed to the establishment of chemotherapy and the development of antibiotics. He is basically one of the most important Romanian researchers in medicine and he…
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Farcas Stefana: the 26 year old woman captain who drives a 30,000 horsepower ship
She is only 26 and she already has already become a commanding officer of the King Ferdinand frigate, a ship that has 30,000 horse power. Farcas Stefana, from Roman is also fight group commanding officer, observing officer and navigation officer. She has started her career at the young age of 14 when she attended the Campulung…
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30 positive things that Romanians did in 2018
One more year has passed and we have managed to write about a lot of positive facts, news, winnings and many more other accomplishments. Here are only 50 of some of the many positive things Romanians did in 2018: Medals, championships, awards A 10-year old has become European champion of chess. Read about him here …
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Three Christmas movies that were made this year in Romania
Netflix and Hallmark have produced many Christmas movies this year and three of them were produced in Romaniaby production designer Sorin Dima. They have chosen some beautiful landmarks around the country as all of them have a royal theme. The Princess Switch This is a romantic comedy made by Netflix which tells the story of…
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Christmas Grandchildren volunteers and the elderly come together for Christmas fun
Many people suffer from loneliness, however it’s a harder time for everyone at Christmas. This was the idea behind Grandchildren of Christmas charity event, a project run by the Magic People Association. The association thought about helping the elderly that are lonely and have a low income. Many people donate gifts, however what matters most…
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Sibiu doctors perform successful world premiere cardiac surgery
A team of doctors from Sibiu has successfully performed surgery on a handball female player. This is the first time in the world that this type of surgery was done. The handball player was suffering from a congenital malformation and thanks to the doctors she will be able to continue her career in sports. The…
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Romanian student named honorary citizen of Seoul
Jackie Chan, Mercedes Benz’s CEO and now Silvia Pencu was made an honorary citizen of Seoul. The 24-year-old student has received this title on November 15 this year. The award is only given to famous people and to extraordinary people who already have been living in Seoul for 10-20 years. The title is only given…