Tag: Romania
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The best Twitter reactions to Romania’s performance during Eurovision
Although Romania only reached number 7 in the Eurovision contest, fans from all over the world fell in love with the quirky song which combined rap and Yodel. The song was praised by everyone after the team went on stage. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions
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Romania wins second place at World Ballet Competition in New York
Romania has won the second place in an international ballet competition in New York. Students from a choreography highschool in Bucharest together with their teachers have participated in The Youth America Grand Prix competition. The students have reached the finals, after getting excellent results in the European semifinals in Paris, in November 2016. In the…
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A new species of cuckoo discovered in Romania
A new species of cuckoo was discovered on the Romanian territory this month. The bird was discovered by a German tourist called Rolf Nessing. The tourist was participating in a trip with his friends in Dobrogea where they were birdwatching. The discovery was confirmed by the Romanian Ornithology society which made the announcement on the…
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Romanian students build electric car
Students from Transylvania university have built an electric car. This is a project created by students that are now enrolled in the Mechanical engineering department. The students have used an old Smart car which was made in 1999 and have converted it in an electric car. The car used to have an engine of 599…
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Iasi to host hot air balloon festival
A rather unusual festival will take place in a few weeks in Iasi county. The balloon festival takes place between May 19-21 2017 in Razboieni village, Ion Neculceu commune. The festival wants to promote flying with hot air balloons, a sport which is not very known in Romania. More and more people started to be…
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Romania donates 96 school buses to Moldova
Romania will donate 96 microbuses to schools in Moldova. A recent contract was signed in March 22 between the two countries in which Romanian will provide asistance in education. The purpose of the buses is to help children in rural areas to reach their schools. The buses have a 16+1 capacity and they are able…
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Over 13,000 students plant 41,000 trees over the weekend
Over 13,000 students from Bistrita-Nasaud, CLuj, Mures, Maramures and Salaj have planted 41,000 trees on a 10 hectars surface together with volunteers from the Association Tasuleasa Social and Die Johanniter. The volunteers planted oak and fruit trees in over 70 locations. This project has started last year in december when every school that signed in…
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A father with six children receives brand new house thanks to Facebook campaign
A family with six children moved into a new house thanks to people on Facebook. The help came after a man from Iasi told in a Facebook post how he was trying to raise his six children. Mr. Rautu, who lives in the village of Brosteni, Iasi did not even have a fireplace to warm up…
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Romania wins 4 gold medals and 6 silver medals at the World Special Olympics
Romania has participated in this year’s Winter Special Olympics in Austria with success. 15 sportsmen have managed to secure 21 medals. They have participated in ski, artistic skating and snowshoeing. Two participants have also been part of the team for promoting sports for individuals with mental disabilities. In total Romanians have won 4 gold medals,…
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New species of plant discovered in Dobrogea
A new plant species was discovered in Dobrogea. The plant was discovered by biologist Matis Attila and it was named Ferula mikraskythiana. It is a species that has a limited population- only 172 plants and it is located in the Dumbraveni forest. Matis Attila has previously found another new species called Orobache pubescens and has…
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