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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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Simona Halep wins Rogers Cup
Simona Halep won the Rogers Cup yesterday, July 31. Simona has beaten Madison Keys, from US, in two sets (7-6,6-3). She has previously beat Daria Gavrilova from Australia (6-2,6-3), Karolina Pliskova from Czeck Republik (3-6,6-1,6-1), Angelique Kerber, from Germany with 6-0,3-6,6-2. Simona Halep will also play the doubles competition at the Rogers cup, together with Monica Niculescu.…
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Bucharest International Air Show has delighted the public this weekend
Bucharest International air show and general Aviation exhibition took place this weekend with teams from Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Czech republic, USA, Greece, Bulgaria, Austria and Lithuania showing off their skills. The teams have performed aerial acrobatics and flying demonstrations. Guests could also visit diverse airplanes. https://www.facebook.com/BucharestInternationalAirShow/videos Special guests include: Spain Special Air Forces…
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Dancing groups from nine countries participate today at the International Folklore Festival in Bistrita
The ” Nunta Zamfirei” ( The wedding of Zamfira) International Folklore Festival will be held until today, July 31st in Bistrita city. The event gathered artists from nine countries. The festival promotes traditions, traditional dances and traditional dress from different countries. Over 2oo dancers are going to perform today. Dancing groups came from Argentina, Turkey, Serbia, Canary…
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