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Alexandru Nicolae wins World Coffee Roasting championship
Alexandru Nicolae is the new champion of the world in roasting coffee. Alexandru has won the title within the The World Coffee Events competition, which was organized in Shanghai March 29th to April 1st 2016. He managed to beat Dmitrii Borodai from Russia ( second place) and Matthew Robley from United Kingdom (third place). Alexandru has…
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Romania Day Festival held in New York
Romania Day Festival will bring together 25,000 visitors from the United States to celebrate Romanian traditions and culture. The festival will take place on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Financial District of New York and the visitors will be able to enjoy a series of popular music concerts, dances from Moldova, Transylvania and Banat.…
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Romanian expats in Netherlands: Razvan Friedmann Stoica
Razvan Friedmann Stoica is a talented and famous musician who was born in Romania but now lives in Netherlands. He was recognized internationally as one of the greatest violinists of his generation and received many international awards. Razvan was born in 1986 in Romania in a family of musicians. He attended the Enescu conservatory in…
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5,000 years old grave found in Prahova county
A 5,000 years old grave was found in a field between Ploiesti city and Targoviste. The grave was found by accident, as builders were evaluating the ground to build a neighbourhood. The archaeologists believe that the grave belongs to an individual who had an important position in a nomadic group. Several objects were found in…
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Romanian neurobiologist to grow a functional human cortex
A Romanian neurobiologist is undertaking research for the purpose of generating a human cerebral cortex in the laboratory. This research is done for identifying the pathological processes that determine autism and schizophrenia. Sergiu Pasca is doing his research at the Standford Universtiy in USA, and last week he has presented his project at the Babes University.…
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30,000 tulips are waiting for visitors at the Jibou botanical garden
30,000 tulips have been planted at the ” Vasile Fati” botanical garden in Jibou town in Salaj county. The visitors can see over 100 species of tulips, but also 20 species of hyacinths and daffodils. Cosmin Sicora, the manager of the botanical garden said that the botanical garden has extended its cultivation space and people…
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British cartoon breaks stereotypes about Transylvania
Romanians are probably used to see and hear about Transylvania in many movies. However, every time it is mentioned it is the same story- vampires, castles and horror tales that surround this “mysterious place”. Most cartoons also have reinforced this stereotype ( see the now famous movie Transylvania). This probably made people believe that Transylvania…
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The Wine Book of Romania-Romania’s largest wine review book launched
The first edition of a Romanian wine book was launched this April. The book contains a description of 214 wines that are produced in Romania and Moldova. The wines were evaluated by eight international experts during an international event and 15 percent of the wines have received five stars. The Wine Book of Romania is…
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Romanian girls win 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
The Romanian girls’ mathematics team has won 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at the fifth edition of the European Girls’ mathematical Olympiad. The silver medals were won by Ioana Alexandra Teodorescu ( grade 11), Raluca Cobzaru (grade 12), Clara Maria Dima ( grade 9), Lenca Iarina Cuturela ( grade 9) from International informatics…
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Romanian student acepted by four prestigious American universities
Costin Dobrin from Mircea cel Batran national college in Constanta has been accepted by four prestigious American universities, such as Harvard, Columbia, Duke and Rice. Costin Dobrin has excelled in school since he was young. In 2015 he received the highest award at the International Olympiad of Geography in Moscow and in 2014 he participated at the…
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