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Moldova’s public TV chief has resigned after mass protests, online backlash and even criticism from the president after the country’s Eurovision jury awarded neighbor Romania just three points. Vlad Turcanu, director general of Teleradio-Moldova (TRM), made the announcement at a news conference on Monday. “This was my decision,” he said. “We distanced ourselves from the jury’s voting, but it is still...

A seemingly average school trip in rural Norway gave way to an extraordinary archaeological discovery after a six-year-old boy stumbled upon a remarkably well-preserved sword believed to date back around 1,300 years.  The discovery was made by Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt, a first-grade student at Fredheim School, during a class trip to Brandbu in the municipality of Gran, located in Norway’s...

A brown bear killed a man in  mountains near Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, in what was the country's first fatal bear attack in sixteen years. The body of the man, reported by Bulgarian media to be in his 30s, was found on Saturday near a trail linking two mountain huts in the northwestern part of the Vitosha massif, a popular hiking...

Romania has confirmed a case of hantavirus infection that is unrelated to cruise outbreaks. The National Institute of Public Health (INSP)on Monday clarified that the infection involves a strain specific to Romania and Europe, and is not connected to the recent outbreak of the Andes virus, the hantavirus strain identified aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. The Arad County Public Health...

Two weeks after the collapse of the government, the situation is in an impasse. During consultations with  President Nicușor Dan on Monday, the parties came with the same proposals they had already made in informal consultations. Those proposals had already been announced through the press immediately after the vote of confidence and nothing has moved on in two weeks. The president also...

A set of five unique Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinans curated by French artist Cyril Kongo has been unwrapped in a move that takes the British luxury auto brand into new territory. The cars are painted in Rolls-Royce Blue Crystal over Black paintwork outside, and spotted with  blue metallic particles which sit over the color layer. There’s also a bespoke coachline, which...

Bitcoin pulled back from its recent $82,000 high last week as traders and investors became concerned that the Federal Reserve could keep rates higher for longer following hotter than expected inflation data, Simon Peters, cryptoasset market analyst at multi-asset investment platform eToro writes. CPI rose 3.8% year-over-year, the highest since May 2023. Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile food...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bucharest is leading an investigation into suspected procurement and subsidy fraud involving non-repayable EU funding to support small farms and young farmers, the office said Monday. Searches were carried out in Dâmbovița County on 13 May 2026 and one suspect was arrested. The investigation concerns hundreds of projects submitted for funding from the European Agricultural...

FOUR PAWS reports alarming death rates and sick, emaciated dogs eating feces in overcrowded kennels Undercover investigation reveals high death rates and disturbing conditions for dogs in nine publicly funded shelters across Romania. Dogs were found with soiled, frozen water bowls, suffering from untreated open wounds and exposed to subzero temperatures in severely stressful environments. FOUR PAWS urges authorities...

"Universitatea" Craiova has become the new Romanian football champion, ahead of the final match after beating "U" Cluj 5-0. With that result, the team from the southwest area of Oltenian surged four points ahead of the Transylvanian team, making it mathematically impossible to catch them. Four days ago, Craiova also won the Romanian Cup. Universitatea Craiova has 49 points while U Cluj...