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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...

Moldovan leader Maia Sandu and Romanian President Nicusor Dan want to reunite their countries. How realistic is that? In a choreographed move, Moldovan and Romania's presidents recently posted a picture of themselves in a Romanian military aircraft on the way to a European summit in Armenia. They were greeted together at the airport when they landed, a first, adding speculation that...

While fully driverless cars still sound futuristic to many — particularly Europeans — they have already become part of everyday urban life in parts of California.  Among the most prominent robotaxi operators in California is Waymo, which runs fully autonomous ride services in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County.  For instance, in San Francisco, residents regularly encounter autonomous...