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Romanian cake maker Nicoleta Chirtu has been named one of the "Top 52 Successful Women in Essex" with her delicious cakes and, invited to BBC studios to present her high-end creations, brought in a show-stopping 15-layer chocolate gateau. "I feel incredibly lucky and grateful to be featured in the March issue of Essex Life magazine, in the <52 Great Essex...

Ukraine has accused Hungary of engaging in “state terrorism” and has rejected any form of intimidation after Hungarian authorities withheld approximately €71 million in cash and gold belonging to Ukraine’s state-owned bank.  On Thursday, Hungarian officials detained seven employees of Ukraine’s state savings bank, Oschadbank, who were transporting €35 million, $40 million, and 9 kilograms of gold by road. Despite the...

The first group of 800 recruits will begin training as security concerns grow in Europe. Croatia will reintroduce mandatory military service for the first time in 17 years, with 800 recruits set to begin basic training next week. The move follows amendments to the country's defense law last year and reflects broader efforts across Europe to strengthen security amid rising tensions...

President Donald Trump began his second term with an unprecedented confrontation with Europe. On the menu were threats against the EU, insults and punitive measures (tariffs, or nominal sanctions, such as those against former commissioner Thierry Breton and not only). The formalization of the anti-European direction appeared in a key document – the National Security Strategy. A land where opposition and freedom...

International Women’s Day should remind us that the US still has not managed to write a simple sentence into its founding document: that women are equal before the law Many of the international “days” calling attention to various groups are, let’s face it, just a little bit lame. But we should make an exception for International Women’s Day, which was...

Romania has been sentenced by the ECHR to legally recognize same-sex couples 10,000 signatories have joined the #ParteneriatCivilACUM (#CivilPartenershopNOW) movement initiated by MozaiQ and Aluziva and supported by 80 civic organizations t demand lawmakers legalize civil partnership law. The campaign comes at a time when Romania has continued to fail to provide legal recognition to same-sex couples, despite a 2023 European...

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been named Iran’s new leader. US President Donald Trump previously said Mojtaba would be an “unacceptable” choice and Israel has vowed to target any successor. Asian markets closed with steep losses as oil surged past $100 per barrel, a four-year high. The IMF chief warned of global inflation risks, advising  policymakers  to prepare for...

Price of edible oils and cereals also rise Oil prices rose about 25% on Monday, hitting their highest level since mid-2022, and Brent crude is on track to post a record single-day rise, while gold fell 2% amid the escalating conflict with Iran, which has affected global energy supplies, boosted the dollar and dampened hopes of interest rate cuts, Reuters...

Romania on Monday remembered the 40 holy martyrs of Sebaste and people who were persecuted by the communists who suppressed faith. 'On 9 March, we celebrate the remembrance day of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Day of Commemoration of Anti-Communist Political Prisoners from 1944 - 1989 period,” the Romanian Orthodox Church said in a statement. “Each year, on...

Why a 250-year-old book indirectly shapes the AI debate On March 9, 1776, a Scottish moral philosopher published a long, dense book with a mundane academic title: The Wealth of Nations. Its author, Adam Smith, could hardly have imagined the technologies that would define the twenty-first century. Yet two hundred and fifty years later, his ideas remain uncannily relevant to...