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If the US Democrats don’t figure it out, it won’t just be the Dutch and Argentinian Trumps who roll to power - but despite his absurdities, the original as well. The winner of last week’s Dutch election was Geert Wilders, one of Europe’s most notorious immigrant-bashers. That capped on a good week for populists, as Argentina also elected as president...

More people could die from disease than from bombings in Gaza if the health system is not repaired, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, warning of a surge in infectious diseases. Some 200 humanitarian aid trucks have entered northern Gaza since the Hamas-Israel truce deal was reached last week, the Palestine Red Crescent said earlier today. Since the attack...

The mayor of of Baia Mare who fled the country during a corruption trial has been arrested in Germany. In an audacious move, Mayor Catalin Chereches, used two taxis to dodge potential trackers and a relative’s ID to slip through customs, revealed in a live Facebook video broadcast on Friday morning. A border police officer who inspected Chereches’s documents and allowed...

Bitcoin has failed to record a week-on-week move after some volatility over seven days. The world’s largest cryptoasset began last week trading around $36,800 and saw losses in midweek, falling to around $35,300. It then recovered taking it back to its seven-day starting position and is now once again trading around $36,800, writes Simon Peters, cryptoasset market analyst at...

As a result of Malaysia’s recent rapid development of highways, wild elephants, accustomed to large forest areas, have stumbled out into the roads to find food, leading to a series of unprecedented accidents in recent years. Now, a herd of wild elephants trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group. Despite the...

Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 2024, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction in children, days after New Zealand scrapped its world-leading smoking ban in order to pay for tax cuts. New laws to stop single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied in the country will also be introduced, amid a broader push to phase...

The Transylvanian, central city of Brasov has surpassed Romania's capital of Bucharest in terms of real estate prices. Up to now, only Cluj-Napoca ("Romania's Silicon Valley" and IT hub) was the only city that surpassed the metropolis. Although apartment prices have not seen major increases recently, developers, as well as owners of old apartments, have increased prices by a significant 20%...

COP 28, the world’s biggest climate conference starts November 30th, with another push to accelerate carbon transition investments, which may help move the sectors’ derated stocks out of their deep funk. At this edition Romania president, Klaus Iohannis will have a speech on December 4th, writes eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu.  The Dubai conference, taking place amid heightened...

The first National Children's Hospital for Cancer, Severe Illnesses and Trauma built from donations and sponsorships on the grounds of the Marie Curie Children's Emergency Clinical Hospital in Bucharest was inaugurated on Friday. The project's initiator, Carmen Uscatu, who President of the Daruieste Viata/"Give Life"" Association, which organized the event marking the completion of the facility, said that it was...

Twenty lockers for the homeless have been set up in Bucharest’s District 2. In these lockers, people can store their belongings safely and charge their phones. The lockers are set up in the area of Armenească, at the intersection of Carol I Blvd and Paleologu St, in a previously abandoned venue. The project, which was awarded at this year’s Bucharest Architecture Annual...