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Romania’s Gara de Nord railway station is to get a long-awaited facelift. Built during the reign of King Carol 1, Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu planned to demolish it in 1988 to make way for the capital’s new subway. But his fall and execution a year later meant it never happened. The station which handles 85% of the capital’s rail traffic, is...

Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has signed a working agreement with the National Administration of Penitentiaries (ANP) on training prison staff and carrying out joint research projects, as well as offering student internships.  Under the agreement, UBB will help organize training and specialization courses in areas such as psychology, social work, sociology, criminal law related to prison sentences, and institutional...

Ukraine has declared a state of energy emergency as Russian strikes continue to leave thousands without power. Kiev is most affected.  President Zelensky has accused Moscow of exploiting the harsh winter, in classic historical Russian fashion, as part of its campaign against Ukraine.  Overnight temperatures have dropped to around -20C. This year’s winter has been unusually harsh in Europe for the past years....

Dozens of Iranians living in Romania on Wednesday rallied outside the  US embassy in Bucharest and called on President Donald Trump to intervene to end 'terror and mass killings' in the country. Iranians around the world have  staged large protests in recent days to draw attention to a a crackdown by authorities to end more than two weeks of widespread...

Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone at the start of 2026 has been widely described as a technical success.  Banks, retailers and public institutions managed the currency switch with few visible disruptions, and early financial indicators have been upbeat. That’s great for the Balkans. But it’s going to take some time to see that the economy doesn’t slip into volatility.  One of...

Romanian Justice Minister Radu Marinescu doubled down on denials he’d plagiarized his doctoral thesis, threatening to sue a journalist whose investigation alleged he lifted 140 pages from other sources without citing the source. The minister, who is from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said he was considering suing  to “defend his right to image and reputation” following the accusations that...

Since taking power a year ago, the American president has put himself, and the US, in an increasingly delicate situation internationally. But after the successful operation in Caracas, which resulted in the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro, Trump increased the stakes of his role, without necessarily having all the cards to do so. Thanks to his PR machine, Donald Trump has...

Researchers have discovered how a specific cocktail of factors actually leads to a healthy, long life. First of all, physical activity and sleep influence each other over 24 hours. Recommended? 8,000 daily steps and 7-9 hours of sleep. Only a slim 13% of the study’s participants were able to keep that going.  What’s more, the study, published by Medical News Today, found that...

A freezing order on assets against four livestock farmers in Italy, suspected of fraud involving EU agricultural funds intended for grazing activities was ordered at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). According to the investigation, the livestock farmers in the southern island of Sicily declared that they had carried out grazing activities on land outside their own...

One year after taking over his second term, Donald Trump is showing clear signs that: He feels absolutely invincible. He proclaimed victory over anything he touched with his magic hand as president - from the mind-boggling figure of seven to eight wars resolved; to the tariff wars which supposedly harvests hundreds of billions of dollars, only from Americans (consumers...