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Romania has had more Covid-19 deaths than any other country in the European Union in the past month for its population size, double the rate of its neighbor Bulgaria. Romania’s representative at the World Health Organization, Alexandru Rafila, says a combination of factors have led to the high death rate, including the state of health of people...

It should be deep winter, but in some parts of Romania fruit trees are in bud and the first leaves of wheat have already emerged. It’s not even the end of January, and Romanian farmers are warning that wheat, fruit trees, barley and other crops are growing too quickly and could be decimated...

It sounds like something out of a James Bond film: an undercover squad in Moscow trying to take down a continent. But according to the New York Times, it’s frightening reality recently discovered by a handful of Western intelligence officials. The Times reports that an elite Russian military intelligence unit has been engaged for at least a decade...

For the third consecutive day, Romania reported fewer than 200 cases in the past day, as cases edged toward 19,000. The Strategic Communication Group said Friday that 191 people had tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, while the total virus count rose to 18,982. The death toll...

Romania’s transport ministry says the chief executive officer of the country’s struggling national air carrier, Tarom, has resigned. George Barbu, CEO since October 2019, handed in his resignation on Tuesday during a meeting of the Administration Council. The board named Mihaita Ursu as acting CEO for four months. Ursu is a...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange index dropped by 10% after it opened Monday, over concerns related to the economic effects of the coronavirus spread and a plunge in Asia triggered by price wars between major oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia. The shares of Romania’s biggest energy group, OMV Petrom (SNP), plunged by up to...

Romania’s opposition has significantly altered new measures the government proposed to enforce this week when it relaxes a state of emergency and introduces new rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus. A two-month state of emergency ends on Friday and the government wanted it immediately replaced with a state of alert which eased rules, but maintained restrictions on...

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has picked 26 new ambassadors to head the country’s missions abroad. The vast majority of nominations are career diplomats, and the list was signed off by the foreign ministry. The proposals are a sign that the president wants a professional approach to Romania’s foreign policy in most places,...

Romania’s Writers' Union has expelled a writer turned politician for saying women can’t be smart and calling Roma a “scourge of society.” Sorin Lavric became a household name after the ultra-conservative party that he leads came from nowhere to win 9% in Romanian parliamentary elections. But the sudden scrutiny also...

Facebook says it has dismantled a small network of accounts and pages that were part of a Russian influence operation. The company said the campaign was linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency (IRA), an organization close to the Russian government and accused of interference in the 2016 US election. Twitter also suspended five accounts...