Political scientist and U.S. professor Vladimir Tismaneanu fined in Romania for racist post about the Roma
Romania’s anti-discrimination board has handed a 5,000 lei fine to Vladimir Tismaneanu, a political scientist and professor at the University of Maryland, for a post he shared on social media with racist connotations.
Romanian-born
Tismaneanu, who is a U.S. citizen, posted a meme on April 11 where Roma or
Gypsies from a town in southern...
COVID-19 pandemic: 1000s of stray dogs, cats in Europe in danger of starving
The COVID-19 pandemic is having dire consequences for strays across Europe. Global animal welfare organization Four Paws on Tuesday warned that the continent’s homeless dogs and cats face starvation. Strays have been hard-hit by the closure of restaurants and factories, the main source of food for many animals. ...
Record number of Covid-19 related deaths in Romania even as cases stay low
Romania posted a record 211 Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours even as cases stayed relatively low compared to last week.
The Strategic Communication Group reported 7,661 new infections following 32,120 tests. That gives a positivity rate of 24%, significantly lower than recent days.
Still, there were...
Romania reports record number of Covid-19 cases, and record number of tests
New cases
of coronavirus on Saturday surged to an all-time record high of 1,284 after
authorities carried out the largest number ever tests ever in a single day.
The Strategic Communication Group said more 34,000 tests had been carried out. That means 3.76% of people tested came up positive, the lowest percentage since July 15.
Beach Bribes. Police chief charged with taking protection money to allow illicit commerce
Romanian anti-corruption
prosecutors are investigating a local police chief on charges of bribery and official
misconduct for allegedly receiving protection money in exchange for turning a
blind eye to illicit trade on Black Sea beaches.
Prosecutors from the port of Constanta on Tuesday said Cornel Gabriel Coteanu pocketed 300 lei (about 62 euros ) kickbacks a day...
Romanian billionaire Ion Tiriac sues state to stop rail line to airport.
They call him the "Brasov Bulldozer" and until recently he was Romania’s richest businessman carrying clout among the country's movers and shakers. He’s now used that leverage to try and halt a major rail line to the capital’s airport which he says will hurt his investments.
Bucharest
is one of...
Coronavirus cases pass 14,000 in Romania, deaths reach 858
The number of coronavirus cases rose to 14,107 on Wednesday and the virus death toll climbed to 858, authorities said.
In its daily report, the Strategic Communication Group said that there were 270 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Some
5,788 patients have recovered from COVID-19, authorities said, 330 more than
the...
Unmasked. Romanian president left red-faced after photo appears of him not wearing mask at EU summit
Romanian
President Klaus Iohannis has urged Romanians to wear face masks to protect themselves
against the novel coronavirus.
But he’s left himself open to attack after images appeared of the Romanian leader not wearing a mask at a four-day European Union summit this week.
The opposition Social Democratic Party, media outlets that...
Hunter Biden gave legal help to convicted real estate mogul, as VP Biden slammed graft in Romania (Trump lawyer Giuliani also defended mogul)
It's a tangled tale.
Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice president Joe Biden provided legal advice to a Romanian convicted of real estate fraud, at a time when his father was advocating for corruption reforms in the country.
There's no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden in Romania, but there's...
Romania reports 190 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, as lockdown rules ease
The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 16,437 on Friday, with 190 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
The Strategic Communication Group said that the death toll stood at 1,056,
with nine deaths since the previous count.
The number of cases has generally declined in recent days, with a slight...
