Austria issues travel warnings for Bulgaria, Romania over coronavirus
Austria’s government on Wednesday said it is issuing travel warnings for Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria due to an increased number of coronavirus infections in these countries and clusters in Austria involving people arriving from the region.
“Anyone who
travels to these countries despite a travel warning has to go into a
14-day home quarantine...
Nine Romanian universities ranked in the Times Higher Education list of universities in emerging economies
Mainland China has increased its dominance in the Times Higher Education's latest ranking focused on developing countries, but South Africa and Saudi Arabia outshine the country based on average performance.
China has 14 places in the top 30, up from 12 last year, including all of the top four places. Tsinghua University remains number...
Son of late Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu asks court to recognize him as victim of 1989 revolution
Valentin Ceausescu, the only surviving son of the late Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu, has asked a a court to grant him the status of an injured party in an ongoing trial of Romania’s bloody 1989 revolution, daily Adevarul reported.
A trial investigating the revolution where about 1,100 died is taking place at the Court...
Romania declares flu epidemic after eight deaths in one week
Romania’s health ministry declared a flu epidemic on Thursday after eight people died in one week, and the number of flu cases almost doubled in the same period.
The National Center for the Supervision and Control of Transmissible Diseases said there were 7,022 new cases in a week, up from 3,645 the previous...
Romania reports a record 555 coronavirus cases in a single day
Romania has reported 555 new Covid-19 cases in the past day, the highest figure in a single day since the pandemic began, authorities said Wednesday.
Testing levels were also high with 13,147 tests conducted nationwide in the past 24 hours. Some 4.22% of those tested were diagnosed with Covid-19.
The Strategic...
Bucharest mayor fails to turn up for hearing at anti-discrimination council to explain “black people’s bar” comments
The president of Romania’s anti-discrimination council says Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea has failed to turn up for a hearing to explain her remarks about „a black people’s bar” which have left her open to charges of racism.
President of the Council to Combat Discrimination, Ferenc Csaba Asztalos, told universul.net that Firea had not come...
VIDEO. Boeing 767 carrying U.S. soldiers suffers gear collapse on landing at Bucharest. No injuries reported
A Boeing 767-300ER’s main landing-gear partially collapsed shortly after the twinjet touched down at Bucharest Baneasa airport with 80 American soldiers on board Friday. No injuries were reported.
Video images captured of the landing indicate a normal touchdown, some 700 meters from the threshold as the aircraft at around 14:55 (11:55 GMT) on Friday....
Romania reports drop in daily coronavirus cases, but fewer tests too
Romania reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, a drop from previous days that also reflected fewer tests being carried out.
The Strategic Communication Group said 4,614 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, meaning that 5.42 % of the people tested have the disease. That was the highest percentage since...
Romania’s Senate rejects plan to establish autonomous region for ethnic Hungarians in Transylvania
Romania’s Senate has rejected a plan to create an autonomous region for ethnic Hungarians in the heart of the country after critics said it would illegally create “a state within a state” along ethnic lines.
Senators
voted 126 to 9 on Wednesday to reject the draft law, a day after Parliament’s
Chamber of Deputies tacitly adopted...
Renault to downsize operations worldwide to cut costs, possible job cuts in Romania
French car maker Renault has announced it is implementing major cost-cutting measures over the next three years that will see almost 15,000 jobs disappear worldwide, including in Romania.
The move
came after French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said last week that Renault
could be in dire straits without securing financial...
