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Romanian Orthodox believers celebrated the Saint Stephen's Day on Monday, a day later than Western Christians. Some 500,000 Romanians are named after the saint whose feast day is traditionally the second feast of Christmastide. Saint Stephen was one of the first Christian martyrs who was stoned to death in 36 AD. He was accused of preaching the teachings of Jesus, and after...

Some died as they slept when stray bullets whistled through their windows; others were shot in their family cars. Teenagers who took to the streets to call for an end to communism were gunned down. Bloodiest uprising Nobody knows the exact number of people who were killed in East Europe’s bloodiest uprising, although the official figure stands at 1,116. The chapter of...

Consiliul Concurenţei a anunţat vineri că a declanşat două investigaţii ce vizează un posibil comportament abuziv al companiilor Orange România şi RCS&RDS pe piaţa serviciului de emitere a avizului tehnic de amplasament, transmite News.ro. ”Consiliul Concurenţei a declanşat două investigaţii ce vizează un posibil comportament abuziv al companiilor Orange România şi, respectiv, RCS&RDS pe piaţa serviciului de emitere a avizului...

Romanians will be able to party at restaurants and hotels during the holidays under new rules published by the government. But it won’t be free access for all despite a slump in cases. Only people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, have had a negative PCR test or have had the virus in the last six months will be allowed...

Romanians are conflicted about Nazi-allied wartime leader Marshal Ion Antonescu, a survey shows. Patriot Some 59% consider him to be a ‘great patriot,’ but many said he was responsible for the deaths of Jews and Roma. Antonescu led Romania during World War II from 1940 to 1944 when it was allied with Nazi Germany. He was executed for war crimes in 1946. The...

Romania’s former President Ion Iliescu who has been charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the aftermath of the violent revolt that toppled the communist regime in 1989 on Wednesday sought to paint himself as a benign leader who oversaw the difficult transition to a democracy. In a statement to mark 32 years since the revolution which saw...

The “Christmas Truck” has returned to Transylvanian Saxon villages bearing gifts for needy families for a fifth year. Some 1,000 Christmas parcels reached Brasov county in central Romania just in time for Christmas. Humanitarian project The M&V Schmidt and German “Die Johanniter” foundations financed and provided the logistics for the humanitarian project. The parcels contained foods, toiletries and school equipment. They were handed...

Romanian researchers have called on academic publishers to remove Elena Ceaușescu’s name from almost two dozen scientific papers and books fraudulently published as her work, three decades after she was executed, the Guardian reported. Qualifications The wife of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu was celebrated by state propaganda as a world-famous chemistry researcher, although in reality she had no credible qualifications. Her name...

Romanian health trade unions have threatened spontaneous strikes in hospitals across the country to demand wage increases for healthcare workers. The Health Solidarity Federation says it wants wages to be hiked for all employees including technical and administrative staff as they battle the pandemic. The union called on its members to go outside during their lunch break and to stay behind...

A photo of a protester spraying a swastika on the European Union flag outside Romania’s Parliament has led to renewed calls for a far-right party to be outlawed. The incident happened on Tuesday after dozens tried to storm the Parliament in protest at a debate on introducing the Covid pass in the workplace. The protest was organized by the nationalist...