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Denis Popescu Re-Lowers Romanian 100 Fly Record In 51.48
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 26, 2025
2025 LEN U23 European Championships Romanian Denis Popescu backed up his National Record performance from the prelims of the men’s 100 fly at the 2025 LEN U23 European Championships by resetting the mark in the final. Popescu, who turns 22 next...
Ursula von der Leyen survives confidence vote by large margin
Times of Malta
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July 10, 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday comfortably saw off a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament -- but the rare challenge has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style. Lawmakers in Strasbourg...
One NATO Nation Has 500 More Towed Artillery Than the United States Military
24/7 Wall St.
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June 27, 2025
Military U.S. Army Europe / Public Domain / Flickr Key Points The US contributes the bulk of the Navy and Air Force pushed by NATO, there are a handful of other nations that make meaningful contributions in other ways There is one NATO nation that...
Romania Names Pro-EU PM After Months Of Instability
International Business Times
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June 20, 2025
Romanian President Nicusor Dan named pro-European Ilie Bolojan as prime minister on Friday, following weeks of talks aimed at appointing a new government to end months of political turmoil. Bolojan, 56, leader of the liberal party (PNL), will be...
Play Giurgiu: Weekend festival brings film screenings to southern Romania city lacking cinema hall
Romania Insider
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June 27, 2025
Play Giurgiu, a festival for children and teenagers, will present a program of films, workshops, and other cultural activities in the southern Romania city of Giurgiu, which lacks a cinema hall. The event, taking place between June 27 and June 29,...
Iran threats in UK ‘significantly increased’: intelligence watchdog
Dawn
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July 10, 2025
A United Kingdom parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had “significantly increased”. London’s response has been too focused on...
Smallest Art Fair in Town: Bucharest event focused on works on paper returns with second edition
Romania Insider
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June 27, 2025
Smallest Art Fair in Town (SAT), an art fair dedicated to works on paper, will hold a second edition developed around the theme of Interrupted Realities. The works selected for SAT discuss this “acute topic of our times – that of the increasingly...
Europe's tech talent race reshapes commercial real estate landscape
Europe Real Estate
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The global hunt for artificial intelligence and technology talent is fundamentally reshaping Europe's commercial real estate market, with London, Paris, and Dublin emerging as the continent's undisputed champions in attracting high-value tech...
Report on Salt Mine Disaster in Romania to Name Those Responsible, Says RMDSZ Spokesperson
Hungary Today
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June 27, 2025
The salt mine in Praid after the disaster A ministerial report on the disaster in Praid (Parajd) will soon be published, naming those responsible, Botond Csoma told Maszol. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) spokesperson...
The 5 Best New TV Shows of June 2025
TIME Magazine
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June 27, 2025
When you think about BritBox, if you think about it at all, it’s likely you imagine an endless library of interchangeable cozy mysteries and Victorian costume dramas. But the Anglophile streaming service, backed by BBC and ITV, has much more to...
Break of Day: the anatomy of a show on stage in Bucharest
Radio Romania International
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June 27, 2025
When the war in Ukraine began, theatre director Vlad Chiriţă found himself confronting a deep unease, both personal and collective. It was then, by chance, that he came across “Break of Day”, a play by Fredrik Brattberg. The story, centered around...
Why F1 The Movie saved its biggest scene for Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit
The National News
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Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit isn't just home to some of the most memorable moments in Formula One history – it's now the setting of one of the most ambitious racing sequences in Hollywood history. The finale of F1 The Movie, directed by Top Gun:...
Romanian football chaos: Champions risk UCL ban over Steaua identity theft
Euro Weekly News
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June 20, 2025
The court stripped FCSB of the name and identity. Credit: GSP.ro The Romanian football season has ended with FCSB crowned champions for the second year running. The club, owned by controversial figure Gigi Becali, is now due to face Inter Club...
Romanian Travel Show to Feature Samos’ Culture, Cuisine and Nature
Greek Travel Pages
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June 19, 2025
Photo source: GNTO Romanian audiences will soon experience the charm of Samos, the island of Pythagoras, as it takes the spotlight in a popular culinary travel show airing on Romania’s national TV network, TVR. Highlighting Samos’ stunning...
Balkan Beats and Sephardic Streets: Mara Aranda Maps a Forgotten Musical Legacy
World Music Central
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June 27, 2025
Mara Aranda – Geografías de la Diáspora Vol. IV: Sefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria (self-release, 2025) In the fourth installment of her five-part series Geografías de la Diáspora, Sefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria, Spanish vocalist and researcher...
Francophone Film Week Underway in Skopje
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: Nine films are currently screened in the capital of North Macedonia as part of the Francophone Film Week (23 – 30 June 2025). The event is organised in cooperation with the Embassies of the member states of the International Organisation...
The Art World This Week: Visitor Damages Uffizi Painting, Art Basel Receipts, Jeff Koons Sculpture Heads to LACMA, and More
MutualArt
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Why the New EU Law Aimed at Stopping Antiquities Trafficking May Hamper Museum Loans While loans between museums are exempt from the additional requirements for proof of legal export from the country of origin and provenance documentation, those...
Romania’s Sphera Franchise opens chocolate & ice cream café in Italy
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan...
Wizz Air boss hit with £60 fine by own staff for breaking hand luggage rules
The Mirror
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July 10, 2025
The new UK boss of Wizz Air was stung by the airline's stringent baggage policy. The new managing director of the Hungarian airline's UK wing, Yvonne Moynihan, admitted that she got caught trying to bring an oversized bag onto a Wizz Air flight....
Luxembourg MEP opposed: EU's von der Leyen survives confidence vote by large margin
RTL Today
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July 10, 2025
The European Parliament on Thursday voted down a no-confidence motion against EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, initiated by the far right over her handling of Covid vaccine contracts. Among those voting against the commission was also a Luxembourg...