Alexander Povetkin narrowly held on to his WBA heavyweight title with a points decision over Marco Huck in Stuttgart, according to Eurosport.Povetkin, who was looked beaten in both the fourth and seventh rounds, held on to defeat the WBO cruiserweight champion when judges John Coyle of England and Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa scored the [...]
Measles cases in the European Region have reached alarming levels in 2024, with Romania reporting the highest number. According to an analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, 127,350 measles cases have been reported across 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia, marking a doubling of...
Vladimir Tismăneanu, a well-known professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies at the University of Maryland, announced on Friday, March 15, that he has decided to renounce the title of Doctor Honoris Causa awarded by the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA), after the university […]
A restaurant in the Brâncovenesc Salon of the Palace of Parliament was closed on Thursday, March 13, by inspectors from the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), announced the institution led by Cristian Popescu Piedone. Inspectors said they found products past their expiration date and irregularities regarding food storage, according to Hotnews.ro. ...
The Bucharest City Hall has secured a EUR 34.4 mln loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the rehabilitation of the city's district heating system. This funding marks the first tranche of a broader EUR 300 million loan package intended to finance key infrastructure projects, including district heating, urban mobility, and the modernization […]
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) admitted, on March 11, the objection of unconstitutionality regarding military pensions and decided that the Law supplementing Law no. 223/2015 on state military pensions is unconstitutional, according to Europa Libera Romania. The draft provides...
Japanese corporation Yokohama Rubber reportedly intends to buy the bankrupt Romanian tire factory in Drobeta Turnu Severin, which specializes in the production of tires for the mining industry, earthmoving equipment, and oversized transport, according to
