An Emergency Situations Department specialist tested, for the first time in Romania, a backpack that can be flown with to reach interventions faster. A route that would take an hour…
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A worker broke a pipe with the excavator and left entire localities without water
Thousands of people in Vrancea County, Romania, have been left without drinking water after workers on the Moldova highway construction site punctured a pipeline that supplied water to several localities.…
Former mayor and current candidate, detained after attempting to bribe two police officers
A former mayor of the Pogana commune in Vaslui (Romania), currently a candidate for a new term as mayor, was detained by police after allegedly attempting to bribe two police…
Sinking in the Black Sea: The accident occurred following the collision of two ships
Representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Constanta Court of Appeal announced that the sinking of the ship flying the Tanzanian flag in the Black Sea occurred following a collision…
Ebrahim Raisi has died. The Supreme Leader has appointed an interim president, 5 days of national mourning in Iran
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (pictured above), declared five days of national mourning on Monday following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident and appointed First…
A ship has sunk in the Black Sea
A ship sank on Saturday morning in the Black Sea, 26 nautical miles off Sfântu Gheorghe. Eight crew members were rescued, with three reported missing. The search and rescue operation,…
The doctor accused of manslaughter is a specialist with thousands of surgeries under his belt. The gauze left in the deceased patient was 30x30 cm
The Romanian doctor accused of manslaughter after allegedly leaving a huge compress inside a patient who later died has been placed under house arrest. The accused is a well-known and…
Should Romania send a Patriot system to Ukraine? NATO Deputy Secretary General: We wouldn't become an additional target for Russia
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, argues that Ukraine’s success is a good thing for the entire planet, the country at war needing high-performance anti-aircraft defense systems. Whether Romania will…
The Ministry of Defense kept secret for 3 months that it found a crashed drone near the Ukrainian border
Almost three months after a drone crashed in Botoșani County, the Romanian Ministry of Defense came with clarifications, after the case was reported in the local press. The MoD confirmed…
8 million euro fraud involving EU funds for the purchase of medicines and equipment during the pandemic
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) conducted five searches in Bucharest as part of an investigation into an €8 million fraud involving EU funds for the purchase of medicines and…
A man was beaten to death with bats, by two boys aged 16 and 20
A 46-year-old man died on Tuesday evening following a conflict with two young men, aged 16 and 20, near Crângaşi Park in Bucharest. The two boys, accused of beating the…
Guards killed after an armed commando attacked a prison van in France. The inmate escaped
Two prison guards died on Tuesday morning after the van they were transporting a prisoner in was attacked with gunfire. Three other agents were injured, one of them very seriously.…
Hungary accuses NATO of enormous pressure regarding the war in Ukraine: 3 things Budapest disagrees with
The Hungarian government does not want to participate in any way in the training of Ukrainian soldiers and the delivery of weapons, but the pressure on Hungary is huge, and…
Will Romania send a Patriot system to Ukraine?
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu discussed with President Klaus Iohannis on the relocation of a Patriot missile system to Ukraine, emphasizing that a decision on this subject will be made…
A Romanian county counsilor and his two sons, arrested for usury and blackmail: They were charging interest rates of up to 100%
A Romanian county councilor who is part of the Social Democratic Party group was arrested at the end of last week along with his two sons. They are accused of…
The Romanian F-16 fighter jets are receiving the latest version of Sidewinder missiles
US has approved the sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles to Romania, valued at approximately 70 million dollars. The acquisition will ensure the equipping of the Romanian Air Force’s…
Viral: A woman sleeps in the airplane overhead bin (Video)
A woman was filmed sleeping in the overhead compartment where luggage is stored on a Southwest Airlines flight. The video posted by another passenger on TikTok gathered over 5.4 million…
Carmen Iohannis, received by Jill Biden: "I will never forget how you and the Romanian people welcomed refugees with open arms"
Carmen Iohannis, the wife of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, was received, during the visit to the USA, by the First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, who mentioned her…
Moscow strongly attacks Maia Sandu and accuses her of Nazism: Her policy is comparable to the experiments of the Third Reich
The policy of the Moldavian President Maia Sandu is comparable to the experiments of the Third Reich regarding people’s nationality and language, stated the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of…
A man who was raising snakes on his balcony was found dead on May 1st. 9 days later, the reptiles were taken out of his house
A 36-year-old man from Drobeta (a city in southern Romania) was found dead in his house on May 1st. Several protected reptiles were also living in the residence. Animal Protection…