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Duo of Littlefield and Ustby Lead Seattle 3XBA To Second Place At Bucharest Stop
University of North Carolina Athletics
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July 15, 2025
BUCHAREST, Romania – Rattling off six wins at the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop in Bucharest this past weekend, the duo of former Tar Heels in Carlie Littlefield and Alyssa Ustby assisted the Seattle 3XBA squad to a second-place finish. Ustby made...
The decline of small Romanian cinemas
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Plaza Romania Shopping Mall, Bucharest @ Radu Bercan/Shutterstock Romania has the lowest number of cinemas per capita in Europe. Of the more than 400 cinemas that existed after communism, most have been closed or converted. Modern multiplexes in...
Blow on the track in Chisinau: a Romanian company breaks the oligarch Shor’s monopoly
MoldovaLive
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July 15, 2025
The Romanian company Kronaero, founded by entrepreneur Ciprian-Mihail Oprescu, will begin ground handling operations at Chisinau International Airport starting August 1, 2025, after receiving official authorization from the Civil Aeronautical...
Bogdan Crețu, loving among the ruins of Romanian communism
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Old-fashioned clock in Bucharest, Romania - © Creative Lab/Shutterstock Bogdan Crețu's novel "Less Than Love" (Mai puțin decât dragostea), published in 2023, has been shortlisted for this year's European Prize for Literature (EUP). A review of the...
Former Ross County player makes league debut in Romania
Ross Shire Journal
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July 15, 2025
FORMER Ross County player Danny Armstrong has made his league debut for Dinamo Bucharest in Liga I in Romania. Danny Armstrong in action for Ross County against Forres Mechanics in 2019. Picture: Daniel Forsyth. Image No.044326.The 27-year-old,...
Nearly 60% of Romanians unable to afford one-week holiday, Eurostat reports
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Romania had the highest proportion of people in the European Union unable to afford a one-week holiday away from home in 2024, with 58.6% of the population affected, according to data published by Eurostat on July 15. The figure places Romania at...
European Commission's PNRR coordinator meets with Romanian officials to discuss fiscal measures
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Céline Gauer, the director general of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force (or RECOVER) at the European Commission, arrived in Romania on Tuesday, July 15, to meet with officials regarding the implementation of the National Recovery and...
Colliers: Romanians spent EUR 3 bln on international travel in first four months of 2025
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
According to an analysis from real estate consultant Colliers based on National Bank of Romania data, Romanians spent more than EUR 3 billion on international travel in the first four months of 2025, 15% more than in the same period of 2024. If...
AUR challenges Romanian government’s first fiscal corrective package at Constitutional Court
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
The far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) filed a constitutional challenge against the "austerity law" recently passed by the Ilie Bolojan government through the assumption of responsibility procedure. AUR claims the law through...
E.ON Drive Infrastructure unveils largest electric vehicle charging hub in Romania
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Charge point operator E.ON Drive Infrastructure announced the largest electric vehicle charging hub in Romania in Pitești on Tuesday, July 15. Located in the Vivo! Shopping Complex, the facility includes 50 charging points of various power levels....
Redport and Dan Șucu launch Vitality Est showroom, break ground on EUR 50 mln residential project in Bucharest
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Real estate developer Redport and businessman Dan Șucu officially inaugurated the showroom for their latest residential project, Vitality Est, and announced the start of construction work on the site near Pantelimon Park and Lake in eastern...
6 Ways Romania is investing in its digital infrastructure
Romania Insider
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July 15, 2025
Something is quietly shifting in Romania. In places where paperwork, patchy Wi-Fi, and long queues once ruled, change is starting to show. Towns are more connected, cities are getting smarter, and essential services are beginning to live online,...
Provocation Planned in Budapest on Anniversary of Romanian Army’s 1919 Entry
Hungary Today
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July 14, 2025
Mihai Tîrnoveanu, President of the Calea Neamului Association The Calea Neamului Association will hold a commemoration ceremony in front of the Hungarian Parliament on August 3, marking the anniversary of the Romanian Army’s entry into Budapest on...
Democratic decay: Irreversible?
Business World
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July 20, 2025
Yes “decay” as in tooth decay. The rot can begin inside or outside, slowly, and then a tipping point arrives, quickening complete tooth loss. At the risk of annoying political scientists (who would much prefer complexity, for good reason), “decay”...
Italy’s Edoardo di Somma rises from coma to become water polo world champion
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SINGAPORE – In its 103-word entirety, English poet William Ernest Henley’s Invictus is inked on Edoardo di Somma’s thigh. Latin for unconquered, Invictus is a poem about willpower and strength in the face of adversity, and few in the July 11-Aug 3...
Italy overcome Lithuania to claim FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025 title
FIBA Basketball
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HERAKLION (Greece) - Italy were crowned FIBA U20 EuroBasket champions for the first time since 2013 after defeating Lithuania in Sunday's Final. They led for the majority of the contest, including by 16 points at half-time, on their way to...
MoU signed for US wheat import amid tariff threats
New Age Bangladesh
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Staff Correspondent 21 July, 2025, 00:08 Food adviser Ali Imam Majumder, among others, poses for a photo after the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the United States for importing wheat at the ministry in Dhaka on Sunday. | Focus...
Hamburg champ dethroned while legend prepares return
PerthNow
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July 20, 2025
Lois Boisson, the surprise French Open semi-finalist, stormed back twice to beat defending champion Anna Bondar of Hungary on the Hamburg clay and clinch her second WTA Tour title. She was behind in the first set, but rattled off points to win it...
Maher and Thompson bag bronzes at European U23 C'ships
RTE Ireland
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July 20, 2025
Ireland's Eimear Maher clinched a bronze medal in the women's 1500m on the final day of the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. Maher delivered a tactical masterclass to run the race of her life and claim a medal in her first track...
India Wins 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze Medals at International Mathematical Olympiad 2025; Check Which Problems They Solved
Times Now
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July 20, 2025
This year's team consisted of Kanav Talwar, Aarav Gupta, Adhitya Mangudy Venkata Ganesh, Abel George Mathew, Aadish Jain, and Archit Manas. A team of six Indian students stood proud at at Sunshine Coast, Australia as the team won three gold...