Gallery: Estonian photo center opens two documentary exhibitions in Romania

The Juhan Kuus Documentary Photo Center opened two exhibitions this weekend at Bucharest Photofest, spotlighting Estonian and international documentary photography. The center highlighted Estonian documentary photography while presenting itself as...

Miguel Antonio Jiménez Romero, CEO of AJ BRAND: Scaling-up Renewable Energy Investments in Romania

Miguel Antonio Jiménez Romero analyses renewable energy investments in Romania and provides insight into the evolution of the global energy transition market. AJ BRAND is the new identity of AJ Construction, a change officially adopted at the...

SLB Supports Education and Research at the Petroleum-Gas University

SLB’s commitment to investing locally has taken a significant step forward with a new initiative with the Faculty of Oil and Gas Engineering at the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti. The global energy technology company has a long-standing...

Man jailed after kissing young children in Hull park in 'unpleasant and unsettling' incidents

Marin Cristea has been jailed(Image: Humberside Police) A seedy, heavy-drinking pest approached two shocked young children after targeting them in a park and kissed them both during "unpleasant and upsetting" encounters that left the boy and girl...

War, Politics, and Women Who “Dare to Dream Big”: Tallinn Black Nights Fest Unveils Docs Lineup

The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the selection of documentaries in its Doc@PÖFF International and Baltic competitions, with Baltic documentaries and feature films set to compete in separate programs for the first...

Immigrants and women behind growing number of patents in Germany

At least 14 percent of all patent applications developed in Germany now originate from inventors with foreign roots, with Indians, and women, making particularly dynamic contributions. Patent applications are a key indicator of a country’s...

Romania’s National Cathedral to be consecrated this month

Romania’s National Cathedral, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, will be consecrated on October 26, the Romanian Patriarchate announced on Monday, October 13, presenting a detailed timeline of the building’s construction that spans...

Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party to hold congress in November

Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest in the ruling coalition, will hold its congress and implicitly elect a new president on November 7, announced the party's interim head, Sorin Grindeanu, who is at this moment the sole candidate...

Romania witnesses steepest real wage correction in decades

The real net wage in Romania plunged by 5% y/y in August, after it had contracted nominally for the second consecutive month (-2.4% m/m) and the headline inflation rate accelerated to 9.9% y/y from 5.7% y/y only two months earlier, according to...

Almost 60% of Romanians have a positive opinion of the election results in the Republic of Moldova

Almost 60% of Romanians hold a positive opinion about the results of the elections in the Republic of Moldova, where the pro-European party secured over 50% of the votes, according to an INSCOP survey released on Tuesday. The study shows that...

Clinical Implementation of the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale: Antihypertensive Adherence Assessment in a Romanian Cardiology Outpatient Center

Introduction Hypertension is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions worldwide, and sustained adherence to antihypertensive therapy is essential for achieving effective blood pressure (BP) control and reduction of cardiovascular risk. 1,2 In...

Catalina Otto: One Year of Leadership at HABAU Romania

In October 2025, Catalina Otto celebrates one year since returning to Romania, after almost 9 years spent in Austria, where she developed and consolidated her international experience. She currently leads HABAU Romania as CFO. Throughout her...

Saint Parascheva celebration in Iași draws one of Romania’s largest pilgrimages

By&nbspCarmen Ciocan Published on 13/10/2025 - 17:26 GMT+2 Thousands of people are gathered and praying over the relics of Saint Parascheva in Iași, eastern Romania, in what is one of the largest pilgrimages in the eastern European nation. The...

Losing its bite?: Exploring the vampire in pop culture

From Dracula to Twilight, there can be no doubt that the concept of the vampire is ubiquitous in modern pop culture. It is well-nigh impossible to go anywhere around Halloween without seeing decorations or costumes of the pallid, fanged horror...

Prime minister attends launch of new EUR 100 mln Mercedes production line in Romania

Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan attended the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz assembly line for propulsion units on Monday, October 13, in Sebeș, central Romania. The new line will service fully-electric GLC models produced by the German...

This was the moment activists splashed red paint over huge Christopher Columbus canvas in Madrid museum

Jesús García Calero Madrid Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 12:08 Share It was a long, hard day for staff at the Museo Naval in Madrid during this year's 12 October Spanish national holiday celebration. After Futuro Vegetal activists splashed paint over...

‘We wanted to design something that could work anywhere’: How this Romanian-born startup is tackling marine plastic pollution

Recycllux is tackling marine plastic pollution with a platform connecting companies seeking to offset their plastic footprint with the local cleanup capacity. From the more than 400 million tonnes of plastic that are produced yearly worldwide,...

Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Petkovden, the day of Saint Petka

On October 14, the Bulgarian Orthodox church pays homage to Saint Paraskeva, also called St. Petka of Tarnovo and the day is known in Bulgaria as "Petkovden". Saint Petka was born in the 11th century in the town of Epibat, on the Sea of Marmara,...

Bulgarian Church Commemorates Saint Paraskeva of Epivates

Saint Venerable Paraskeva of Epivates, known among our people as Petka of Bulgaria, is one of the most highly revered female saints in Bulgaria and in the Orthodox Christian world. She was born in the 11th century in the town of Epivates...

Kodaline Bids Farewell After Two Decades in Music: A Look Back at Their Journey

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Dublin-based music group Kodaline has announced their decision to disband after more than a decade together. Recognized as one of Ireland’s most influential alternative rock bands, their signature emotional sound and...