BUCHAREST: Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from travelling outside the eastern European country. The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled against Tate, who had challenged a May 10 decision that … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is issuing a public warning over the potential exposure to measles at four locations on Jan. 11 and 15. The locations involve flights from Romania to Germany and from Germany to Toronto, an ONroute location and a walk-in clinic in Windsor, Ont. The … Read more
BRUSSELS: Nato announced Wednesday that it would help buy up to 1,000 Patriot missiles so that allies can better protect their territory as Russia ramps up its air assault on Ukraine.Nato’s Support and Procurement Agency said it will support a group of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain, in buying the Patriots, which … Read more
SOFIA: Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area starting in March, the governments of the two countries said. The move initially will apply only to travelers arriving by air and sea, while Austria has committed to continuing negotiations over the need for border checks when crossing from the … Read more
Indian IT giant HCLTech has announced the launch of its new Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Iasi, Romania. The new state-of-the art center in Iasi will, acoording to the company, provide next-generation digital, engineering, cloud and AI solutions. The center expands HCLTech’s presence in Romania and claims to underscore its commitment to the country as … Read more
BUCHAREST: Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said. A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle he was in skidded off the road and crashed into … Read more
BUCHAREST: Romanian society is not ready to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said late on Thursday. The ECHR ruled in May Romania had failed to enforce the rights of same-sex couples by refusing to recognise their relationships, in … Read more
SOFIA: Two people died as stormy winds swept through Bulgaria and neighbouring Romania overnight Sunday.Heavy rains and snowfall cut electricity lines and blocked or flooded roads in the east of the two countries, prompting a state of emergency in Bulgaria’s Black Sea region of Varna.A 43-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on her … Read more
The military has secured the area and the fragments will be analyzed, said defence ministry. (File) Buscharest, Romania: New fragments of a drone similar to those used by the Russian military were found on Romanian soil, the defence ministry said on Saturday, and President Klaus Iohannis said this indicated an unacceptable breach of Romania’s air … Read more