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Twelve runners fall on ice in Bucegi during „Transilvania 100" race
Mountain rescue teams were scrambled Saturday after competitors in the ultra-marathon slipped on icy sections in the Bucegi Mountains.
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Planned power cuts across Bucharest, Ilfov and Giurgiu next week
Rețele Electrice Muntenia has scheduled outages between 25 and 31 May 2026 for repairs, upgrades and maintenance work on the distribution grid.
- Outages are scheduled between 25 and 31 May 2026 across three counties.
- Work includes repairs, modernisation and maintenance on the grid.
- Customers can check affected areas on the Rețele Electrice Muntenia website.
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Champion cats on show this Sunday at Drumul Taberelor Mall in Bucharest
An exhibition of pedigree cats with international titles comes to a Bucharest shopping mall for a one-day public event.
- International champion pedigree cats on display this Sunday at Drumul Taberelor Mall.
- The event is open to the general public inside the shopping centre.
- Organisers had not released full programme details before publication.
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NMA forecast: June to bring above-average heat and rain in parts of Romania
Romania's National Meteorological Administration has released its outlook for June. Some regions face above-normal temperatures, while others can expect increased rainfall.
- ANM forecasts above-average temperatures in some Romanian regions for June 2026.
- Higher-than-normal rainfall is expected in other parts of the country.
- Monthly outlooks reflect broad trends, not specific weather events.
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Work, save, repeat — psychologists warn the cost is your life
Indefinitely deferring personal experiences in the name of financial security is a growing pattern with real psychological consequences.
- Psychologists call it the 'deferral trap': organising life entirely around financial security.
- Rewards pushed perpetually into the future produce motivational numbness, not genuine security.
- Specialists recommend planned rest and experiences — not left for an undefined 'someday'.
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Cetate Massif reduced to a crater: how communist-era blasting erased Roman Roșia Montană
Two decades after the mines closed, the oldest mining settlement in the Apuseni Mountains still bears the scars of a century of industrialised demolition.
- The Cetate Massif, home to Roman-era mining galleries, was systematically blasted during communist rule.
- Industrial extraction transformed the historic mountain into a vast, irreversible crater.
- The site is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, but communist-era damage cannot be undone.
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World Bank: global birth rate less than half of 1960s levels
The World Bank confirms a dramatic long-term decline in fertility rates worldwide since the post-war baby boom. Romania is among the low-birth-rate countries.
- World Bank: global birth rate is less than half of what it was in the 1960s.
- Romania's fertility rate sits below the 2.1 generational replacement threshold.
- Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the highest birth rates in the world.
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School theater: a cure for stage fright and poor teamwork
After-school drama programs in Slatina are helping students speak in public, collaborate, and read more — with results that carry well beyond the classroom.
- After-school theater reduces stage fright and builds teamwork skills.
- Participating students read more and communicate with greater confidence.
- Programs depend on individual teachers, with no guaranteed institutional support.
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Torrential rain floods homes and streets across Iași county
Firefighters responded to dozens of flooding calls on Friday evening as hydrologists issued flood warnings for rivers in the Vămășoaia basin and Siret tributaries.
- Dozens of firefighter units deployed across Iași city and county communes.
- RO-Alert emergency message sent to residents in affected areas.
- Flood warnings issued for the Vămășoaia basin and Siret river tributaries.
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Two Constanța prosecutors arrested by Romania's top court on corruption charges
The High Court of Cassation and Justice ordered the pre-trial detention of prosecutors Gigi Ștefan and Teodor Niță, accused of influence peddling and abuse of office. Both have appealed.
- Two Constanța prosecutors were remanded in custody by the ÎCCJ on influence-peddling and abuse-of-office charges.
- The High Court ruled that releasing the suspects would jeopardise the investigation and public order.
- Both prosecutors have filed appeals against the detention order.