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Women at helm of energy value chain
Four EU embassies in SA are supporting rural schools through education initiatives, advancing digital solutions for business growth and promoting clean energy and climate-smart…
‘Cannon meat’: The men of combat age stuck in Ukraine
If you’re a male citizen of combat age, attempting to cross the border is fraught with danger.
EU rules on residence rights for same-sex spouses
The European Union ruled that countries must recognise the rights of migrants who want to live in their spouse’s native country
Romanian PM leads Cabinet in mass resignation
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc says he is quitting to "release tension" after weeks of protests over austerity measures and alleged corruption.
England turn on the style to crush Romania
Wingers Mark Cueto and Chris Ashton both scored hat-tricks as England turned on the style to run in 10 tries in a 67-3 thrashing of Romania.
Romania exhumes remains of ex-dictator Ceausescu
The graves of Romania’s former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were dug up on Wednesday to check whether they were truly buried there.
East of place and time
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days</i>, a masterpiece of a film by Cristian Mungiu.
Romanian village re-elects dead mayor
Residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday’s municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.
Russia’s Putin stands firm against Nato
President Vladimir Putin on Friday maintained Russian opposition to a United States missile defence system and Nato’s enlargement during talks with alliance leaders, officials…
Tensions rise at Russia-Nato summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday started a tense summit with Nato leaders amid mounting tensions over United States anti-missile defence plans and the alliance’s…
Bush sets up Nato clash over Ukraine, Georgia
United States President George Bush set the stage for a clash at his last Nato summit on Wednesday by pressing reluctant West European allies to set former Soviet republics…
Return of Dracula’s Castle ‘was illegal’
Romanian lawmakers said on Tuesday that the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula’s Castle was illegally returned to an heir of Romania’s royal family and called on…
Heatwave, fires wreak havoc in Europe
Twelve Romanians died and firefighters, soldiers and volunteers battled wildfires across south-eastern Europe on Tuesday as a heatwave broke temperature records across the…
Case against God dismissed in Romanian court
A Romanian man who sued God for ”fraud” and ”betrayal of trust” for failing to answer his prayers has had his case dismissed in court, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Mircea…
Killer heatwave and floods hit Europe
A searing heatwave has killed at least 44 people across southern Europe, while in Britain torrential rain claimed three lives and forced hundreds to flee a creaking dam.…