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Nobody and nothing works forever, even space probes retire. The European space probe Gaia ended its work this week after more than 10 years of operation, during which it revolutionized the way people understand our Milky Way galaxy, informs DPA....

The University of Oradea, as a member of the EU GREEN academic alliance, is part of a unique project dedicated to insect life in the natural environment, in cities and on campuses, called "Insectopia'. According to the institution,...

The wise student prepares in the winter for summer admission, anyway, carts and sleighs are no longer in fashion. Most faculties offer free tutoring for students eager to become students. Politehnica University of Timisoara (UPT) opens, on...

Italian fashion house Prada is among the parties interested in buying luxury brand Versace, which is being put up for sale by US company Capri Holdings, Il Sole 24 reported on Friday, according to Reuters.

The General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest decided on Friday to increase local taxes by 10.4% (the inflation rate for 2023) and increase other taxes for the residents of the Capital. According to the new regulations, hybrid means of...

The balance sheet of his own government is a positive one, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu claimed yesterday, at the end of the government meeting, in a press statement in which he presented the main achievements of his mandate. Unfortunately, the...

Fitch revised the outlook of our country's long-term foreign currency credit rating from "stable" to "negative" and maintained the rating at "BBB-", in a climate marked by political uncertainty, expectations of a more...

The UK has begun implementing the Online Safety Act, which introduces strict regulations for tech platforms and tougher measures against harmful content on the internet. The law, passed in October 2023, aims to protect users from illegal content...

The interior ministers of the EU countries, meeting yesterday in the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council, decided to lift controls on persons at internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania, starting with 1 January 2025, the...

The S&P 500 is up about 27% this year, slightly above its 24% gain in 2023, and if the year were to end at this point, it would be the best performance of the main U.S. stock market basket since 2019, an evolution that was not anticipated by...

The wealth of the world's billionaires has increased in the last ten years, according to data from a study published yesterday by the Swiss banking group UBS AG, according to DPA.

The US and China are responsible for generating the Covid 19 pandemic, is the conclusion of the report approved by the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic of the US House of Representatives, a document that was published on December 2, 2024,...

The Association of Electricity and Gas Suppliers in Romania (AFEER) draws attention to a 10% increase in natural gas bills for household consumers, starting January 1, 2025, if Parliament does not quickly adopt a legislative amendment. The gas...

There are institutions that manage to amaze with the lack of coherence shown when deciding to take action in similar cases. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has managed to provide an example of how things should not be done....

Bitcoin a crescut cu peste 30% după alegerile din Statele Unite de la începtul lunii, dar a eşuat deocamdată să depăşească pragul psihologic de 100.000 de dolari. Cea mai vestită criptomonedă a lumii a atins săptămâna trecută un record istoric de...

Bitcoin has surged more than 30% since the U.S. election earlier this month, but has yet to break the psychological $100,000 mark. The world's most popular cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of around $99,617 last week, but has since started...

The presidential elections in Romania, which will take place on Sunday, November 24, 2024, represent a crucial moment in defining the political direction of the country for the next five years, given the fact that, out of the 14 candidates for...

The management of JT Grup Oil describes the accusations launched by E-Dynamic Structures as a "wave of disinformation", claiming that it has no contractual relationship and therefore no obligation towards the contractor of the terminal...

Last Friday's hearing that took place at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of Pfizergate regarding the exchange of messages between Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Albert Bourla...

The "red wave in the United States", where Donald Trump won the presidency and the Republicans obtained total control of Congress, fueled the growth of the price of Bitcoin, which yesterday hit $80,000 for the first time in history, but...

In a context of economic uncertainty and growing political tensions, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, made an unexpected move: the dismissal of the Minister of Finance, Christian Lindner, a decision that means the rupture of the governing...

European stock markets rose yesterday, mostly, in the conditions in which Republican Donald Trump will return to the White House, following his victory in the US presidential elections.

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had slight declines in October, ahead of the financial reporting season related to the third quarter, i.e. the first nine months of the year and in anticipation of the elections that are more than...

The preparation of the campaigns for the presidential and parliamentary elections that will take place on November 24, respectively December 1, led the Government to increase the amount of budget expenditures in the second month of autumn in...

Affected by the shortage of direct flights between Tel Aviv and New York and the increased prices of tickets issued by airlines, companies in the high-tech sector in Israel are currently negotiating with three air transport operators to launch...

A recent report by the House of Representatives in the US Congress (ed. - the House of Representatives is led by the Republican Party, whose candidate in the US presidential elections on November 5 is Donald Trump) shows that the Biden...

The national company CFR Marfă would be liquidated and stop its activity immediately after the operationalization and capitalization of the new company, Carpatica Feroviar, established by the Ciolacu government, operationalization that would take...

One of the main holiday destinations for Romanians, Greece, has faced major challenges this year. The country faced in 2024 the "most difficult year from a climate point of view in the last 40 years'', a year during which vegetation...

The national economy will register an economic growth between 1.2 and 1.8% at the end of 2024, much lower than the one announced by the Government, of 2.8%, based on the data provided by the National Strategy and Forecasting Commission , said...

The upward trend of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), which started in the middle of last year, stalled in the third quarter, in contrast to the evolution of most western markets, which points to internal causes for the weak...

Tokyo Metro Co. raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan's biggest initial public offering (IPO) in six years, according to the company's filing with the regulator, Reuters reports.

More than 30 months after the aggression illegally launched by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Government and the Parliament in Bucharest still do not have the necessary legislation - with a small exception regarding the powers of the...

The Romanian House of Agri-Food Trade "Unirea" represents one of the most ambitious and, at the same time, controversial government projects in Romania's agricultural sector, established in 2019 under the PSD government led by Viorica...

The correction of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) that started in August continued in September, in contrast to the evolution of the main indices of the Western markets, which suggests the absence of internal growth vectors for...

The Committee of Representatives of Fondul Proprietatea (FP) is starting the selection procedure of an alternative investment fund manager (AFIA) for FP, according to a report of the issuer published, yesterday, on the website of the Bucharest...

Tokyo Metro set a price range of 1,100 to 1,200 yen/share for its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, according to documents filed with the capital market regulator, Reuters reports.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) is constantly involved in controversies related to its leaders. Vassilios Skouris, a senior FIFA official, a Greek jurist, holds two positions simultaneously that raise questions about possible...

The number of children in Romania left in the care of relatives or in the special protection system, due to parents going to work abroad, decreased significantly in the last year, by 17%, according to public data analyzed by ParentED. This...

The publication by Transelectrica of the prices regarding the energy balancing market displeased the electricity suppliers, who found that, although they sell a megawatt (MW) for 400 lei, they have to pay a balancing price of 1890 lei/MW. Among...

The US economy is facing an "enormous amount of debt", so the challenge for the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high enough to benefit lenders, but not so high as to cause problems debtors, said the famous billionaire investor...