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Santorini, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, is experiencing unusually intense seismic activity. Some 21,500 earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island in the past three weeks, according to seismologists at the...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed "forever pollutants," are a growing concern due to their toxic effects on human health, including the risk of cancer. These nearly indestructible chemicals accumulate in air,...

The Technical and Economic Council within the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has approved the technical and economic indicators of the project regarding the extension of Metro Line 4, announced yesterday the Secretary of State for...

The municipality of Amsterdam has announced an ambitious measure to combat pollution: banning pleasure boats on its famous tourist canals in the city center. According to an official statement, starting April 1, only electric, hydrogen-powered...

A series of frequent and strong earthquakes has forced thousands of people to flee the Greek island of Santorini in recent days. Seismologists are surprised by the intensity and duration of the phenomenon, and local authorities have taken...

Approximately 240 trains were suspended by the management of CFR Călători, i.e. 20% of the company's total daily trains (1200 trains throughout the country), Traian Preoteasa, the general director of the company, announced yesterday, during a...

The city of Los Angeles is facing the challenge of rebuilding after fires that killed 28 people and destroyed nearly 16,000 buildings. Experts are proposing innovative solutions to reduce future risks.

Meteorologists announce that January 2025 is on track to become one of the warmest months in Moscow's history, with temperatures well above seasonal average. Records were broken earlier in the week, and on Wednesday the thermometers did not...

Ireland is facing a major crisis caused by Storm Eowyn, which brought extremely violent winds, reaching an all-time record of 183 km/h on the west coast. More than 500,000 households were left without power, and the country is paralyzed by these...

Strengthening national security and the economy are the main arguments invoked by President-elect Donald Trump, in a press conference held at the Mar-a-Lago residence, for bringing Greenland and the Panama Canal under US control, according to the...

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...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recean, yesterday asked the Parliament in Chisinau to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector for a period of 60 days. The decision comes against the background of the risk of ceasing...

If there is one word that sums up 2024, it is "change": change in politics, with over 2 billion people across the world going to the polls, and a profound shift in the global order that has shaped the world over the last 80 years and that...

Greece is not only struggling with fires, autumn storms are just as dangerous. Two people have died on the Greek island of Limnos, in the Aegean Sea, due to the weather that is affecting a large part of the country and which has caused...

A record 3.7 million people became residents for the first time in the EU in 2023, this is the highest level since data collection began in 2013, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com.

Former Romanian President Traian Băsescu has warned of the risks of involving artificial intelligence and social media in the electoral process, expressing concerns about cybersecurity and the accountability of state institutions.

The referendum initiated by the general mayor of the capital, Nicuşor Dan, passed both validation conditions, with over 40% of the eligible voters of Bucharest participating in Sunday's vote, i.e. more than 700,000 people, well above the...

The citizens with the right to vote in Bucharest yesterday expressed, in addition to the option for the position of President of Romania, those regarding the questions in the referendum organized by the General City Hall of the Capital, a...

Hell, including that of pollution, is paved with good intentions. New Delhi was declared the world's most polluted city at the end of last week, following a new wave of pollution generated by the celebration of Diwali, one of the most...

Dividend stocks have seen gains over time, even during recessions, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis, which presents the top 15 "dividend kings" in 2024, identified by FinanceCharts, based on data available in October....

UrbanEye Film Festival, a unique project dedicated to film, architecture and urbanism, takes place between November 6 and 10, at Cinema Elvire Popesco and ARCUB. For five days, those interested in topics in the field of architecture, urbanism,...

Residents in more and more cities (Barcelona, Rome, Paris, Venice, Prague...) complain that tourism is turning their lives upside down. Authorities have begun to look for solutions. Officials in Venice have announced the extension of the access...

The first month of autumn brought a series of economic and financial challenges for our country, especially in the context of a growing budget deficit, high inflation and volatility of energy prices. However, the Ciolacu government continued to...

The river port of Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon rainforest, has recorded the lowest water level of the Rio Negro in more than 120 years, amid a devastating drought that has affected the entire region. The water level fell to 12.66...

Sweden will count 1,000,000 illiterates in the year 2030, according to an estimate made on the basis of data collected by Statistic Sweden, published by the website www.friatider.se and picked up by www.zerohedge.com and rmx.news.

Israeli politicians have criticized the missile attack carried out by Iran on the Holy Land and demand an immediate reaction, commensurate with its intensity, reports the N12 news channel.

The rains covered the entire globe. From the US to Nepal and from Mexico to Romania, water creates problems, big or small.

As every year, in the city of Konya, in the region of the same name, the month of September concluded with the International Mystic Music Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. This year, the event expanded to 16 cities,...

If the Russian drones that flew over Romania's airspace on the night of Saturday to Sunday had targets on the territory of our country, they would have been shot down by F-16 planes, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said yesterday, before the...

The severe drought affecting the Italian island of Sicily has reached critical heights, leaving many residents of the town of Caltanissetta without running water for over two months. In a situation more reminiscent of the difficulties of...

Faced with a shortage this summer, Athens' water management operator will activate additional sources to strengthen the supply network of the Greek capital, according to an announcement cited by AFP. The additional sources are located in...

Putin is escalating the war to a global scale by successively adopting, over the past year, new legal norms (read...

Fires have ravaged vast territories across the globe this year. These fires, fueled by extreme weather conditions and climate change, have caused massive damage and triggered national and international emergency responses. This summer Canada is...

Nature is increasingly difficult to control. Sydney, Australia's flagship city, is "vulnerable" to rising ocean levels in the context of global warming, according to a new government report. The state of New South Wales, where the...

Temperature records are no longer uncommon, but they must be marked. July 2024 was the hottest month ever recorded in China since the beginning of meteorological measurements, Chinese state media announced, as the heat wave affects several areas...

Wildfires are spreading more and more across the globe. Spain entered this unwanted map. Hundreds of firefighters assisted by water-bombing aircraft are struggling to bring under control two wildfires that have been raging in eastern Spain since...

Fees for international students are set to rise before the start of the new academic year. Fees for foreign students at the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest could increase, in the context in which they are...

The Save the Children Romania organization announces that it has made available to the Caravana cu Medici Association three mobile medical units worth 300,000 euros, equipped with equipment. So far, caravans have been organized in 13 socially...

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