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27 septembrie 2012

Resurrection at the Easter table

The Easter meal was not and is not just a gathering, smaller or larger, during which more or less elaborate foods are consumed. It is a silent stage on which the same play is played, year after year, with actors who change, with new and cute characters and with oppressive absences.

Digital transaction tax - the European Parliament solution to cover loans contracted for recovery and resilience

• According to the co-rapporteur for the 2028-2034 MFF, Siegfried Mureşan, by taxing digital transactions, the EU will collect 200 billion euros in the coming years • Taxing digital transactions will also be an alternative to increasing tobacco taxes, an increase not agreed to by many EU member states

Israeli Shekel, the currency with the biggest appreciation against the dollar

• Israel's currency has risen by more than 20% in the past year • The Colombian Peso is in second place, with a 19.7% advance, followed by the South African Rand, with 16.4%

Fragile truce between the US and Iran: optimism in Washington, caution in Europe and persistent tensions in the region

The announcement of a two-week truce between the United States and Iran has generated contrasting reactions internationally, from optimism expressed by the American president to warnings about the fragility of the agreement and the risks of a new escalation.

China achieves new drilling record in Antarctica

China marks a major breakthrough in polar research, after managing to drill more than 3,400 meters deep into the Antarctic ice sheet, opening the way to studying ecosystems isolated for millions of years.

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Victor Negrescu: "We propose a 1% tax at European level for online gambling and betting”

• The European tax on online gambling and betting would bring at least 4 billion euros per year to the EU budget between 2028 and 2034

EU declares war on disinformation: tech giants that refuse the rules will be removed from the community market

Russia postpones lunar ambitions again

China's debt surpasses EU's for first time

• China's public debt reached $18.7 trillion in 2025 • US debt rose to $38.3 trillion, the world's largest • Since 2008, China's debt has grown more than twice as fast as the US's and much faster than Europe's

Holy Light from Jerusalem arrives in the country on a special flight

Climate Change Could Rewrite Antarctica's Map and the Global Geopolitical Balance

The emotional cost of economic migration: children left behind

Nearly half of Romanian parents working abroad will not return home for Easter, according to a study conducted by Save the Children Romania, highlighting the scale of a social phenomenon with profound effects on children.

UBB Cluj-Napoca launches a dual master's degree in logistics and supply

UN warning on risks of attacks on civilian infrastructure

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called on the United States and Israel to avoid attacking power plants and other civilian infrastructure targets in Iran, warning that such actions could violate international...

Amazon, Intel, Microsoft top tech giants with the most layoffs

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in first Easter address

Elections for the leadership of the Romanian Academy - a philosopher and a chemist face off

The Romanian Academy is preparing to elect a new president, in a symbolic moment, marked by the 160th anniversary of its founding. The elections are scheduled for today, and two candidates have entered the race: Mircea Dumitru and Marius Andruh.

Study: Occasional Binge Drinking Significantly Increases Risk of Liver Damage

Investors are changing their strategies - volatility and geopolitics are reshaping markets

• (Interview with Veronika Tykhonova, Popular Investor on eToro)

Mircea Abrudean, President of the Senate: "It is important to ensure that a large part of the 17 billion euros allocated from SAFE goes to companies with domestic capital"

Investments, technology and quick decisions - the pillars for the development of the defense industry

The defense industry can no longer function on the logic of improvisation or small steps, but needs a coherent strategy, consistent investments and real collaboration between the state and the private sector, to transform this sector into a...

Government updates master's degree offer: new programs, adjustments and strict rules for specializations in liquidation

"T. rex leather bag” sparks fascination and controversy in the scientific world

Study: Effects of climate change become visible in maternal health

Head of Fiscal Council warns: Risk of recession, in the midst of energy and inflationary shock

ST Group - Europe's first blockchain IPO, on French exchange Lise Lightning

The Pfizer contract, Romania's burden due to the Cîţu and Ciucă governments

In the scandal of the acquisition of tens of millions of doses of the Pfizer vaccine, our country was not condemned by the French-speaking Court of First Instance in Brussels for being caught in a dead end trap, but because it had the opportunity...

US-dominated arms industry

• Lockheed Martin generated $64.7 billion in arms sales in 2024, the highest figure among the Top 20 companies in the field • The world's top 20 defense companies had combined arms revenues of $438.4 billion • 14 of the 20 companies are based...

UNESCO places 39 cultural sites under enhanced protection amid Middle East conflict

Unions accuse teachers of blocking payments, budget calendar invoked by ministry

African sandstorm and torrential rain disrupt transport in Greece

Washington threatens Iran to return to the Stone Age; Tehran tells americans it will humiliate them and make them surrender

Donald Trump claimed in his address to the American nation yesterday morning that the United States had almost completely destroyed Iran's military capability, building the image of a total victory, but immediately raised the threat level...

Ukraine asks IOC to review Russian athletes' neutral status, citing military ties

CAB: Călin Georgescu, tried for complicity in the attempt to change the constitutional order by violence

US leader's speech on a month of war creates new fears in commodity markets

Oil prices rose sharply on foreign markets yesterday after President Donald Trump said the United States would continue its attacks on Iran without committing to a timetable to end the war, fueling investor fears of supply disruptions.