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The central bank of Turkey cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points yesterday, amid slowing inflation, hispanatolia.com reports. This was the third consecutive monthly cut in the key interest rate.

The Ministry of Education and Research is proposing a profound reform of the framework plans for high school education, taking into account adaptability to the needs of students and the labor market.

Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) reconfirms its leading position in the field of academic research in Romania, ranking first at national level among universities in terms of attracting funds through the Horizon Europe program.

India's first solar probe, Aditya-L1, has made detailed observations of a powerful solar flare, marking a significant moment in the study of solar activity.

A network of cybercriminals managed to steal and illegally resell more than 900 digital tickets for Taylor Swift concerts and other large-scale events, according to statements by New York prosecutors, cited by The Associated Press.

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has stopped about 70 kilometers from South Georgia Island, an isolated region of Antarctica, thus reducing the risk of a collision that could have affected the local ecosystem.

• China steps up incentives to support domestic consumption 

Donald Trump's State of the Union address was also a cynical exercise in emotional manipulation, in which individual tragedies were used as rhetorical weapons by the US president to justify brutal measures taken against immigrants and...

Donald Trump's statements to US congressmen have sparked numerous international reactions, with the first official responses being from Ukraine, Denmark, Canada and China.

President Trump's speech was marked by strong statements, but fact-checking reveals significant discrepancies between his statements and the economic and social reality of the US. According to journalists from National Public Radio (NPR) and...

Donald Trump began the first part of his speech to Congress by committing a sacrilege: he demoted the first American president in history, George Washington, to second place. Who is in first place? Of course, Donald Trump, who brought back to the...

A study conducted by the World Vision Romania Foundation on children's rights shows that half of children believe that they are not listened to by adults when decisions are made that concern them.

A team of researchers from the "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca and the "Ludwig Maximilians" University in Munich has published a study that highlights the connection between consumer personality and their...

The European Union's rules on social media moderation are being criticized by US officials who say they could unduly restrict freedom of expression.

Călin Georgescu, indicted for six crimes, the most important of which is instigation of actions aimed at changing the constitutional order - a case handled by the Prosecutor General's Office - has launched serious accusations against the...

In any large group of acquaintances, there is a character who feels obligated to be funny at all costs and in any context. Inevitably, he manages to jump the gun and become unpopular. Also, it is very difficult to miss the guy from the group who...

• Stock markets fall • Safe-haven currencies rise 

In 2024, almost half (49%) of new buses sold in Europe were zero-emission models (electric or hydrogen), exceeding the targets set by the European Union to reduce CO2 emissions, according to a report by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E).

The anticipated agreement between the Ukrainian government and the US administration on the exploitation of the European country's mineral resources at odds with Russia was not signed as expected on February 28, as a White House meeting...

The Ministry of Education and Research has approved the official calendar for primary school enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.

The European defense financing gap amounts to 850 billion euros, according to two analyses published on the Zerohedge website and using statistical data provided by NATO, the Kiel Institute for the Global Economy and Exante Data.

The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, through the Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, is organizing, on March 5-6, the first edition of InternationalFEST 2025.

The American company Firefly Aerospace became the second private company in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon on Sunday. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 robot arrived on Earth's natural satellite at 08:34 GMT, near Mons...

• The European Public Prosecutor's Office opened 251 of the 380 active investigations in our country last year • The total estimated damage in the 251 cases is 2.3 billion euros, out of a total damage of 13.07 billion euros at the EU level...  

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock recently ruled out, in Kiev, where she paid a visit at the end of her term, any relaunch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to supply Europe with Russian gas, a possibility recently raised by...

Warner Bros Discovery said it expects to double its streaming revenue this year, setting an ambitious goal of 150 million subscribers by 2026. The expansion of its Max platform and tight cost control are the main strategies through which the...

American singer Katy Perry is preparing for a cosmic adventure, to participate in a spaceflight organized by the company Blue Origin this spring.

Half of Romania's children study in rural areas, but the education system in these areas operates "in a state of disarray," says the Minister of Education and Research, Daniel David.

Aircraft components manufacturer Turbomecanica Bucharest (TBM) reported a preliminary net profit of 12.2 million lei for last year, 10% more than in 2023, as revenues increased by 8.5%, to 142.5 million lei, according to the issuer's report...

• The company recorded a loss in the fourth quarter 

Block trades in European-listed companies had their best start since 2021 in the first two months of 2025, defying subdued enthusiasm for initial public offerings (IPOs), according to Bloomberg data.

America's dominance of the global stock market is unmatched, and its share has only increased in the past two years, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that the remarkable performance of the S&P 500 stock index...

Turkey's economy grew 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024 at an annual rate and 3.2% for the whole of last year, exceeding estimates despite high interest rates in the country, according to data announced on Friday by the National Institute of...

The Prosecutor's Office of the General Prosecutor's Office presented on Friday the dangerous plot hatched by Horaţiu Potra and his group made up of former fighters from the Foreign Legion, an organization that according to law enforcement...

The press releases presented by the Prosecutor General's Office at the end of last week show us that, for at least one of the six crimes for which Călin Georgescu is being prosecuted, there is a connection with the case in which Horaţiu...

The disappearance of the Dacian treasure, following a burglary on the last day it was still on display at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, represents the main event of the first month of 2025, despite the Government's attempts to keep...

The plenary session of Parliament is convened today at 11 a.m. to debate and vote on the no-censure motion filed against the Ciolacu government by AUR, SOS Romania and POT.

• January 1 

• Companies have started publishing 2024 results and dividend proposals 

The Louvre Museum in Paris announced the acquisition of a private collection of 272 Eastern Christian icons, which will be exhibited in its new department dedicated to Byzantine Art and Christianity in the East, scheduled to open in 2027.

Students and professors from the "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Life Sciences in Iaşi (USV) will hold a series of lectures on healthy and sustainable nutrition in the Pojorâta area on Saturday. The event combines traditional...

Astronomy enthusiasts are preparing for a rare cosmic spectacle: the alignment of the seven planets of the Solar System, a phenomenon that will not be repeated until 2040.