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11 august 2025

Motherhood is healing, more children, lower cancer risk

Women who have given birth to more children have a significantly lower risk of developing certain types of cancer, according to a new study by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and cited by the Xinhua news agency.

OpenAI Launches "Smartest' Model in Company's History

OpenAI, a pioneer and leader in generative artificial intelligence since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, last week unveiled GPT-5, described as its "smartest,” "fastest,” and "most useful” model.

Trade union federations demand repeal of articles affecting education

Three representative federations - FSLI, "Spiru Haret” and "Alma Mater” - have launched a national campaign to collect signatures for a legislative initiative that aims to eliminate some provisions of Law no. 141/2025 on fiscal-budgetary measures.

Armatura shareholders, captive in the company after an "invisible" error for all BVB suspended

• BVB suspended Armatura shares from trading after a decision to dissolve the company was taken in an EGMS based on incorrect information

• The company's management claims that it is an error in a report prepared by an external consultant

Information Technology Industry Has the Biggest Growth of U.S. Businesses

Business creation in America has grown by 19% over the past five years, with new tech startups launching at the fastest pace.

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A new Code of Conduct for schools: firm measures against xenophobia and hatred

Cyberattack at Venice Film Festival

Signal: Russia closes Institute of Time, official end of teleportation research

July 2025 - the third hottest July on record: Climatologists sound the alarm

Ion Iliescu Funeral: Tributes, Absences and the Last Honor

CJI Study: Romanian Students Spend an Average of 6 Hours a Day Online During Summer Vacation

US to build nuclear reactor on the Moon

The "Death of the Universe” Will Occur in 10 Billion Years, New Computer Model Predicts

The vast and mysterious universe seems eternal to human perception.

Summer 2025: Northern Hemisphere under siege from climate extremes

Ministry of Culture Promises Reforms Following Harsh Court of Accounts Report on Cultural Heritage Management

Russian companies step up presence at Belarusian Commodity Exchange

Funeral of the former president: Ion Iliescu, the last journey

The former president of Romania, Ion Iliescu, will be buried today. Yesterday, he was laid on the catafalque in the Union Hall of the Cotroceni Palace, in the presence of representatives of the Presidential Administration and a council of...

GRECO warns: Romania has implemented only two of the 26 anti-corruption recommendations

The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), a body of the Council of Europe, raises a new alarm regarding Romania's progress in the field of corruption prevention.

Beijing becomes the world capital of robotics in August

Education in Crisis: Unions Demand Minister David's Resignation, Announce Massive Rally on September 8

Tensions in the education system continue to rise. Education Minister Daniel David met with the leaders of the three major trade union organizations in the field - the Federation of Free Education Unions (FSLI), the "Spiru Haret"...

Japan on fire: heat records broken, dams dry

Euro appreciates massively against dollar in 2025, but falls in July; correction or change of direction?

• JP Morgan: European Central Bank hints at end of easing cycle, a positive for euro

"As a former Minister of National Defense, I say it clearly and unequivocally: military pensions are not special pensions. Treating them as such is political scoundrelship," Mihai Fifor said in a public post. (Photo source: Facebook / Mihai Fifor)

Military pensions, again at the center of the debate: Mihai Fifor accuses "political villainy"

The state redefines the rules for granting university scholarships

US Industries Affected by the Most Layoffs in 2025

Darwin Monkey: Artificial Brain with Billions of Synapses and Neuronal Impulses

Australia under siege of winter: heaviest snowfall in decades

Minister of Education: Academic Diaspora, a strategic resource for Romania

In an international context marked by socio-economic reconfigurations, the Romanian diaspora, especially the academic one, is seen as a strategic resource for Romania's development.

Romania's Libraries in Decline - Call to Save an Essential Cultural Infrastructure

The National Library Commission is sounding a severe alarm: the national library network is collapsing.

The Minister of National Defense, Ionuţ Moşteanu, stated: "I do not agree with the way she is totally disconnected from the realities of Romania. It seems that she does not understand how much money people live on. And, as an idea, the pension in the judiciary is somewhere around 25,000 lei, in the military system it is somewhere around 5,300 lei and in the general pension system I think somewhere around 2,700 lei. That's how things look." (Photo source: Facebook / Ionuţ Moşteanu)

The scandal of special pensions returns in force: "decoupled from reality"

The controversial statement from the leadership of the Superior Council of Magistracy reignites the dispute about special pensions, deepening the gap between privileges and social realities in Romania.

China: Economy vs. Market Cap - a global imbalance

Bucharest Stock Exchange, awaiting the verdict. Illustration designed by MAKE

A step back: how the government risks "burying" the capital market

Concerned by the contradictory rumors circulating about the second package of fiscal measures - to be approved after this month's budget rectification - the capital market community is wondering what it would do if a significant part of...

Higher preference for euro-denominated securities in the Fidelis offer

Booking.com platform, sued by over 10,000 hotels in Europe

Space Geopolitics: NASA and Roscosmos Continue Partnership for the International Space Station

Evangelization in the Age of TikTok: The Vatican and Divine Influence on Social Media

Romanian thieves, in the top of shoplifters in Germany

Andrius Kubilius argues that stimulating joint military procurement between member states could have a direct impact on the economic efficiency of production: "If member states purchase jointly, which means larger contracts, the average production price drops by 70%. (Photo source: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/)

Europe is vulnerable: Commissioner Andrius Kubilius calls for massive investment in defence

Nasdaq Europe leads the continent's IPO market

Climate crisis: Environmental change endangers life

The climate crisis is one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

The 50 Most Valuable Private Companies in the World

Pharma giants under pressure in the US: price cuts or drastic sanctions

US President Donald Trump has launched a new offensive against excessive drug prices. Last week he publicly announced the sending of official letters to 17 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, asking them to reduce prices within...

IAR Braşov - business and profit down in the middle of the year

• The company recorded a loss in the second quarter

Bermas - loss of 0.16 million lei in the first half, lower than that of January-June 2024

Hundreds of intellectuals demand an end to austerity in education

Discovery: Biological oasis beyond light

Giant flood in Greenland, rewriting the climate rules

ASE announces a new admission session for the remaining available places

Renewables in the UK - at a record level in electricity productio

America's Economic Engines: The Biggest Industries in Every State

In most U.S. states, the engine that powers the economy is either real estate or manufacturing.

ASF approves Infinity's bid to buy back 42 million of its own shares

• The shares are to be cancelled to reduce the share capital and distribute to the company's management

Source photo: https://starresidenceinvest.ro/

Star Residence Invest wants to acquire an office building in Bucharest for 19 million euros

• The company announced last summer that it was in the process of liquidating its assets, as it no longer recorded income from renting the properties it owns

Gheorghe Piperea accuses Ursula von der Leyen of defamation

„David Popovici left us without a medal!”

Water Crisis: The source of life is drying up

In a world affected by climate change, biodiversity loss and food crises, there is one element that connects all these problems, although it often remains in the shadows: water.