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4 decembrie 2025

Study: Owning a smartphone at age 12 increases risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep

Owning a smartphone at an early age may increase risks for the mental and physical health of adolescents, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics and cited by Xinhua and CNN.

MEC awarded medal-winning students at international and regional olympiads

The Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) informs that 157 Olympiad students, 179 teachers and 72 educational institutions were rewarded at the International Olympiad Gala, organized at the National Children's Palace. The total fund allocated to the winners amounts to over 4.45 million lei, according to MEC.

Health Minister: ”Introducing contaminated water into the centralized network would be an unprecedented epidemiological incident”

The Ministry of Health has decided to maintain all restrictions on the use of water in the area supplied by the Paltinu Dam, until laboratory analyses confirm that it is completely safe for consumption.

Argentina prepares new mega-trial in Diego Maradona death case

The Argentine judiciary is preparing for a new chapter in one of the most watched and controversial cases in sports history: the circumstances of the death of Diego Armando Maradona.

Natural gas bill to increase by 5% from April 1, 2026

The natural gas bill will increase by 5% for the final consumer starting April 1, 2026, after the capping scheme ends on March 31, announced Laurenţiu Urluescu, president of the Romanian Energy Suppliers Association (AFEER), yesterday during an informal meeting with media representatives.

1 Euro5.0943

1 Fr. elveţian5.4922

BNR

1 Liră sterlină5.8734

BNR

1 Dolar SUA4.3411

BNR

1 Gram Aur687.7477

BET27146.15

BET FI101608.06

BET NG2006.38

MApN has completed the procurement procedure for the HISAR light corvette

The most profitable companies in the world; Technology - at the top of the list

The ranking of the most profitable companies in the world in 2025 highlights a strong concentration of earnings in the fields of technology, finance and energy, according to visualcapitalist.com which, based on data from FinanceCharts.com, has...

FIFA to reveal full 2026 World Cup schedule in global broadcast

US and Japanese Investors Prefer Domestic Investments

Unity Day - the day of the division of the sovereignist movement

The sovereignist movement split on the Great Unity Day, that is, on the National Day, right in Alba Iulia.

Greece maps its active seismic faults for the first time

Romania renegotiates with the European Space Agency: contributions reached 250 million lei per year

Euro-digital, blocked by the banking sector and the European Parliament

The euro-digital currency is having a hard time taking off, and this is displeasing to Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, who pushed it to the forefront of the European agenda, according to a journalistic investigation...

Russian researchers create reusable polymer film that absorbs oil from water surface

Miss Universe in the middle of an international scandal with allegations of fraud and drug trafficking

Tattoos, under the microscope of science: worrying effects on the immune system

Mexico joins the league of digital superpowers with a new supercomputer

Education Minister reassures the system: "Measures regarding pension-salary cumulation will not affect teachers"

Real estate bubble risk in Miami, Tokyo and Zurich

Donald Trump wants to bring the US into the era of AI-driven science - the Genesis Mission program

"Genesis Mission”, this is the name of the presidential executive order signed on November 24 by President Donald Trump, which established the plan for the total reorganization of American science under the leadership of Artificial...

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Budget deficit target for 2025 - maintained at 8.4% of GDP

• 5.7% of GDP - budget deficit at the end of October • Deficit after the first 10 months, 0.5% lower than that recorded in 2024 for the same period • Government prepares the second budget rectification • Beneficiaries of the second rectification are:...

Israeli army beheading: despite knowing about Hamas' aggression plan, IDF leadership remained passive

There were dismissals at the top of the Israeli military this week, ordered by General Eyal Zamir, the new Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

China opens global access to its nuclear fusion infrastructure

China has launched a large-scale international scientific program dedicated to fusion plasma research in Hefei, offering global access to its main nuclear fusion infrastructure for the first time, Xinhua reported.

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Romania and the United States resume, in a revised format, the FLEX Program

National distribution of Residency places has ended: the largest number of places in recent years

The distribution process by specialties and university centers for candidates who passed the Residency Competition has been completed, announced the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete.

Study: Digitalization is seen as a key solution for efficiency and transparency

At the conference held in Bucharest and attended by over 600 stakeholders in the defense field - institutional actors and representatives of the business environment, there was talk about the historic opportunity that the defense industry in our country has, an opportunity that we cannot afford to miss.

Convergence between the state and industry, the foundations of the new Romanian defense

General Prosecutor's Office: Euroins bankruptcy, caused by fraudulent management, embezzlement and money laundering

The bankruptcy scandal of the insurance company Euroins Romania returned to the spotlight yesterday, after the Public Ministry announced that prosecutors from the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice are...

Although declining, Bitcoin continues to dominate the cryptocurrency market

The global cryptocurrency market cap is currently worth nearly $3 trillion, according to visualcapitalist.com, which ranks the world's largest cryptocurrencies in 2025, showing how value is distributed across major networks, stablecoins, and...

Study: Contamination with "eternal chemicals” massively affects whales and dolphins

Murderous tourism in Sarajevo in the 1990s; shooting children, the highest price

A "human safari” that allegedly attracted, for exorbitant sums, wealthy foreigners from Italy, Russia, the United States, Canada, Greece and Western countries, to shoot civilians under sniper terror in the early 1990s in Sarajevo,...

European Super League Promoters Demand euro4.5 Billion from UEFA

If the member states do not raise the money, the head of the European Commission is prepared to put the Union into debt again - in the name of solidarity, but on the backs of European taxpayers, who will be the ones forced to repay the principal and interest.

EU lives on debt

• The European Commission will have to repay by 2058 loans worth 421 billion euros and interest worth 222 billion euros, taken during the pandemic for the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism and for NextGeneration EU • To this amount, another 150...