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13 februarie,

FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine

The American pharmaceutical company Moderna announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to review the application for authorization for its flu vaccine based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, the first of its kind developed by the company, AFP reports.

Human-made noise, a major threat to birds

Birds around the world, already affected by climate change and intensive agriculture, are facing an additional threat: noise produced by human activities.

The North American Bloc in 2026: The Industrial Fortress and Its Political Cracks

The global economy we knew in the first two decades of the 21st century - an open market where capital moved freely, technology spread rapidly, and prices and interest rates tended to converge - no longer exists. In its place has emerged a world fragmented into strategic economic blocs that defend their technology, financing, and supply chains through incompatible rules and divergent interests.

Scandal in Congress: The truth in the Epstein Files, hidden by the DOJ and the Attorney General?

The publication by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of the 3.5 million documents and files in the Epstein files, some of which were later withdrawn and others modified under the pretext of anonymizing some victims, raised the level of irritation among US civil society, which was waiting for a so-called moment of truth.

CBRE Report: Retail remains the engine of transactions, industrial dominates demand in 2026

After a period of adjustments, the local real estate market enters 2026 with increased confidence from Romanian investors, who have become an essential factor in supporting market liquidity and stability, showing increased interest in both income-generating assets and brownfield projects, according to the report released yesterday, February 12, by the real estate consulting and services company CBRE.

1 Euro5.0943

1 Fr. elveţian5.5813

BNR

1 Liră sterlină5.8511

BNR

1 Dolar SUA4.2964

BNR

1 Gram Aur686.0026

BET27779.33

BET FI107361.24

BET NG1994.19

Employers: Doctors' loyalty is achieved through stability, not constraints

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EU Council validates controversy: prosecutor in "Pfizergate", promoted to European Public Prosecutor's Office

Pets, "Silent Witnesses" in Criminal Investigations

Ombudsman: Lack of school counselors and difficult access to psychological services leave children vulnerable to violence

Education - Prime Minister Rejects Return to 18-Hour Teaching Standard

UBB Study: Tourists' Trust Is Earned Through Transparency

ECA Report: Fraud of MRR funds underestimated at EU level

Sea holidays conquer Romanians: Mediterranean cruises, top of the list

Tourist cruises represent an area with great potential for development in the industry in our country, as only 37,000 Romanians chose to spend their vacation this way in 2025, which represents only 0.17% of the number of tourists in Romania, said...

Cash pressure and fiscal volatility change the office market - coworking, on the rise in 2026

Prudence and defensive investment strategies gain ground; How to reposition capital in an increasingly volatile market

• (Interview with Catalina Norena Valderrama, Popular Investor eToro)

Romanian Teenagers Use AI, but Digital Safety Education Comes from Social Media

The vast majority of Romanian teenagers are already using artificial intelligence, yet schools remain far behind this reality, according to a survey published by World Vision Romania on the occasion of Safer Internet Day.

Coffee and tea, possible allies of the brain

Simple Brain Training Cuts Dementia Risk by 25%

Higher preference for euro-denominated bonds in the February Fidelis offering

Andrius Kubilius: Without a Defence Union, EU security is an illusion

Munich Security Report 2026: Russia - possible to attack a neighboring state six months after a ceasefire in Ukraine

Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Switzerland have the highest cost of living

The Cost of Living Index, compiled by the online platform Numbeo, shows that Bermuda, the Cayman Islands (both autonomous territories of the United Kingdom) and Switzerland are the most expensive countries in the world, according to...

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Olympic Games - differences between summer and winter editions, financial impact and global audience

The Olympic Games, whether summer or winter, are among the most publicized and watched sporting events in the world, but also some of the most expensive events organized internationally.

Was Romania right not to join the euro area?

Romania is no longer joining a monetary union that promised cheap and unified capital, but rather a structure where the cost of financing is immediately indexed to its own lack of fiscal discipline and institutional weakness.

What Croatia and Bulgaria Show Us

The adoption of the euro in Croatia and Bulgaria offers, for the first time since the sovereign debt crisis, a relevant test of how the euro area functions in a fragmented world.

Map of the New Fragmented Economy

• BURSA Serial Dossier - Analysis of Economic Blocs

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National network for rare diseases expands: new center of expertise in Craiova

Germany no longer looks at money, wants to host the Olympics

Study: Differences between girls' and boys' brains emerge in utero

Sovereign ratings at risk due to climate risks

Energy that deepens poverty: Romania, first in Europe for the bill that hurts

The World's Biggest Risks - Today vs. Next Decade

• Geoeconomic Confrontation Is the Most Prestigious Global Risk in the Near Term, According to the World Economic Forum • Extreme Weather Events Will Be the Top Risk in a Decade as Climate Disasters Become More Frequent and Severe

In a message published on his network, Truth Social, the White House leader reacted harshly to the athlete's statements: "American Olympic skier Hunter Hess (foto), a real loser, says he is not representing his country at the Olympics. If so, he should not have tried to join the team and it is a shame that he is part of it." (Photo source: Hunter Hess's Instagram)

Trump attacks Olympic athlete

Donald Trump publicly attacked American freestyle skier Hunter Hess, calling him a "loser,” after the athlete expressed reservations about representing the United States at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, in a domestic context...

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Cohesion, the real stake of EIB financing in our country

17 million euro project: Romania enters the European map of excellence in clinical neurosciences

Winter transfer window 2026: record transfers, but significant drop in spending

Romanian Academy rejects political accusations

Mangalia Shipyard, victim of political decisions

Cider, under the microscope of the European Commission

Sources: Syngenta prepares to resume Hong Kong listing plan

Hong Kong, Luxembourg, San Marino, Singapore - countries with the highest dependence on imports

Geopolitical tensions are putting global trade in the spotlight, as many countries seek, in the current context, to diversify their imports.

Military Schengen vulnerable to external sabotage due to Chinese chips

French MEP Francois Kalfon, one of the European Parliament rapporteurs for the military mobility file, warns sharply that the infrastructure and rolling stock used in European dual mobility projects - civil and military - must come from the...

Which companies are parking in the financial disaster zone

Company bankruptcy is no longer about bad luck or a bad cycle, but about the hard arithmetic of expensive debts, shows data published by the credit risk analysis company Coface in its January 2026 report "Corporate insolvencies expected to...

Study: Four in ten cancer cases linked to preventable factors

Wildfire Smoke Caused More Than 24,000 Deaths a Year in the U.S.

ECFR warning: Failure of centre parties feeds rise of new right

• According to a study published by the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR), mainstream parties have three directions to combat the rise of extremist parties • One of the big problems found by the ECFR is that centre parties have ignored...

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Tensions in education: 75% of employees ready to strike

Alexandru Nazare stated: "The impact for all financing schemes is on a medium term of 5-7 years; they will have to be notified to the European Commission. We intend to approve this package together with the administration reform package."

Alexandru Nazare: Budgetary impact of 2.2 billion lei in the current year for the economic recovery

Justice as a political weapon: the pro-Trump appeal that shakes the independence of the DOJ

Artificial intelligence pushes digital infrastructure beyond Earth

Tech giants are increasingly considering the possibility of moving data centers to space, an idea that until recently seemed like something out of science fiction

The Single European Interest Rate Is Dead. The ECB Is Singing Its Requiem

It does not say so directly, it does not proclaim it, and it does not assume it politically, but it acknowledges it in the careful language of the Report on financial stability risks generated by geoeconomic fragmentation, published on January 1,...