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INS: Natural growth remained strongly negative

Our country continued to register a sharp demographic decline in April 2026, with the number of deaths being 1.8 times higher than that of births, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Turkey proposes voluntary target to increase global economy electrification by 2035

The Turkish presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) has launched an initiative calling on countries to support, on a voluntary basis, increasing the share of electricity in global final energy consumption from just over 20% currently to 35% by 2035, AFP reports.

World Cup 2026: music and controversy

The United States, Mexico and Canada will host the largest World Cup in history from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

Global Inflation Extremes: +387.4% in Venezuela; -0.4% in Costa Rica

• Sudan and Iran rank 2nd and 3rd in the list of expected inflation rates for this year, with 75.1% and 68.9%, respectively

"Zero Compromises" - a campaign to block minors' access to nicotine

At a time when statistics on tobacco and nicotine product consumption among adolescents place Romania in an alarming position at the European level, Philip Morris Romania, in partnership with the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), the Association of Romanian Municipalities (AMR), the Hotel and Restaurant Employers' Organization (HORA) and Mega Image launched yesterday the "Zero Compromises" campaign, which aims to transform a legal obligation into a social reflex.

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A World Cup without equal!

Normally, the World Cup is a celebration that appears once every four years and disappears before you can get enough of it. However, the 2026 edition seems to be built on the American principle that more is automatically better.

Kamchatka's Shiveluchi volcano spewed ash plume 10 kilometers high

Graduates of the 2026 class have 60 days to register with the AJOFM

US had its second warmest spring on record

The Romanian Constitution, the flaw in Simion's plan to suspend President Nicuşor Dan

Franco-German military aircraft, a failed project

Global crude oil trade flows dominated by the Persian Gulf

• The Persian Gulf exported 16.4 million barrels/day in 2024, more than the CIS, Africa, and Central and South America combined • The largest single flow in 2024 was sent from the Persian Gulf to China

Intesa Sanpaolo offers over 30 billion euros to take over Monte dei Paschi

Society of Resident Doctors Accuses System of Exhausting Young Doctors

Anthropic proposes a "brake pedal” for artificial intelligence

First vaccine designed entirely by artificial intelligence has produced modest results in human trials

Borrowing so that we can keep borrowing

Romania's gross financing requirement for 2026 is estimated at 275-285 billion lei, while debt maturing and requiring refinancing exceeds 150 billion lei, according to Reuters, citing Treasury chief Ştefan Nanu. The figures show that the main...

May in numbers

• May 4

Two crashes in May - Bolojan from the Government and the drone from Galati

The end of the calendar spring found Romania at a time when politics, the economy and national security began to influence each other more strongly than at any other time in recent years.

Estee Lauder blames price for failed Puig merger

National Pact for the Environment: Universities and relevant authorities join forces for research-based public policies

Emergency Medicine in Romania, between Systemic Fragmentation and the Pressure of Technology

FIFA bans reusable water bottles at 2026 World Cup stadiums

The Romanian College of Physicians challenges the draft of the Law on Remuneration and demands an increase in coefficients for all categories of physicians

Study: Alcohol may stimulate consumption of ultra-processed foods and promote weight gain

Astronaut Sophie Adenot: "From space we see the drought that is setting in on Earth"

Luxembourg, France, Spain - the most important destinations for FDI in Europe

• Luxembourg attracted $106 billion in foreign direct investment in 2024, more than France, Spain and Italy combined • The United Kingdom recorded negative FDI inflows

Researchers accused of smuggling mpox virus samples

PALMED demands withdrawal of CNAS draft, warning that new rules may delay patient treatments

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University of Bucharest: over 8,000 places in the budget for 2026 admission

Ministry of Culture demands elimination of wage inequities in the sector

ECB Report: A Financial World in Fragmentation

The European Central Bank's annual report on the international role of the euro conveys the message that the global monetary order is entering a phase in which geopolitical considerations are beginning to matter almost as much as economic...

Global uranium supply, mostly produced in Kazakhstan

• The Asian country produced over a third of the world's uranium in 2024 • Canada and Namibia have sharply increased their core production as demand for nuclear power grows • U.S. uranium production remains near historic lows

French agri-food sector denounces supermarket "dogma of low prices”

Climatologist: Early heat waves can have more serious effects than mid-summer heat waves

The Galaţi drone paradox: president Nicuşor Dan, lost in his own reasoning

In Romanian politics, sometimes the facts are so clear that they no longer need explanations. Other times, the explanations are so abundant that they begin to question the very facts they are supposed to clarify.

Chief of Defense Staff, criminally prosecuted by DNA for favoring children of generals

General Gheorghiţă Vlad, Chief of Defense Staff, was indicted yesterday by military prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate in a case that concerns alleged interventions aimed at favoring the access of individuals close to the...

World's ultra-rich population expanding rapidly; US, China lead

• Estimates show US added nearly 67,000 people with $30m or more in wealth between 2021 and 2026, nearly three times more than China • Poland and Qatar, expected to double their ultra-rich populations, lead the world in percentage growth • India...

TRAVEL JOURNALTunisia - People and Places

There are countries that you remember for monuments, places and there are countries that you remember for people. Tunisia falls into both categories. After a few days, you start to confuse the names of some resorts, forget the distances between...