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A New Threat in the Mountains of Transylvania
The tradition of transhumance - the seasonal movement of sheep - is still practised in Romania but shepherds say a new law could threaten their way of life.
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A tiny Romanian village is suddenly famous after Snoop Dogg accidentally tagged it on Instagram
Earlier this week, the rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Snoop Dogg posted a selfie in Bogotá, Colombia. Presumably accidentally, he tagged his location as Bogata, Romania, a 2,000-person hamlet in central Europe, instead of the South American capital. (Hey, we’ve all done it.)
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Ailing WWII-Era Monarch, Romania's King Michael, Quietly Exits Limelight
Ninety-four-year-old King Michael of Romania is a study in contrast. He lunched with Hitler and Mussolini in wartime, but was awarded postwar medals by Truman and Stalin. He survived to see his country emerge from a half-century of Soviet domination, only to be banned by a jittery government alarmed by his popularity.
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Hacker ‘Guccifer,’ who uncovered Clinton’s private emails, to be extradited to US
Guccifer, the infamous Romanian hacker who accessed emails of celebrities and top US officials, will be extradited to the United States, after losing a case in his home country’s top court. Reuters reports that Lehel will come to the US under an 18-month extradition order, following a request made by the US authorities. Details of the extradition have not been made public, however. Marcel Lehel, a 42-year-old hacker better known by...
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The murderers next door
In the poor and remote province of Maramureş in the northern Carpathians, cut off by bad mountain roads from the rest of Romania to the south, the ancient body measures persist. Anything approaching six feet long – a plank of wood or a table – is a râf, the span of a man’s arms; a cot is a cubit, from elbow to fingertip; a ţol – about an inch – is the length of the last joint of the thumb; and a palmă is a hand’s breadth, the distance between the outstretched...
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The murderers next door
In a remote corner of Romania, neighbours kill each other over tiny strips of land. Betrayed by their rulers, these rural communities have resorted to violent assertion of their rights. By Adam Nicolson.
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The Hand’s Breadth Murders
’It is what happens in a place where revenge is the only justice.’ Adam Nicolson investigates murder over land rivalries in rural Romania.
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Dozens killed in Bucharest nightclub explosion
Romania's interior minister says an explosion in a Bucharest nightclub has left 26 people dead and 88 hospitalised with injuries.
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Dancing with Costica: Brisbane artist creates buzz with glass plate photos
A Brisbane photographer goes viral with her recreation of fine art photos taken by a Romanian war photographer.
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Romania's 'Sewer People' Have Been Raided by Police
Police in Romania have raided the intricate network of sewers in the capital city of Bucharest, where hundreds of people — including children — are believed to live. The massive anti-drug operation, carried out earlier this week, followed months of surveillance, Channel 4 News reported, with officers detaining dozens of people for questioning on suspicion of trafficking.
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Pregătire pentru influx utilizatori
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In Search of The Most Dangerous Town On the Internet
Watch the cybercrime documentary profiling the Romanian town nicknamed "Hackerville" or "Most Dangerous Town on the Internet." Convicted blackhat hackers, like Guccifer (real name), talk worms, viruses, social engineering, identity theft, and even hacking Hillary Clinton's email.
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Salutare, cineva aici?
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Romania sentences hacker 'Guccifer' to jail
A Romanian court sentenced hacker "Guccifer", who broke into the emails of former U.S. president George W. Bush's family, entertainment figures and the head of the Romanian secret service, to four years in jail on Friday.
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Dracula’s Castle Is for Sale
Bran Castle, a 12th century fortress perched atop a hill in central Romania, is for sale. The castle is popular tourist destination—thanks to its most famous (but fictional) resident, Count Dracula. The current owners, however, are getting older, the Telegraph reports, and hope to hand over the reins to a Dracula- and history-loving visionary who can breathe new life into the place.
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How the secret police tracked my childhood
Fighting the system used to be dangerous anywhere in Eastern Europe. For one protester from a small Romanian village it was disastrous - and also for his family, whose every word was recorded by the secret police. Carmen Bugan, who found the transcript of her childhood, tells their story.
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Romania: Putin is creating a Black Sea barrier
Romania's president said Monday that Russia has created a chain of conflicts around the Black Sea to further President Vladimir Putin's goal of rebuilding the former Soviet Union along its former border with the West. Romanian President Traian Basescu, who spoke to The Associated Press in an interview Monday, said he fears that neighboring Moldova is "in great danger."
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Transylvania Could Become a Barren Toxic Wasteland
The region—which makes up a large chunk of central Romania—is rich in gold, and a bunch of mining companies are keen to lock down their share of the action.
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Orphans' Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape A Child's Brain
A lot of what scientists know about parental bonding and the brain comes from studies of children who spent time in Romanian orphanages during the 1980s and 1990s. Children like Izidor Ruckel, who wrote a book about his experiences.
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