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How Mihai Mincan’s Daughter Inspired His Venice Film ‘Milk Teeth,’ a Personal Tale of Childhood Under Ceaușescu, Trailer Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 28, 2025
Romanian filmmaker Mihai Mincan is back at the Venice Film Festival‘s Horizons competition with “Milk Teeth,” a deeply personal drama set during the final days of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship. The film marks Mincan’s second Venice selection...
Rheinmetall to Build €500 Million Gunpowder Plant in Romania
Militarnyi
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Romania has reached an agreement with the German defense giant Rheinmetall to build a state-of-the-art gunpowder manufacturing plant for ammunition. The Romanian Ministry of Economy reported on this. On Wednesday, August 27, Radu Miruță, Romania’s...
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Quietly Confirms a Major Character Erased From the Movies
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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August 28, 2025
There's great news for Harry Potter fans, with the HBO television reboot of the popular franchise seemingly confirming the appearance of a major character. A new photo from the set reveals that Charlie Weasley will be involved in the new...
Romania’s Development Minister Announces Major Cuts in Local and State Administration
Bulgarian News Agency
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Romania’s Development Minister Attila Cseke said on Wednesday that tens of thousands of positions in local and state administration will be reduced. In an interview with Antena3 TV, he said that about 57% of the positions, nearly 6,000 jobs, will...
"Go back to your country": Romanian man detained over attack on foreign delivery worker in Bucharest
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
A foreign food delivery worker was attacked in Bucharest by a 20-year-old man who struck him in the face while shouting that he was an “invader” and demanding he return to his country. The case drew wide public attention after former police...
Film inspired by Rotterdam art heist carried out by Romanians to open in local cinemas next month
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, is scheduled for release in local cinemas on September 23. The...
Media: EU doubts rationale of separating Ukraine and Moldova in accession talks
European Pravda
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Ahead of a visit by the leaders of France, Germany and Poland to the Moldovan capital of Chișinău, several European diplomats have said that the idea of opening the first cluster of membership negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova separately is in...
Weekend calendar: Bucharest International Air Show, L'Étape Romania by Tour de France, Codru Festival in Timișoara, Focus in the Park in Sibiu and more
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Concerts, exhibitions, and outdoor film screenings are part of the weekend offer in the capital, where the public can also attend the many aerial demonstrations and aircraft displays part of the Bucharest Air Show. In Bucharest: George Enescu...
Celtic and Rangers Europa League draw: Live stream, TV channel and start time
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 28, 2025
It's not the tournament that either club aspired to be competing in this season. But the reality is that the road to Istanbul begins on Friday as Celtic and Rangers discover their Europa League opponents. It's been a damaging week for the Scottish...
From slacker rock to cult art-punk, these music docos are must-sees
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 28, 2025
Our favourite part of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) each year is the Music On Film program. It is a chance to catch the latest music documentaries, and there's few joys quite like taking a comfy seat for an enlightening and...
Romania’s Turda Salt Mine to be expanded with new tourist space
Romania Insider
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August 26, 2025
The Turda Salt Mine, in central Romania, will be expanded with a new tourist space, which will have 5 panoramic elevators, an artificial river, as well as several suspended walkways, following an investment of almost RON 100 million (EUR 20...
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How R Praggnanandhaa stole the spotlight from world champion D Gukesh in 2025
Firstpost
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August 30, 2025
It’s been nearly a year since Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off one of the greatest feats ever witnessed in the history of chess. The teenager was in for quite the wild ride for over a year, from dislodging Viswanathan Anand as the...
Art Unites the World
Scientix
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August 26, 2025
August 26th, 2025 by guest CC-BY, provided by author The name of our project is Art Unites the World. It is an international project in which 9 teachers and 150 students from 6 countries, including Türkiye, participated. Our students are between...
Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos
Variety
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August 27, 2025
The star-studded Venice Film Festival is under way, with numerous stars and renowned filmmakers making the trek to Italy by plane, train and vaporetto. Those expected at the annual celebration on the Lido include Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and...
Sno-King International Folk Dance Club celebrates Oktoberfest with live music Sept. 24
My Edmonds News - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
The Folk Voice Duo. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Haner) The Sno-King International Folk Dance Club invites the community to celebrate Oktoberfest 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W. in Lynnwood. The event will...
France brings Putin thriller to the screen at Venice Film Festival
Modern Ghana
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The Venice Film Festival opened on Wednesday, with Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Emma Stone among the stars walking the red carpet. France is strongly represented this year with three films in the main competition, including...
Rheinmetall to invest over €1.5bn in Balkan munitions factories
BNE Intellinews
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German defence giant Rheinmetall plans to invest more than €1.5bn in new munitions factories in Romania and Bulgaria, part of a broader European effort to boost defence production amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Romania signed a framework agreement...
‘Wednesday’ Season 2: Jenna Ortega & Tim Burton Talk Global Hit Show, Music… But Not Lady Gaga
Rolling Stone Australia
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August 27, 2025
To celebrate the release of the second season of hit Netflix show Wednesday, director Tim Burton and his cast, including star Jenna Ortega, hit Australia for a whirlwind trip. During their time in Sydney, Rolling Stone AU/NZ caught up with Ortega...
Roughly 60% of employees in Romania worried about job stability until retirement, report shows
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
The most recent study conducted by Raiffeisen Bank in partnership with Appinio shows that 6 out of 10 Romanian employees are worried about job stability until retirement, with concern being higher among women and people over 40 years old. The...
63% of Eastern Europe’s crypto media lost traffic in Q2, but standout growth and new channels signal opportunity
crypto.news
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August 27, 2025
In our Q2 2025 analysis at Outset PR, we found that 63.1% of crypto-native outlets in Eastern Europe lost traffic, even as digital assets surged 21.72% after Q1’s 18% drop, outperforming the S&P 500 and most major indices. Summary Outset PR’s Q2...