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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...
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...
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...
‘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...
Romania blocks Hungarian energy giant over Russian ties: Billion-euro deal at risk
Daily News Hungary
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August 26, 2025
Hungarian state-owned energy company MVM Group has hit a major obstacle in its plan to expand into Romania. Last December, the company announced plans to acquire a majority stake in E.ON Energie Romania, one of the country’s largest gas and...
Who is Coco Gauff’s R3 Opponent at the US Open? Everything You Need To Know About Magdalena Fręch
Essentially Sports
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August 30, 2025
Coco Gauff will take on Magdalena Fręch in the third round of the 2025 US Open. And it promises to be a battle worth watching. Fręch, a 27-year-old from Poland, is currently ranked 26th in the world and has been enjoying some of her best tennis in...
Artworks inspired by Țara Hațegului UNESCO Geopark featured in Bucharest’s ‘The Big Green: Soil’ exhibition
Romania Insider
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August 26, 2025
Three Romanian artists, Maia Ștefana Oprea, Alina Tofan, and Cătălin Rulea, have created new site-specific works inspired by the natural and cultural heritage of the Țara Hațegului UNESCO Global Geopark, to be showcased in Bucharest as part of the...
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...
Ukraine Border Crossing Update: Highest Illegal Attempts at Romania Border
Mezha
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August 27, 2025
According to the State Border Guard Service, the most attempts at illegal border crossing are currently recorded on the stretch bordering Romania, while on the border with Poland – the fewest. This information was announced on August 27 by the...
The Fascination of Outer Space through STEAM Projects at the Nicolae Stoleru Secondary School, Baia (Romania)
Scientix
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August 27, 2025
August 27th, 2025 by guest CC-BY, provided by author The fascination with the cosmos has gripped humanity since ancient times. The idea that there could be other forms of life in the universe has always preoccupied scientists. Likewise,...
With EBRD support, Romania delivers second successful renewable energy auction
The European Sting
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August 27, 2025
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. EBRD supports Romania in successful second renewable energy auction At 4.2 GW awarded, combined auction results exceed Romania’s target of 3.5 GW EBRD strongly supports Romania’s green...
Taking the 'red pill': From meme to political ideology
Deutsche Welle
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August 30, 2025
In the 1999 science fiction film, The Matrix, hacker Neo is faced with a decision. Resistance fighter Morpheus presents him with two pills. If Neo swallows the blue one, everything will remain the same — a comfortable life in a fantasy world. If...
Environmental groups warn against opening roads for cars in Bucharest’s Băneasa Forest
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
Bucharest’s Băneasa Forest, one of the Romanian capital’s most important green lungs, is at the center of a growing dispute as environmental groups warn of irreversible damage if forest roads are opened to car traffic. More than 40...
Germany reaffirms support for Romania’s OECD accession
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
Germany has reaffirmed its strong support for Romania’s bid to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscoring the country’s progress toward meeting international standards in governance, transparency, and...
FNE at Venice Film Festival 2025: Cercamon Picks Up Mihai Mincan’s Milk Teeth ahead of its World Premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti Competition
The Film New Europe
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BUCHAREST: Romanian director Mihai Mincan’s sophomore feature Milk Teeth / Dinți de lapte has been acquired by Cercamon before its world premiere in the Orizzonti competition of the 82nd Venice Film Festival (27 August – 6 September 2025).The film...
Romanian cinema: Ivana Mladenović wins best director at Sarajevo Film Festival for ‘Sorella di Clausura’
Romania Insider
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August 25, 2025
Serbian-Romanian filmmaker Ivana Mladenović received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director on Friday night at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival for her feature film Sorella di Clausura. The Romanian-Serbian-Italian-Spanish co-production competed...
Art World Skeptical about Masterpieces Worth £100 Million Found Under Pensioner's Bed
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 25, 2025
Three previously unknown oil paintings attributed to avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich are on show at a public museum in Bucharest. If proven authentic, they could be worth over £100 million, but a top scholar says the story behind their origin...
Spice teams up with British-Romanian star Lavbbe for new single ‘Slow Motion’
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 27, 2025
Dancehall powerhouse Spice is set to release her new single “Slow Motion” alongside British-Romanian artist and social media star Lavbbe. The track, produced by Shaggy and Shane Hoosong, will be available digitally on August 29 via VP Records and...
Romania's Hidroelectrica assures no electricity price hike is planned
Romania Insider
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August 25, 2025
Hidroelectrica, Romania’s largest energy producer, announced on August 23 that it has not announced, does not intend, and is not considering any increase in electricity supply prices. "The company maintains its commitment to having a fair and...