The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 17 years.
Read Full Story →Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.
Read Full Story →The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.
Read Full Story →President Donald Trump says he wants to send more troops to Poland, a week after his officials cancelled a similar deployment.
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Read Full Story →Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
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Read Full Story →FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
Read Full Story →Electrica Group and the Electrica Foundation announce a special weekend dedicated to technology, history, and the future of energy. On Saturday, May 23rd, the "Prof. Ing. Dimitrie Leonida" National Technical Museum opens its doors from 10:00 AM until midnight, in a series of events marking both 143 years since the birth of the museum's founder, Dimitrie Leonida, and the Night of Museums. Alexandru Chiriță, CEO Electrica: "Dimitrie Leonida did not just build a museum. He built an idea of what a
Read Full Story →Sphera Franchise Group (BVB: SFG), the operator of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC chains in Romania and Moldova, with locations in Italy as well, recorded a positive start to 2026, reporting consolidated sales of RON 378 million in Q1 2026, up 4.2% compared to the same period last year. Growth was driven by the return to positive performance of KFC Romania, the Group’s main business engine, and by the strong evolution of Taco Bell. Sales reflected the contribution of restaurants opened in 202
Read Full Story →Cambridge School of Bucharest (CSB), one of Romania’s leading international schools, is entering an exciting new chapter of growth and development. As the school prepares for the next academic year, families are invited to book a visit and experience firsthand how CSB continues to evolve its campus to meet the needs of modern learners with major investments in facilities designed to support both academic excellence and student wellbeing. These new facilities will include a spacious canteen, two
Read Full Story →Flyone, a private low-cost airline headquartered in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, announced the cancellation of almost all the routes to and from Otopeni Airport in Bucharest. In total, the company cancelled 8 of its 11 routes to Bucharest, according to BoardingPass. At the end of last year, the airline operator announced several routes from Bucharest. According to that announcement, in 2026, Flyone was supposed to inaugurate flights between Bucharest and the airports in Dublin (Ireland), Frank
Read Full Story →Romsilva, the Romanian state-owned enterprise responsible for managing the majority of the country's public forests, announced on Thursday, May 21, that it won 4,641.1 hectares of forest in western Romania after a 20-year litigation. The forest, located in the locality of Nadas, Arad County, was definitively returned to state ownership after more than 100 court hearings before ten courts throughout the country, from the Ineu Court to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The litigation began
Read Full Story →Germany is commemorating the day its Basic Law came into effect 77 years ago. And a record number of German passports was issued in 2025, a media report says. DW has more.
Read Full Story →South Africa condemns xenophobic violence when it erupts, but critics say prevention is weak, arrests are limited and political rhetoric sometimes fuels tensions instead of easing them.
Read Full Story →A record number of people received a German passport in 2025, a media report says. Numbers have been rising since Germany lowered citizenship requirements in 2024.
Read Full Story →Foreign ministers from the US, India, Japan and Australia — collectively known as the Quad — need to put past differences behind them if the alliance is to remain an effective means of countering China.
Read Full Story →US Secretary of State Rubio is in India to reset bilateral relations and strengthen the Quad grouping — an Indo-Pacific strategic alliance which includes India, the US, Japan and Australia. Follow DW for more.
Read Full Story →First class and business class are where every traveler wants to be. Today, the lines between the two are starting to blur, so what is different?
Read Full Story →The goal of fitting more than 300 aircraft with Starlink by March 2028 is in serious jeopardy.
Read Full Story →Modern air warfare is splitting into two: stealth aircraft and AI drones at one extreme, and improvised low-cost countermeasures at the other.
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