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Vice President Harris met with NATO allies last month when she was at the Munich Security Conference.

Vice President Harris is going to Poland after the U.S. rejected fighter jet offer

Mar 09, 2022
Poland offered to stage fighter jets for Ukraine on a U.S. base in Germany. The Pentagon said that wasn't tenable. It all happened the day before Vice President Harris left for Warsaw.
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The Picture Show
People coming from Ukraine descend from a ferry boat to enter Romania at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing at the Danube river.

People fleeing Ukraine cross into Romania

Feb 26, 2022
As Russia invades their country, Ukrainians fleeing conflict are crossing into bordering nations. Satellite images show miles of cars and trucks waiting to cross into Romania.
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World
A 21-year-old Romanian woman says she had no one to turn to for help when she got pregnant in 2019.

Activists Say Romania Has Been Quietly Phasing Out Abortion

Sep 01, 2021
Doctors are using conscientious objection to turn down patients. Religious anti-abortion clinics are springing up. Advocates say abortion rights are under threat again in Romania.
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Strange News
A metal monolith was reported to have appeared on a scenic location in northern Romania on Nov. 27. Local newspaper Ziar Piatra Neamt reported the finding on a hill near the archaeological site of an old fortress overlooking the Bâtca Doamnei lake.

Another Mysterious Monolith Suddenly Appears — This Time In Romania

Dec 01, 2020
Not long after a metal object appeared without explanation in the Utah desert, it disappeared. Now, locals in Piatra Neamt say they have found a similar monolith, and answers remain just as scarce.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A Roma family rides a horse-drawn cart carrying scrap metal out of Romania's Pata-Rât city dump.

'Where Is This Going To Lead?': Roma People In Europe Face Coronavirus Disaster

Apr 08, 2020
Many in Europe's largest ethnic minority group live in poor, marginalized communities where conditions could lead to a swift outbreak, say researchers and activists.
NPR
Goats and Soda
Liliana Czegledi holds a photo of her daughter, Ioana, at her home in the village of Sînandrei in western Romania. Ioana was just shy of her 10th birthday when she died of complications from measles. She could not be vaccinated because she had a comprom

The Story Behind The Worst Measles Outbreak In The European Union

Nov 24, 2018
Europe is experiencing a record outbreak of measles, a disease that has been vaccine-preventable since 1963. And in the EU, Romania is ground zero.
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World
Adrian Coman (foreground) sued his native Romania after the state said it would refuse a residency permit for his American husband, Claibourn Robert Hamilton. The European Court of Justice sided with the couple.

Romanian Referendum Seeks To Broaden Same-Sex Marriage Restrictions In Eastern Europe

Oct 06, 2018
Romania is one of several Eastern European nations that already ban both same-sex marriage and same-sex unions in civil law. Now it's trying to ban it in the constitution.
NPR
Europe
People wave Romanian national flags during a demonstration against the government on Saturday, during the second day of protests.

Tens Of Thousands Of Romanians Protest Corruption, Demand New Government

Aug 13, 2018
Rallies in Bucharest and other cities were largely organized by expatriates who came home to demonstrate en masse. Police responded violently on Friday, but protests continued on Saturday and Sunday.
NPR
The Two-Way
Constantin Reliu, 63, at his place in Barlad, Romania, on Friday. A court rejected Reliu's request for the annulment of a death certificate that was issued in his name in 2016.

Man Says He's Not Dead. Court Doesn't Buy It

Mar 16, 2018
Constantin Reliu returned to Romania from Turkey to find he had been dead for 15 years — officially, at least. And he still is, now that a court has denied his bid to overturn his death certificate.
NPR
The Two-Way
Kim Davis, seen in 2015 outside the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky.

Kim Davis Takes Struggle Against Gay Marriage To Another Theater: Romania

Oct 13, 2017
The Kentucky clerk was jailed in 2015 for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Now, together with the legal group that defended her then, she has crossed the Atlantic to carry on her fight.
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Parallels
U.S. and Polish officials, including Poland's President Andrzej Duda and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work, take part in the May 13 groundbreaking for a U.S. missile defense station in Redzikowo, Poland. The station will be part of NATO's larger

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

May 18, 2016
In Poland and Romania, some are happy to have new U.S. bases in light of recent Russian moves. But others say the most likely result will be heightened tensions with Moscow.
NPR
The Two-Way
A tourism site for Bogata, Romania, was created not long after Snoop Dogg accidentally tagged the village on Instagram.

Snoop Dogg Makes Romanian Village Famous With Instagram Mistake

Mar 17, 2016
The rapper presumably meant to tag his location as Bogotá, Colombia, but instead checked in at Bogata, Romania, a small village which had some fun with the mistake.
NPR
Europe
A tweet from Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders Ticks Off Romanians On Twitter Over Internet Speed Tweet

Mar 05, 2016
Bernie Sanders compared Internet speeds in America to Romania — in a bad way. Romanians responded.
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The Two-Way
Children dance during the Dec. 18 event in Bucharest, Romania.

PHOTOS: In Romania, Santa Steps In To Help Fight Stigma Of Down Syndrome

Dec 24, 2015
Children with Down syndrome often face prejudice in Romania, where there are few services available for them, the AP reports. One group held a Christmas event last week to try to shift attitudes.
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The Two-Way
Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta is resigning, after thousands of protesters called for him to step down Tuesday. Ponta is also facing corruption charges.

Romania's Prime Minister Resigns After Protests Over Deadly Club Fire

Nov 04, 2015
Thousands of protesters took to the streets last night, after the death toll in last weekend's nightclub fire rose to 32.
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The Two-Way
A member of the Romanian metal band Goodbye to Gravity performs as fireworks erupt on stage before a fire broke out at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, Friday night.

Fire At Romanian Nightclub Kills 27 People During Music Show

Oct 31, 2015
A crowded club in Bucharest became the scene of tragedy Friday night, after a fire broke out, spreading flames and smoke and causing a panic among the young patrons.
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New title for five UNLV students and faculty: Fulbright scholar

May 22, 2015

UNLV sends a record number of Fulbright scholars into the world

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