22 aug. • Ultima ora Severstal va cumpara compania miniera PBS pentru 1,3 miliarde dolari Severstal, cel mai mare producator de otel din Rusia, a anuntat, vineri, ca diviza sa miniera intentioneaza sa achizitioneze grupul PBS Coals Corp in schimbul a 8,30 dolari canadieni/actiune (7,97 dolari/actiune), suma totala fiind de…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Un tren a deraiat in Portugalia: doi morti si 47 de raniti Un tren de persoane a deraiat vineri in Portugalia, a anuntat un purtator de cuvant al companiei feroviare, transmite Antena 3. Din primele informatii reiese ca o persoana a murit si alte 25 sunt ranite.…
22 aug. • Showbiz Ellen si Portia s-au casatorit Dupa patru ani de convietuire impreuna, Ellen DeGeneres si Portia de Rossi au profitat de recunoasterea mariajelor dintre persoanele de acelasi sex in statul California si s-au casatorit, sambata noapte, in cadrul unei ceremonii private…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Pretul petrolului a scazut pana la aproape 120 dolari/baril Pretul petrolului a scazut, vineri, pana aproape de 120 dolari/baril, dupa ce joi inregistrase cea mai mare crestere a ultimelor trei luni, pe seama deprecierii dolarului si sporirii tensiunilor dintre Statele Unite si Rusia, arata…
22 aug. • Acasa “1001 de nopti” – serialul care a innebunit romancele Narghilea, rahat, baclavale si, mai nou, serialul “1001 de nopti” sunt doar cateva dintre marcile turcesti care au prins si in Romania. Nu-l stiti pe Onur Aksal, barbatul fatal cu ochi albastri, care “insista si…
22 aug. • Telecomanda fara baterii Cronica TV: Cine are nisa postului mai tare? Ducem o existenta grea, capitalista, bazata pe concurenta acerba. Consumam mult si vrem sa consumam bine, standardele ne cresc, ce ne multumea ieri nu ne multumeste azi si ce ne multumeste azi cu siguranta nu…
22 aug. • Reteta saptamanii Salata de castraveti ca-n Beverly Hills Se poate pregati in orice perioada a anului, doar ca ar fi mai bine sa profiti acum, cat castravetii de gradina sunt proaspeti, ieftini si se gasesc in toate pietele. Aceasta reteta este servita intr-un…
22 aug. • Prin oras (VIDEO/FOTOGALERIE) A doua zi de Stufstock: 1.500 de 'credinciosi' au aderat la religia dEUS Cea de-a doua seara a festivalului a inceput cu trupa romaneasca Persona. Timisorenii au o prezenta tonica, amestecand stilurile indie, pop si rock. Au deschis festivalul, iar solistul Gaben a facut fata cu brio rolului…
22 aug. • Prin oras (VIDEO/FOTOGALERIE) Stufstock, prima zi: record de spectatori la Apocalyptica Pe scena Stufstock s-au imbinat, de-a lungul intregii seri de joi, toate gusturile muzicale: punk (trupa Crowfish), industrial-electro (trupa Konqistador) si, mai ales, indie (Air Traffic si The Amsterdams). Trupa finlandeza Apocalyptica a reusit sa…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Amenintare cu bomba in Gara Ploiesti Sud O voce de barbat a anuntat vineri, la numarul 112, amplasarea unei bombe in Gara Ploiesti Sud, anunta Antena 3. Calatorii au fost coborati din garniturile de tren, iar la fata locului s-au deplasat echipele…
22 aug. • International Marea Britanie nu mai este raiul imigrantilor est-europeni Marea Britanie a depasit pragul critic al invaziei est-europene. Daca pana nu demult prima pagina a ziarelor britanice era tinuta de avertismente privind asaltul imigrantilor, aglomerarea oraselor importante, a transportului in comun si suprasolicitarea serviciilor…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Economia Marii Britanii a stagnat in al doilea trimestru Economia Marii Britanii a stagnat in al doilea trimestru, cea mai slaba performanta de la recesiunea inregistrata la inceputul anilor 1990, potrivit datelor oficiale revizuite publicate vineri si citate de NewsIn. Biroul National de Statistica…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Cod galben de canicula in acest week-end Meteorologii au emis o atentionare cod galben de canicula pentru sambata si duminica.
22 aug. • Ultima ora Banca Mondiala va evalua pierderile economice suferite de Georgia Banca Mondiala va trimite, vineri, o delegatie in Georgia pentru a evalua pierderile economice cauzate de conflictul cu Rusia si pentru a discuta despre planurile de reconstructie, informeaza Reuters, citat de NewsIn. Theodore Ahlers, vicepresedintele…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Justitia respinge cererea de eliberare conditionata a lui Hodorkovski Un tribunal rus a respins vineri cererea de eliberare conditionata a lui Mihail Hodorkovski, fostul proprietar al companiei petroliere Iukos, anunta AFP. Miliardarul rus poate face apel la sentinta in zece zile. Tribunalul a afirmat…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Anunt declaratie de presa Traian Basescu Presedintele Traian Basescu va sustine o declaratie de presa, vineri, la ora 12:00, la Palatul Cotroceni. Conferinta vine dupa ce seful statului a intreprins, miercuri si joi, un turneu diplomatic in Ucraina, Republica Moldova, Azerbaidjan,…
22 aug. • Ultima ora BAC: Variantele 31, 31 si 11, extrase pentru proba scrisa la limba si literatura materna Elevii care sustin, vineri, proba scrisa la limba si literatura materna a examenului de bacalaureat, sesiunea a doua, au de rezolvat variantele de subiect 31, 31 si 11, extrase intr-o sedinta publica, la sediul Ministerului…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Gazprom vrea sa mareasca investitiile programate pentru 2008 Gazprom, cea mai mare companie de gaze naturale din lume, ar putea majora cu un sfert investitiile programate pentru acest an, a declarat un oficial al companiei, citat de NewsIn. Valeri Golubev, directorul executiv adjunct…
22 aug. • Esential Soferii fara roviniete scapa de amenzi pina la 1 septembrie Ministrul transporturilor, Ludovic Orban, a declarat ca soferii care vor fi prinsi fara roviniete nu vor fi amendati pina la data de 1 septembrie. Ministrul considera ca vinovata de aceasta situatie este compania Petrom, care…
22 aug. • Esential Fortele rusesti sapa transee in Poti si blocheaza intrarea in port Fortele rusesti au blocat joi singura intrare terestra a principalului port al Georgiei, Poti, anunta foxnews.com. Decizia vine dupa ce presedintele rus Dmitri Medvedev a promis ca vineri se va incheia retragerea completa a trupelor…
22 aug. • Business Romania's insurance market grew by 22.3% up to over 4.42 billion Romanian Ron The registered value of the gross bonuses in the first six months of this year exceeded 4.42 billion Romanian Ron, a 22.32% increase as compared to the same period in 2007, according to the preliminary…
22 aug. • Business Renault to launch a new Symbol model Renault plans to launch in Romania a new generation of the Symbol model, produced in Turkey for developing countries. The car will enter the Moscow market in late August and will borrow design elements from…
22 aug. • After the first five months in 2008, Romania registered the sixth greatest European trade deficit Romania registered, after the first five months of this year, a 8.8 billion euro trade deficit as compared to 7.9 billion euro in the similar period in 2007, and was classed as having the sixth…
22 aug. • Top News Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars in 2008 alone Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars in 2008 alone, Romania’s Police representatives declared quoted by Romanian news television Realitatea TV. Romania’s secret service representatives declared that this sum represents only half…
22 aug. • The Economist analysis: Eastern Europe to face economic growth slow down. Romania and Bulgaria- main candidates to hard landing The extremely favorable conjuncture in the past ten years, which led to an exceptional economic growth in the Eastern Europe countries, will no last for much longer, The Economist predicts in a thorough analysis. Counting…
22 aug. • Top News NATO Summit in Brussels. Foreign Affairs Ministers to confirm their support for Tbilisi The 26 Foreign Affairs ministers meet on Tuesday at the NATO Summit in Brussels to re-affirm their support for Georgia in its unfolding conflict with Russia, even if this would meet to jeopardize their relations…
22 aug. • Top News Russian authorities announce that their troops withdraw from Georgia Russian authorities announced on Monday that their troops started to withdraw from Georgia, CNN informs. The announcement was initially made on Sunday by the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in a phone conversation with his French…
22 aug. • Regional Europe Shock in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Yushchenko demands investigation of PM Yulia Timoshenko for state treason Ukraine’s presidency announced on Monday the submission of a written request to investigate Ukraine’s incumbent PM, Yulia Timoshenko, for presumed state treason and political corruption. Timoshenko, in an open conflict with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko…
22 aug. • Regional Europe Mar Negro, the movie about a Romanian nurse, receives formal recognition at Locarno Mar Negro, Federico Bondi’s debut movie, prezented at the Locarno Festival obtained on Saturday night three prizes – the Oecumenical Jury Prize, the Best Actress prize for Ilaria Occhini and the Youth Jury Prize. Inspired…
22 aug. • Top News Angela Merkel: Georgia will join NATO Georgia will join NATO, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in Tbilisi on Sunday after a meeting with the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, AFP informs. Meanwhile, Russian troops seem to linger more on Georgian territory than…
22 aug. • Regional Europe Spaniards consider the number of immigrants too high Some 68.6% of Spaniards consider that Spain hosts too many immigrants, a survey reveals, quoted by Agence France Presse. In Spain, the biggest immigrant communities are from Romania, Morocco and Ecuador. The survey was published…
22 aug. • After Romania's Chamber of Deputies decided to protect Nastase and Mitrea The European Commission criticizes Romania's inability to pursue high corruption cases The European Commission reminds Romania about its inability to end high corruption cases, including the files where former and current ministers are involved, the Commission’s spokesperson Martin Selmayr declared quoted by NewsIn. The Commission’s official…
22 aug. • Politics Former Romanian Justice minister Monica Macovei: the procedures agreed on naming chief prosecutors should not be changed Romania explicitly assumed the obligation to maintain the procedure on naming chief prosecutors as part of the five benchmarks on justice imposed by the European Union. The last monitoring report of the Commission on the…
22 aug. • Politics Romania's House of Deputies decided that Adrian Nastase and Miron Mitrea will not be investigated Romania’s House of Deputies, rejected on Wednesday the anti-graft prosecutors’ requests to approve the investigation of former Romanian PM Adrian Nastase and former Transports minister Miron Mitrea, inside sources declared for HotNews.ro. Deputies were summoned…
22 aug. • Press Review What the newspapers say: August 20, 2008 Eastern Europe remembers on Wednesday of the Prague Spring. On this day, in 1969, the Soviet Army invaded Czechoslovakia. The tanks came against the „Socialism with a human face”, thus giving the opportunity to Romanian…
22 aug. • Top News Romanian chief telecom arbiter Dan Georgescu dismissed Romanian PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu has signed the decision to dismiss Romania’s National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology President Dan Georgescu, a press release of the government informs. Official sources declared for HotNews.ro…
22 aug. • Top News European Affairs Department Chief Adrian Ciocanea dismissed European Affairs Department Chief Adrian Ciocanea was dismissed by a decision signed on Tuesday by Romanian PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu. Ciocanea will be replaced by Aurel Ciobanu Dordea, the government announces. According to the decision,…
22 aug. • Regional Europe Romanian dies in a container while trying to steal old clothes A 52 year old Romanian died while trying to steal old clothes from one of the Red Cross textile donations container in Germany. The man was discovered by passers by on Sunday, at 8:50 am…
22 aug. • Top News OLYMPICS Romania loses handball qualification after facing Hungary. Final score 30-34 Romania’s handball team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Hungary and the girls will play in the competition to get a 5-8 place. The team trained by Tadici had a fade game, with no extreme…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Bush-Saakashvili discuta la telefon evolutia din Georgia Presedintele Statelor Unite, George W. Bush, a avut o convorbire telefonica cu omologul sau georgian, Mihail Saakashvili. Potrivit postului de radio Rossiskaia Slujba Novosti, liderul Casei Albe a precizat că Statele Unite au cerut Federatiei…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Trafic dificil pe DN1, la iesirea din Sibiu Pe Drumul National 1, in judetul Sibiu, pe portiunile de drum dintre localitatile Mohu si Vestem si Vestem-Porumbacu se va circula cu dificultate din cauza unor lucrari de reabilitare si marcare a carosabilului, informeaza Centrul…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Italia, "numero uno" in productia de vin Italia va deveni cel mai mare producator de vin din Europa pentru prima data in acest secol devansind Franta, eterna rivala, transmite Reuters. Potrivit celei mai mari asociatii italiene a fermierilor, Coldiretti, soarele si ploile…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Moscova isi fortifica pozitiile in Georgia Soldatii rusi din Georgia construiesc pozitii fortificate in timp ce autoritatile de la Tbilisi si sustinatorii lor occidentali se tem ca promisa retragere va intarzia. De altfel, un general rus afirma ca va dura aproximativ…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Metrou Nicolae Grigorescu – Soseaua de centura, dupa 19 ani 4,75 km de metrou construiti in 19 ani. Se intimpla in Bucuresti. Noua linie de metrou dintre Nicolae Grigorescu si linia de centura va fi pusa in functiune la 1 noiembrie, anunta Radio Romania Actualitati.…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Bank of China acuzata ca sustine Hamas si Jihadul islamic Un grup israelian a decis aducerea in fata justitiei americane a Bank of China, pe care o acuza de favorizarea actiunilor teroriste transferand milioane de dolari miscarilor palestiniene radicale Hamas si Jihadul islamic, informeaza France…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Teste ADN pentru identificarea victimelor accidentului aerian din Spania Guvernul spaniol a anuntat ca vor fi necesare teste ADN pentru identificarea celor 153 de persoane care si-au pierdut viata in catastrofa aeronautica de miercuri de pe aeroportul din Madrid. Adjunctul primului ministru a declarat…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Scrisori de amenintare si praf alb, pentru campania lui John McCain Doua birouri ale campaniei candidatului republican la presedintia Statelor Unite au primit scrisori de amenintare si un praf alb, fiind declansata starea de alerta – informeaza agentiile internationale de presa. Intreg personalul a fost trimis…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Datele detinutilor din Marea Britanie, pierdute din cauza unei greseli informatice Informatiile despre mii de criminali din Anglia si Tara Galilor s-au pierdut, a recunoscut guvernul britanic citat de France Presse. Astfel, numele, data nasterii si adresele detinutilor au fost sterse, dupa ce un angajat a…
22 aug. • Ultima ora Astazi nu se fac programari pentru obtinerea permiselor auto Astazi nu se fac programari pentru sustinerea examenului de obtinere a permisului auto. Potrivit Realitatea TV, Directia Regim Permise de Conducere si Inmatricularea Vehiculelor a anuntat ca, in acest weekend, comunicatia dintre serviciile publice comunitare…
22 aug. • EuROfonduri Plan de actiune al Ministerului Agriculturii pentru deblocarea fondurilor SAPARD Elementele prioritare sesizate de Comisia Europeana in scrisoarea prin care a anuntat sistarea platilor pentru programul SAPARD vor fi implementate pana la 31 august, au anuntat joi reprezentantii Ministerului Agriculturii. Ministrul Dacian Ciolos a precizat,…