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Arrest of online influencer Andrew Tate puts Romania’s webcam industry in the spotlight
Webcam studio owners say the business is legal. Anti-sex-trafficking groups say the Andrew Tate case tells a different story.
Romania's traditional blouse industry under threat by mass production of fake replicas
Ukrainian refugees create their own school in Romania
‘Trade is trade and war is war’: Romanian farmers say helping Ukraine is hurting their bottom line
Ukrainian ballet dancers displaced by war find a home on international stages
Romanian protests continue despite government retreat
Romanians took to the streets for a sixth day of protests even though the government scrapped its controversial decree to shield many politicians from prosecution for corruption.
Who hacked the DNC? The links point to Russia.
A shadowy group calling itself Guccifer 2.0 has claimed responsibility for the DNC email hacks. However, the hackers also show a fondness for Russian emoticons.
Smoker? China, finally, says keep it out of the schools
China's getting serious about smoking — so serious it's banning smoking in schools. And it's imposing new restrictions as well. Meanwhile, in Austria, a former police officer is being compared to Robin Hood after he stole but said he planned to give it to the poor. Plus Denmark and Sweden consider a ban on circumcisions, in today's Global Scan.
A Nobel Peace Prize for Edward Snowden?
A former Norwegian minister nominates Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize. India's highest court maintains the country's ban on gay sex. And an Iranian teacher stands up for a stricken student who is bullied. All that and more, in today's Global Scan
US government shuts down, as the world makes fun of us...
The US government shutdown has journalists working overtime to come up with the best headlines and most interesting writing about, essentially, what isn't happening. Examples of that, as well as an amazing video of a massive Spanish cathedral's construction, in today's Global Scan.
Bucharest NOT Budapest: One Romanian Chocolatier Starts a Campaign to Combat the Confusion
The capitals of Hungary and Romania are confused so often one Romanian candy company has taken it upon itself to educate the world about the difference. It has Romania's capital stamped into each bar.
World's Biggest Flag Unfurled in Romania
A brass band played the national anthem at a military airfield outside of Bucharest, Romania earlier this week as 200 volunteers battled with the wind to unfurl a gigantic Romanian flag.
Hatfields And McCoys Shoot It Up In Transylvania
You may have caught actor Kevin Costner accepting an Emmy for lead actor in a mini-series. That series, "Hatfields & McCoys," based on one of the most famous blood feuds in American history, wasn't filmed in West Virginia or Kentucky, but in Transylvania.
Why Romanians Are Not Welcome In Spain
Spain has the highest unemployment in Europe. So, Madrid wants to close the borders for Romanians, although Romania is a member state of the European Union.
In Romania, linguistic respect for people once derided as Gypsies
The Roma in Romania have long been called Tigan or Gypsy. Now, the country has made Roma the official term and hopes to reduce stereotypes and discrimination.