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Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital on Sunday against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner. Many of the demonstrators in Bucharest honked...
Swiss flight attendant dies a week after plane's emergency landing due to smoke on board
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — A flight attendant aboard a Swiss aircraft that made an emergency landing in Austria due to smoke in the cabin has died, the airline said Tuesday. The flight from Bucharest to Zurich on Dec. 23 was diverted to Graz after engine problems and smoke filled...
Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers on Monday voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the...
A Romanian court says the Andrew Tate case can't go to trial because of missteps by the prosecutors
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — An appeals court in Romania ruled Thursday that the human trafficking case against influencer Andrew Tate, his brother and two Romanian women cannot go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. The...
