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Lacey Merks: From pilot dreams to poultry leadership in Nova Scotia
Canadian Poultry
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August 28, 2025
A third-generation egg farmer returns to her roots and helps lead her family’s operation into a new era of innovation, sustainability, and leadership. At a Glance Farm name: Merks Poultry Farm Ltd. Sector: Layers, layer pullets, broiler breeders,...
talkSPORT betting tips – Best football bets and expert advice on Thursday 28 August
talkSPORT
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August 28, 2025
European qualifying is in the spotlight on Thursday with a number of play-off ties to be completed in the Europa and Conference Leagues. Crystal Palace continue their first foray into continental competition when they head to Norwegian side...
Touring Europe, Ukrainian Orchestra 'Fights On The Cultural Front'
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 28, 2025
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra is performing at festivals across Europe, playing symphonic works by Ukrainian composers that draw on themes of war, tragedy, and hope for the future. At a festival in Romania, the orchestra’s Ukrainian-Canadian...
Italian F-35 fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft in first Baltic Air Policing mission
The Economic Times
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August 28, 2025
Two Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters were scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. The jets were part of Task Force Air – 32nd Wing and 6th Wing, launched in Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) to...
Romania’s Dealu Mare launches Dracula-inspired label, Stoker Wines
The Drinks Business
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August 28, 2025
Stoker Wines, a new premium label co-founded by Dacre Stoker, great-grand-nephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker, has launched in Romania’s Dealu Mare region. The brand blends Bram Stoker’s literary legacy with Romanian terroir, beginning with a...
First EVs to qualify for Labour's full £3,750 grant confirmed
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
The first two EV models deemed green enough to qualify for Labour's full Electric Car Grant have finally been announced - a month and a half after the scheme launched. The Department for Transport has today confirmed another six cars eligible for...
Romanian police detain Turkish citizens involved in Bucharest Old Town armed attacks
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Three Turkish citizens, including the alleged coordinator of recent shootings in Bucharest's Old Town, have been detained by Romanian police while attempting to leave the country. The three were stopped near the Nădlac border crossing, located in...
Leaders of France, Germany, and Poland travel to the Republic of Moldova to back pro-EU camp
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland traveled to the Republic of Moldova on Wednesday, August 27, to convince people to support the country’s pro-EU government a month from now, on September 28, at the parliamentary elections. Emmanuel...
Romanian court orders preventive arrest of Mangalia mayor on corruption charges
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Cristian Radu, the mayor of Mangalia - a popular seaside resort in Romania, has been placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days after the Constanța Court of Appeal upheld prosecutors’ request to arrest him on bribery charges. The ruling, delivered...
Erratic driving led to Skowhegan traffic stop, detaining of 14 Romanians
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 28, 2025
SKOWHEGAN — Slow, erratic driving reported by a concerned citizen prompted a July 27 traffic stop that led to the detention of more than a dozen Romanians who federal authorities said were in the United States illegally, according to recently...
Romanian prosecutors reportedly reinstate seizures on assets of controversial developer Nordis
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Prosecutors investigating the case of the real estate developer Nordis, which allegedly defrauded clients of nearly EUR 200 million, have decided to reinstate seizures on all apartments and lands owned by the two companies in the Nordis Group,...
Romanian-born investment service SeedBlink appoints Ronald Rapberger as Head of Sales
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Private markets infrastructure provider SeedBlink announced on Thursday, August 28, that it has promoted Ronald Rapberger to head of sales to drive its next phase of growth. The company is in active expansion, and has grown from a fundraising...
Two Jerusalem cultural festivals bring back global performers
The Times of Israel
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August 28, 2025
Two upcoming Jerusalem events will host international artists, a tougher challenge of late as Israel faces growing cultural isolation on the global stage amid the war in Gaza. Some 45 dancers and choreographers from 13 countries will participate...
Two young Indian and Romanian entrepreneurs: “Denmark invested in us, now we want to create a solution for it”
The Copenhagen Post
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August 28, 2025
When two international students at Syddansk Universitet (SDU) were paired together in the university’s entrepreneurship program, neither imagined how far their idea would go. Balavignesh Baskar, 20, a medical student born in India and raised in...
Romania receives three more F-16 fighter jets from Norway
TASS
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August 28, 2025
BUCHAREST, August 28. /TASS/. Three Norway-supplied F-16 Fighting Falcon jets have landed at the 86th airbase Captain Aviator Konstantin Cantacuzino in the commune of Mihail Kogalniceanu (the Constanta county) in Romania, the Defense Ministry...
George Enescu Festival to reach over 20 cities in Romania, Moldova in 2025
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
Romania’s famous George Enescu International Festival is set to expand in 2025 across the country and in the Republic of Moldova. Alongside the main program held in the capital, in emblematic halls such as the Romanian Athenaeum, the Radio Hall,...
Romanian vegetable sector struggles with rising imports
Fresh Plaza
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August 28, 2025
The Romanian vegetable sector continues to face declining competitiveness, with imports dominating supermarket shelves and market stalls. Carrots from the Netherlands, garlic from Hungary, celery from Poland, and apples from Italy are common,...
Classic Unlimited piano tour to bring free concerts to 12 towns in Romania this fall
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
The Classic Unlimited piano tour will return to Romania this fall, with pianist Bogdan Vaida performing in 12 towns across seven counties as part of a project designed to bring classical music to communities where such events are rare. Running...
Ursula von der Leyen travels to Romania next week for EU-NATO defence talks at Black Sea
Romania Insider
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August 28, 2025
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will arrive in Romania early next week as part of a multi-country tour of the EU’s eastern frontline states, with a focus on strengthening solidarity and defence in the face of growing security...
Media Review: August 28
Bulgarian News Agency
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POLITICS Trud covers President Rumen Radev, who visits Rheinmetall’s high-tech plant in Unterluess, Germany. Radev says that with Rheinmetall’s investment Bulgaria becomes part of the European defence ecosystem. “This is not only about joint...