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August 8, 2013
August 8, 2013

, 08.08.2013, 03:12

Romanian archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the oldest human settlement in the country. The settlement, located in a town in the western Romanian county of Hunedoara dates back to around 4200 BC. The site covers 100 hectares and includes fortifications and districts. A great number of valuable vases and statuettes have been discovered among the ruins. Specialists will try to restore all items found and then present them to the public.



The Romanian Foreign Ministry disapproves, in a release on Thursday, of the visit paid by several representatives of the Romanian state, parliamentarians included, in areas such as Taiwan, which have not been recognised by Bucharest. The document reaffirms Romania’s stance as regards the observance of the ‘one China policy’ principle and reiterates the importance of the special cooperation ties with Beijing. Previously, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies has said in a release that the recent trip to Taiwan by four Romanian MPs did not have an official character and was not approved by the Chamber of Deputies.



Experts with the Romanian National History Museum on Thursday said that the ashes sent for analysis by prosecutors contains remains of three old paintings, but could not confirm the remains come from the paintings stolen from the Kunstal Museum of Rotterdam. Six Romanian suspects were arrested in relation to the case. According to prosecutors, on October 16, two of them broke into the museum and stole seven paintings signed by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Paul Gogain, to name just a few.



In the past five years the Romanian state had to pay more than 485 million Euros in compensations, following rulings by domestic tribunals and the European Court of Human Rights. According to a report released by the Finance Ministry. the Romanian state had to pay 110 million euros in compensation for civil damages and judicial errors. Also, the state paid 330 million Euros for property restitutions. Adding to all that, are rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, because of judicial errors or living conditions in penitentiaries.



The 10th edition of the Anonimul Independent Film Festival kicks off this Friday in the Sfintu Gheorghe resort in the Danube Delta. For ten days running, film lovers will have the chance to watch more than a hundred productions form France, the US, Russia, Canada, Spain, Egypt, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Ukraine, Serbia, Britain, Luxemburg, Iran, Argentina, Poland, Brazil, Israel, Moldova and Romania. The festival’s guest of honour this year is the Oscar-winning filmmaker Isztvan Szabo. The Hungarian director will receive a Trophy for lifetime achievement.



Six counties in western Romania are under a code orange alerts for heat, valid until Friday. The highs of the day in these areas may reach 37 or even 40 degrees Celsius. In the capital city Bucharest and in 18 counties in southern, south-western, north-western and central Romanian a code yellow alerts is in place, also until Friday. Maximum temperatures in these areas will reach 37 degrees Celsius while the temperature-moist indicator will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units. Elsewhere across the country the weather is warm, except for the mountain regions, where overcast skies and showers have been reported.








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