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\ninto the recent incident involving a Black Hawk helicopter, which made a forced
\nlanding in downtown Bucharest on Thursday. The crew had initially reported
\ntechnical issues during a training flight for the military ceremonies due on
\nJuly 20th and 21st to mark Romania’s Aviation Day and the end of the Romanian
\ncontingent’s mission in Afghanistan. The helicopter crash-landed in a Bucharest
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EDUCATION Students from all over the world can enlist with the first
\ninteractive online high school of an international profile in Romania due to
\nstart activity in Cluj Napoca this autumn. Upon graduation, students are to receive
\nCambridge-accredited diplomas. The aforementioned British-styled high-school is
\ngoing to function in a hybrid system. Students are going to attend online
\ncourses and interact with each other in camps. The idea to set up such a school
\ncame during the pandemic, when the organizers realized the importance of such
\nan institution in Romania. Cambridge-accredited diplomas are recognized in over
\n150 countries, Romania included, so students can easily opt for university
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WEATHER Almost 100 people have lost their lives while
\nhundreds are reported missing after the heavy rainfalls and flooding that have
\nrecently affected Western Europe. In Germany, the most affected country, Chancellor
\nAngela Merkel has described the situation as a ‘tragedy’ and pledged full
\nsupport for the victims. Numerous towns and villages have been isolated and
\nroads have been completely covered by waters, which disrupted electricity in
\nmore than 135 thousand households. Belgium has also reported fatalities and
\nmany people unaccounted for. Extreme weather phenomena have also caused
\nmaterial damage in the Netherlands where many people had to leave their homes.
\nExperts are blaming the latest weather phenomena on human-induced climate
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COVID-19 Authorities in Romania have included Spain, Portugal and the
\nNetherlands among the red-zone countries with a high infection risk, whereas
\nGreece, one of the most sought-after tourist destinations this summer is
\npresently in the yellow zone. Tourists who have been fully vaccinated do not
\nhave to stay in quarantine upon their return to Romania irrespective of the
\nregion they come from. Those unvaccinated coming from the red zone must stay in
\nquarantine for 14 days, whereas those coming from the yellow zone must produce
\na negative PCR test made in the past 72 hours in order to avoid quarantine. The
\nNational Committee for Emergency Situations has approved a pilot project
\ninvolving the use of trained dogs for detecting those infected. 62 new
\ninfections were reported in Romania on Thursday, out of 25 thousand tests, as
\nwell as three fatalities. 50 persons are being treated in ICUs. Since the
\nbeginning of Romania’s vaccine rollout on December 27th last year, 4.7 million people
\nhave been fully vaccinated in Romania, while authorities are trying to step up
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COMMISSIONER Romania must double its vaccination efforts this summer as only
\n30% of its adult population has been vaccinated says the European Commissioner
\nfor Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides who is paying a formal visit to
\nRomania on Friday. According to this EU official, the highly-contagious Delta
\nvariant, which has been identified in Europe, represents a major risk for
\npeople who haven’t got the jab. Vaccination is the most powerful weapon against
\nvirus variants, the European Commissioner went on to say. According to a
\ncommuniqu\u00e9 issued by the European Commission Representation in Bucharest, EU
\nCommissioner Kyriakides will be meeting Health Minister Ioana Mihaila and pay a
\nvisit to the vaccination center in Petresti, southern Romania. The talks will
\nbe focusing on the EU’s vaccine strategy, Romania’s vaccine rollout as well as
\nthe guidelines provided by the European Health Union. <\/p>\n
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