COVID-19 2320 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in Romania on
\nWednesday, a lower number than in the previous day. Authorities have also
\nannounced 18 related fatalities. 2290 patients are being treated in hospitals,
\nout of whom 338 in ICUs. However, doctors have cautioned that the number of flu
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AID On Tuesday in Berlin, Germany, France and Romania co-chaired an
\ninternational conference on the setting up of a support platform for the
\nRepublic of Moldova, an ex-Soviet Romanian-speaking country. The participants,
\nroughly 50 delegations representing international organizations and countries,
\nhave pledged to grant Chisinau 695 million Euros worth of aid as well as
\npolitical support in the context of the war in neighboring Ukraine. Nearly 12
\nthousand out of the 100 thousand Ukrainian refugees, who arrived in the
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INTEREST The Robor index, after which costs for
\nconsumer credits with variable interest rate are being calculated, has gone up
\nfrom 4.62% to 4.68 % and according to Romania’s Central Bank, this has been the
\nhighest in the past 9 years. Romania’s Central Bank (BNR) has today raised the
\nyearly key rate from 2.5 to 3%. The key rate, which sets the future evolution
\nof all bank interests, is also the main element in the fight against inflation.
\nThe BNR has cautioned against the inflation rate, which is expected to reach
\nhigher levels in the following months than previously estimated. Inflation is
\non the rise due to the latest price hikes in fuel and food against the
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VICTORY U-BT Cluj-Napoca, a basketball side from north-western Romania on
\nTuesday secured a 76-73 home win against MHP Riesen of Germany in the quarter
\nfinals of the Champions League. At their first participation in the
\naforementioned competition, U-BT performed before 10 thousand spectators, a
\nrecord number for indoor matches in Romania. The return game against MHP is due
\nin Germany in a week. In case of an aggregate draw, the Romanian champions are
\nto play another home game after the best-of-three system. The winner will be up
\nagainst the victor of the match pitching Baxi Manesa against Unicja Malaga. In
\nthe other matches of the quarters Israeli side Hapoel Holon is up against
\nFrench team Strasbourg while Spanish side Lenovo Tenerife plays Tofas Bursa of
\nTurkey. The Final Four will be hosted by Bilbao over May 6th and the
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EMBASSY A man lost his life on Wednesday after he
\nhad rammed his car into the wall of the Russian embassy in Bucharest. According
\nto investigators, the man crashed his car into the embassy’s gate and set
\nhimself ablaze. Many containers with flammable substances have been found in
\nhis car. An investigation is underway by the prosecutors of the Bucharest Court
\nand the Homicide Department of the Bucharest Police. According to papers in
\nBucharest, the man has been identified as Bogdan Draghici, the head of the
\nAnti-discrimination Association of All Fathers, TATA, who was indicted in the
\npast for having sexually abused his daughter. Before the incident Draghici had posted
\non Facebook a message of solidarity with Ukraine invaded by the Russian troops.
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