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HOLOCAUST In a message conveyed today on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has reiterated Romania's commitment to fighting Antisemitism and xenophobia. The Romanian government has also paid homage to the Holocaust victims reiterating its commitment to fighting Antisemitism. As holder of the EU rotating presidency, Romania has the cohesion of common values as its objective, while promoting effective measures against racism, intolerance, xenophobia, populism, Antisemitism and discouraging hate speech are some of the central themes of boosting solidarity and cohesion inside the Union. In turn, the Romanian Foreign Ministry is paying homage to the Holocaust victims all over the world voicing solidarity with the survivors of WWll events. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is being marked today at the Romanian Cultural Center through a premiere screening entitled 'Who will write our history" directed by Roberta Grossman. The film, which tells the story of a Jewish faction that fought the Nazis back in the time of WWll, will also be presented at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles as well as in over 400 movie theatres, synagogues, churches, universities, museums and community centers worldwide.
FLU The Health Ministry in Bucharest is to decide this week whether to declare a flu epidemic against the increasing number of infections and deaths. The death toll of the latest flu wave that hit Romania presently stands at 39, all of the victims being unvaccinated. The number of victims is much higher than last year when only four people died of flu. Field minister Sorina Pintea has called on the National Public Health Ministry to make public the situation at national level on Tuesday adding that if data confirms a third week with an increasing number of infections, an epidemic will be declared. Doctors are urging people to get vaccinated and go see their GPs in the event of any flu-related symptoms.
WEATHER The weather is getting warmer in most of Romania's regions, which have been affected by extreme weather conditions in the past days. Firefighters have been deployed in Bucharest and in 18 counties across the country where they have taken 37 vehicles out of the snow. Units belonging to the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations have intervened removing 17 hundred fallen trees, electricity cables and posts. 123 towns and villages from 13 counties are reportedly without electricity at present, while flights have been delayed and several road and railway sections closed down. Over 12 thousand employees of the Interior Ministry, police, gendarme and firefighting units have been summoned to assist the population in Romania, where the highs of the day range between -3 and +7 degrees Celsius with a noon reading in Bucharest of - 1.
PROTESTS The yellow vests ceased their protests in Paris last night following a riot police intervention. Several thousand protesters intended to stage last night a so-called 'yellow night' in order to draw people's attention to the social issues affecting them. Their main claim was the legalization of a series of referendums initiated by the people, a proposal the government has received with reticence. According to Radio Romania's correspondent in Paris, the 11th Saturday of protests has degenerated in clashes with the riot police, which have for the first time used cameras to record the events. People are protesting against the rising fuel taxes and the low standard of living.
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