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The first 24 centres to administer in Romania the one-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) will be available in 19 counties and in Bucharest City, and another 20 of them will open at several hospitals nationwide, senior official with the Health Ministry Andrei Baciu said on Thursday.

Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu states at 44 years after the 1977 earthquake that many of the heritage buildings need a prompt intervention, recalling that at the level of the institution he leads the National Restoration Program (PNR), which includes 91 objectives, is carried out. "Many of Romania's heritage buildings need prompt intervention and it is important to prioritize them.

TypingDNA Romanian cybersecurity start-up received a total investment worth 7 million USD in a new Series A round, led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI investment fund, with the participation of GapMinder Ventures and Techstars Ventures, alongside other investors from previous rounds, according to a release of GapMinder fund, which invested 1.2 million USD in this new round.

Over 200 Diaspora and Romania-based entrepreneurs, Romanians who have been successful in business abroad, and who have founded businesses on the local market and have managed to internationalize their businesses, are participating this weekend in Alba Iulia (centre-west) in the third edition of the RePatriot Summit, under the slogan "We Make Romania Better", a manifestation that aims to promote

Almost a hundred Romanians turned out to watch the documentary "The Greater Union - Romania at 100" documentary by the AGERPRES National News Agency at Cinema Palace in the western city of Oradea, as part of a national caravan.

Turkey's Women's National Team defeated Russia 68-66 in overtime on June 27 in Buda-pest to finish EuroBasket Women 2015 in fifth place and secure a spot in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 

The qualifying tournament will take place next summer at a location to be determined. 

The Sunday's referendum for the merger of the Western Romania municipality of Oradea with the Sinmartin commune has been rendered invalid, since it failed to gather the minimum presence of 30 percent of the voters, Municipal Electoral Bureau (BEM) President, Justice Ionel Olah told AGERPRES on Monday.

Romanian feature film "De ce eu?" (Why Me?) by director Tudor Giurgiu, has won the Award of the Bulgarian Guild of Film Critics for the best film in the Balkan Competition at the 19th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival running over March 5-29, organisers reported in a press release on Monday.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO

Florian Chirila, the owner of Bihor County's only vegetarian restaurant and one of the few such dining establishments in Romania, unveils in an interview with AGERPRES the secret to a healthy diet.

Photo credit: (c) Florian Chiril? / Facebook

Romania is participating with a national stand in the International Tourism Fair Ferien - Messe Wien, which is held January 15 to January 18 in Vienna, according to the Romanian Cultural Institute's website.

Romanian folk ensemble pose after performing at the 2013 International Tourism Fair Ferien ? Messe Wien
Photo credit: (c) Isabela PAULESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE