Simona Klodnischi

As many as 13,242 people get the Covid jab in past 24 hours

As many as 13,242 people have received the coronavirus jab with either the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnsonin vaccine in the past 24 hours, the National COVID Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) informs on Monday. As many as 8,642 people were given the priming shot and 4,600 received the booster shot.

Artmark auction sales at almost 6.6 ml euros in H1

Sales at Artmark auction house in the first half of the year totaled 6.58 million euros, the highest-selling lot being the Rombac 1-11 presidential plane used by former state leaders Ion Iliescu and Traian Basescu, the auction house said in a release. In H1 2021 the total volume of Artmark auctions increased 7 percent from 6.16 million euros in the first half of 2020 to 6.58 million euros.

Andrei Gruzsniczki's No Rest For The Old Lady included in Beijing Festival's official competition

Andrei Gruzsniczki's fourth feature film Dupa 40 de Zile/No Rest For The Old Lady has been included in the official competition of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival that will take place between August 14 - 21, a release informs.

Fog triggers massive 40-car pileup on eastbound Bucharest - Constanta motorway

Eastbound traffic is halted Friday morning on the Bucharest - Constanta A2 motorway near the city of Medgidia due to a multi-vehicle collision that triggered a pileup of 40 cars; 17 people, five children included, were injured and one victim was trapped, the Infotrafic Center of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police informs. The red intervention plan has been activated.

Official statistics: Jan - May new manufacturing orders up 27 pct YoY

New orders for Romania's manufacturing industry over January 1 - May 31, 2021 were 27 percent up in nominal terms from the same period in 2020 on the back of growth in the durables industry (+37.5 percent), the intermediate goods industry (+32.7 percent) and the capital goods industry (+27.0 percent), the National Institute of Statistics (INS) informs.

Speaker Orban: National Day of France is a day of celebration for us too

Chamber of Deputies Speaker and Liberal leader Ludovic Orban took today to Facebook to send a message on the National Day of France. "July 14, France's National Day, is a day of celebration for us too. The homeland of freedom and of a great civilization we have been in love with for centuries, France is the country that took in and hosted the Romanians since the beginning of the 19th century.

Four COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours, plus another 10 previous fatalities

As many as 14 deaths - 8 men and 6 women - in SARS-CoV-2 patients have been reported in the last 24 hours, including ten from 2020 and early this year that were entered in the database by the public health directorates at the request of the Health Ministry, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs today.

Iohannis congratulates Moldovan citizens on their clear choice for reforms, rule of law, European integration

President Klaus Iohannis offered congratulations to the citizens of the Republic of Moldova following Sunday's snap parliamentary elections, as well as Moldovan President Maia Sandu for her "courage, perseverance and vision". "Congratulations to the citizens of the Republic of Moldova for their civic spirit and clear choice for reforms, rule of law and European integration!

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