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Doctor Rafila on severely burned patient's death: Transfer to Belgian facility sluggish

Published by Agerpres on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 20:14

Social Democrat MP, doctor Alexandru Rafila, said that in his opinion, the transfer abroad of the severely burned patient who died today in Belgium was "sluggish". "I consider it was a sluggish transfer, because if this had been a first, we could of course have found some excuses.

Turkey condemns terror attack in Somalian capital

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 07:21

Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Jan. 31 "strongly condemned" the terrorist attack in the Somalian capital Mogadishu.

In a statement, the ministry said: "We wish Allah's mercy upon those who lost their lives and a speedy recovery to the injured."

It added that Turkey will continue to stand by the government and people of Somalia in their fight against terrorism.

Second Recent Fire in Romania’s COVID-19 Hospitals Kills Five

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 01/29/2021 - 11:40

At least five people died on Friday in the Matei Bals hospital for infectious diseases in Bucharest, one of the largest medical centres treating COVID-19 patients in Romania.

Over a hundred patients suffering from COVID-19, some of whom were connected to oxygen, were evacuated as a consequence, the Romanian news portal G4Media reported.

"colectiv", by Alexander Nanau, chosen best documentary in European Film Awards

Published by Agerpres on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 11:44

"colectiv", directed by Alexander Nanau, was designated on Saturday evening as the best documentary in the European Film Awards, during a ceremony taking place online due to the pandemic. The "colectiv" documentary tells the story of the first year after the Colectiv club fire that took place on October 30, 2015.

Chernobyl Forest Fires Rage for more than a Week, Radiation Pollution Possible

Published by Novinite on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 17:34

Forest fires in Chernobyl continue for more than a week, and nearly 400 firefighters are involved in their extinguishing, DPA reported.

Environmental experts fear that these fires could come in contact with radioactive ash on the ground and spread radioactive smoke to the capital Kiev, which is about 100 km south of Chernobyl.

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