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'Superhombre' documentary, AGERPRES 'Nature in Pictures' photo exhibition featured in opening of Alpin Film Festival

The fifth edition of the Alpin Film Festival opened on Tuesday evening to a packed audience in the great hall of the Transylvania University of Brasov; the opening gala featured the documentary film 'Superhombre' (directors Mircea Gherase and Lucian Mirian), which provides an insight into the life of Timisoara-born climber Horia Colibasanu, and was preceded by the opening of the exhibition of t

Israel's ambassador David Saranga visits AGERPRES

Israel's ambassador in Bucharest David Saranga visited on Thursday the AGERPRES National News Agency, emphasizing during the meeting with agency managing director Claudia Nicolae the excellent cooperation with AGERPRES and the desire to see it continue. The diplomat brought to mind that about 400,000 Jews of Romanian origin live in Israel, 'perfectly integrated' with this state's society.

Olympus drones to help with wildfires

Two drones, priced at 75,000 euros each, will be procured by the agency managing Olympus National Park in central Greece with money from the European Union's Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework (ESPA).
The drones will be used to survey the area during the summer wildfire season as well as to capture footage to be used in promotional material.

AGERPRES head: Don't think we're yet in situation to lay off people,organisational chart can be rethought

The AGERPRES National News Agency is not yet in the situation of laying employees off, support is being sought for fully covering the wages until the end of the year, but the organisational chart of the institution can be rethought, AGERPRES Managing Director Claudia Nicolae stated on Wednesday in the hearings of the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.

Images of Notre-Dame after catastrophic fire/ PHOTO

The fire in this historically priceless building broke out yesterday at about 19:00 hours CET, destroying the whole roof that has now collapsed.

The famous bell-tower cathedral was also destroyed. Over 400 firefighters battled the flames all night.
News agencies filed the first photos of Notre-Dame this morning after the fire had been put under control:

Prince Radu: AGERPRES, a distinctive institution of Romania, closely linked to the royal generations until today

One of the most distinctive institutions of the Romanian state, AGERPRES, has a professional backstory closely related to the royal generations to this day, Prince Radu said on Thursday at an event dedicated to the 130th anniversary of Romania's oldest news agency held in the dining hall of the Bucharest Royal Palace.

AGERPRES National News Agency joins European Data News Hub platform

The AGERPRES National News Agency joined European Data News Hub (EDNH), a benchmark website for major European issues, subsidised by the European Commission, but with total editorial independence. AGERPRES is part of the news agencies consortium which produce the website - the AFP agency based in Paris, the Italian news agency ANSA and the German press agency dpa.

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