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A fire at a guest house in Prahova, Romania leaves six people dead, two others injured, and several others missing.
2023-12-26

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says over two million Ukrainians have now fled the country since the invasion began. Most have gone to neighbouring Poland, with Hungary, Romania and Slovakia also taking in several hundred thousand refugees each.
2022-03-9

Romania reports a record 12,032 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,233,668.
2021-09-30

The Romanian minority government led by Ludovic Orban is toppled by a vote of no confidence. The event could lead to an early election.
2020-02-5

Despite massive protests in recent days, Romania's government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some graft offences.
2017-01-31

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, warns Romania and Poland against hosting parts of the U.S. missile defense shield.
2016-05-28

In a landslide victory, Prime Minister Victor Ponta's ruling Social Liberal Union wins nearly 60% of votes in Romania's parliamentary election, with a projected 66-67% of MP mandates.
2012-12-10

Voters in Romania go to the polls for parliamentary elections with the governing Social Liberal Union led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta winning by a landslide majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
2012-12-9

Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
2012-01-14

An explosion at a maternity hospital in Romania's capital Bucharest, kills at least 4 babies, while 2 pregnant women and 8 newborn infants sustain burns and other injuries in serious condition.
2010-08-16