cristian gherasim

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Romania's first female speaker of Senate takes center stage

In the final days of 2020 Romania witnessed a significant moment in its history when Anca Dragu was appointed the first female leader of the upper house of the Romanian parliament. Dragu's appointment made her the second highest ranking official in the Romanian state. As the president of the Senate, she is first in line to succeed to the presidential powers and duties in the event the Romanian head of state is incapacitated, impeached or has to resign. Dragu, who previously served as Romania's f

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

A clear face mask that can detect COVID-19 wins MIT competition

The results are in, and the winner of a competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a mask that could one day detect if a person has COVID-19. Burzo Ciprian, a 26-year-old from Romania, designed the mask in three days, including Bluetooth technology, an air-filter on the side, and a temperature sensor. The sensor would easily show the temperature of the person wearing the mask, allowing for quick access in stores, shops and buildings where temperature checks are r

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

A bridge to nowhere: Work on $600m Danube crossing suspended

The opening of Romania's most expensive bridge will be delayed as its builders try to connect it to the country's road network. The situation arose because developers pushed ahead with construction of the 500 million euro (almost $600 million) Danube crossing without first securing the necessary permissions and research required to link it to transport routes. "It will be an embarrassing moment as the bridge will be ready but without any roads to connect it to the mainland," Ionuţ Ciurea, presid

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Digital valets and how the pandemic changed the way we shop

"Worldwide, this is the first intelligent system of delivery stations that brings goods and services right in your apartment building lobby," Mihail Gîrneţ, CEO of Bob Concierge, a Romanian start-up, told CGTN Europe.

The system is intended to work as an electronic doorman for residential buildings, a digital valet, hence the name 'concierge,' built as a hybrid between a smart locker and a refrigerated cabinet for temperature sensitive foods.

By using the app and its marketplace, you can get w

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Where's the most dangerous place for pedestrians in the EU?

Romania is registering both the greatest number of overall traffic-related deaths and the highest fatality rate for pedestrians across the whole of the European Union, according to a recent Eurostat report. The pedestrian death toll exceeded that of all other categories of road users in Romania, including drivers and passengers. "Speeding is the absolute road killer," road safety expert Ilie Bricicaru told CGTN Europe. "In Romania, the majority of roads crossing the country go through small town

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

'My husband tried to catch coronavirus so I moved out'

When Viorel Cataramă, a businessman and former Romanian senator, decided to try to contract COVID-19 deliberately by traveling to a virus hotspot and initiating physical contact with members of the public, even his wife decided that his behaviour was unacceptably dangerous. Adina Alberts, who works as a doctor told CGTN she temporarily separated from her husband, taking their daughter with her. "We chose different paths for a while. I knew it would be hard, but I couldn't deny my duty as medic a

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Romania's 'forest alarm' system to battle illegal logging crisis

Environmental activists in Romania are using smartphone technology to create a "forest alarm" system that will detect illegal loggers and poachers in the country's lush but endangered forests.

Gabriel Paun, founder of Agent Green, a not-for-profit environmental campaign group fighting to stop illegal logging, found that the solution to stop wood theft might lie in the clouds. More precisely, high up in the forests' canopies, where he plans to install smartphones able to detect the sounds of ill

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Moldovan church's claims 'threaten to undermine fight against COVID-19'

As most of the world unites behind the imperative of finding and distributing a vaccine for COVID-19, Moldova's Orthodox Church has a different perspective.

According to the church, any vaccine – and dozens of companies, governments and universities are trying to make one – is certain to be used not to battle a disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, but as part of a giant spy system.

"The globalist antichrist system wants to microchip people in order to control their bodies w

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

Moldovan church's claims 'threaten to undermine fight against COVID-19'

As most of the world unites behind the imperative of finding and distributing a vaccine for COVID-19, Moldova's Orthodox Church has a different perspective.

According to the church, any vaccine – and dozens of companies, governments and universities are trying to make one – is certain to be used not to battle a disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, but as part of a giant spy system.

"The globalist antichrist system wants to microchip people in order to control their bodies w

CGTN Europe • 14th November 2022

More than 300,000 Romanians fined for breaking lockdown rules

During nearly two months of coronavirus lockdown in Romania, the authorities have fined more than 300,000 people for failing to comply with the restrictions. The number represents more than one in every 100 inhabitants and is significantly higher than that in its European neighbors.

Among the huge amount of cases have been a few curious ones – including a woman in the north of the country, who received a 400 euro ($433) fine for chasing a runaway pig. After following the animal from her backyar