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A group of well-known, exiled Russian public figures have created an Anti-War Committee to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials responsible after they unleashed a "fratricidal war" against Ukraine last week. Former…

Italy, France, Hungary and Cyprus have agreed to exclude Russia from the SWIFT interbank international communications system, Kiev officials said, holding talks with European countries. The Cyprus' agreement is considered important…

Romanian-born young woman Alexandra Botez now living in the U.S. is an awarded chess player and influencer who gained recognition mostly on the Internet. She gained hundreds of thousands of followers during the COVID-19 pandemic amid…

Boris Becker makes the first move to the chessboard at Superbet Rapid & Blitz Chess, the sixth stage in Bucharest of the most important chess competition in the world. The renowned tennis champion is also an enthusiast chess player and…

Grand Master Sabina-Francesca Foișor won Sunday the title of US national champion in chess at St. Louis (Missouri), with a total of 8 points of 11 possible, the website chess-results informs. Born in 1989, Sabina Foișor established in…

International chess master Cristina Adela Foisor died on Sunday aged 49, after a hard fight with a terminal disease. She was expected to represent Romania at the Women’s World Chess Championship due in Tehran in February. Cristina…

By Maydaa Abo El-Nadar Romania will be presented at the Women's World Chess Championship by 49 years-old chess player, Cristina Adela Foișor. The championship is taking place in the Iranian capital, Tehran, from 10 February until 5…

The Romanian tourism authorities are extremely optimistic regarding the check-in rate on the Romanian Black Sea shore this summer, announcing unprecedented sales and important guests among tourists, among whom there is Albert of Monaco and…

More than 1,800 employees in 50 corporations will attend the Corporate Games in Bucharest, from Thursday to Sunday, a release from the organizers sent to Agerpres on Tuesday informs. The sporting event dedicated to corporate employees…