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‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

This Week in History: A royal divorce, a $50bn fraud, and tragedy on Christmas Island

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 15 and 21 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

From Frankenstein to Putin, monsters are stalking the Venice film festival

Artistic director says monsters are ‘fil rouge’ this year, as Guillermo del Toro unveils his vision of Shelley’s classic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025

Queen Elizabeth Once "Hid Behind a Bush" With Her Corgis to Avoid This "Viper" and Her Dictator Husband at Buckingham Palace

The late Queen found the dictator and his wife "so objectionable, so charmless, she had absolutely nothing to say to them."

Marie Claire · May 1, 2025

What a rich time for dramas about the 1%

With a recession looming, is now a good time to debut a show about a rich man with problems? Sadly, yes

Salon · Apr 11, 2025

Starmer may have weaponised the Windsors, but soft power is the royals’ great asset

Just as in the Oval Office this week, history shows the royals can be deployed to serve British interests – whether they like it or not

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies – and even our genes

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in appalling conditions where they received no care, attention or love. Though tragic, this infamous “natural experiment” has allowed us to learn…

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2025

The fall of communism in Romania – archive, December 1989

On 16 December 1989, an attempt by Nicolae Ceaușescu’s security forces to evict a cleric in the town of Timișoara sparked eastern Europe’s bloodiest anti-communist revolution

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

The city break with £2 pints and one of the world’s best spas

Ornate architecture, storybook castles and a city brimming with historical tales

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

TV tonight: paranoia and perils in an intense cold war drama

Spy/Master follows a dictator’s right-hand man on the run. Plus, the gripping finale of Traces. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024