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May 1 & weekend calendar: Mici festival, Grillfest BBQ, and more Outdoor grill events are a staple of the May 1 celebration and Bucharest and its surroundings host several this weekend, in addition to the usual roundup of exhibitions, film screenings, and concerts. In Bucharest: Mici Festival - Festivalul Micului cel Mare April 30 - May 3 Held at the Alba Iulia Roundabout, the event promises a culinary show featuring a 100-meter mic, but also grilled meat dishes, cauldron-cooked stews, pastrami, ribs, and more. More here .

Pär Andersson i Brattsbacka utanför Nordmaling har rest långa sträckor under många år, i hopp om att få se björn. På onsdagsförmiddagen fick han se sin andra i livet inom loppet av ett halvår – drygt 100 meter från sitt vardagsrumsfönster. – Det tillför ytterligare en dimension till livet här, säger Pär.

At present, the minimum auto meter fare in Bengaluru is ₹36, while passengers are charged ₹18 for every additional kilometre. The associations are now demanding that the minimum fare be increased to ₹50 and the subsequent fare to ₹25 per kilometre.

Hotel Alexandrion Experience, a property owned by the Nawaf Salameh Family Office, has completed a EUR 1.5 million spa and wellness facility in Sinaia, Romania. The 1,380 square meter Reemora Spa includes an indoor pool, jacuzzi, hammam, saunas, and relaxation areas, part of a broader upgrade plan for the 4-star hotel that also includes a new conference hall and luxury apartments.

A major real estate developer in Bucharest has filed permit applications for a new 216-meter access road in the Greenfield Băneasa residential district, a EUR 2.5 million project designed to improve traffic flow and provide better access to the planned M6 subway line. Construction is expected to begin within six months of permit approval.

Singaporean woman dies after falling from cliff in New York A 39-year-old Singaporean woman, Nur Aisyah, tragically lost her life after a fall from a 30-meter cliff at Minnewaska State Park in New York on Dec. 22. The news sent shockwaves through her family and friends back home, leaving her husband, Abdul Rauf, utterly heartbroken.

Apartments and houses in Bucharest are unaffordable for more and more people, as housing prices have continued to rise over the past year despite a lower number of transactions, according to the Imobiliare.ro Index, which has monitored the evolution of the residential market in the main urban centers for over 15 years. Residents of Bucharest felt the price increases the most over the past year. Postponing the purchase decision by one year became equivalent to a 26% increase in the average asking price for new apartments (EUR 2,632 per square meter) and 12% for those in old apartment buildings (EUR 2,232).

Alba Carrillo carga contra María Patiño: "Yo no te he quitado tu sitio, vete a meterte con quien te tengas que meter"

Aquila, a major Romanian FMCG logistics provider, opened a new 9,000-square-meter distribution center in Bacău with capacity for approximately 7,400 pallets, featuring multi-temperature warehousing and modern digitalized operations systems.

Kan et område bli tryggere ved å flytte en T-baneinngang 100 meter? Ja, mener byrådet og spytter inn 60 millioner…

CEO of Lippo Group, James Riady, revealed that land prices in Meikarta have now reached Rp20 million per meter. Meikarta is planned to become a large city.

KUALA LUMPUR: Pelari pecut sensasi negara, Azeem Fahmi terus membuktikan statusnya sebagai antara pelari terbaik Malaysia apabila mencatat masa 10.13 saat (s) dalam acara 100 meter (m) pada Kejohanan NCAA Track & Field East Regional, hari ini.

Japanese sprinter Shimizu is preparing for the men's 100-meter dash, focusing on building strength for his first competitive round with the goal of breaking the 9-second barrier.

Estonian swimmer Ralf Tribuntsov broke his national record in the 50-meter backstroke at the AP Race meet in London.

Swedish 400-meter hurdler Carl Bengtström, who competed at the World Championships despite an injury that disrupted his indoor season, is now healthy and targeting a medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

The capital already exceeds 4,000 euros per square meter, while Barcelona surpasses 3,200, according to the Ministry of Housing

First the idea of building a gigantic 76-meter arch to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, then the disappointment of the ballroom at the White House, which will not receive any federal funding. Now Donald Trump is also considering dedicating a 250-dollar banknote to himself. As revealed by the Washington Post, the U.S.

KUALA LUMPUR: Young national sprinter Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee had to settle for finishing in seventh place in the 100 meter (m) final at the Asian Sports Championship Under 20 Years (U-20) in Hong Kong today.

The average value of the square meter reaches 2,316 euros, although Catalonia, the Basque Country, the Balearic Islands, and Madrid far exceed the national average.

Debutant director Laura García Alonso and actress Alba Sáez explain in one of the Spanish films of the season the downfall of an 800-meter athlete on the verge of touching glory

A 1.92-meter tall striker from Havana has established himself as the all-time leading foreign goalscorer in Costa Rica's league championship.

Workers are conducting repairs at the Romanesque Church of Saint James in Církvice, replacing the leaking roof and reinforcing the wooden staircase to the thirty-meter tower, which has become unsafe.

Renowned Egyptian water resources expert Abbas Sharaky has disclosed a new technical insight regarding the actual storage capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir, asserting that it stands at 64 billion cubic meters (bcm) rather than the 74 bcm figure publicized by Addis Ababa. In an exclusive interview with Masrawy, Sharaky clarified that … The post 10 billion cubic meter deficit in Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam storage capacity: Expert appeared first on Egypt Independent .

Ana Duato ha reaccionado con dureza al nuevo giro de su batalla con Hacienda . La actriz denuncia una persecución por parte de la Agencia Tributaria y asegura que las personas famosas son utilizadas para " meter miedo " al resto de contribuyentes.

Maplewood Family Aquatic Center features a 50-meter competition pool, 9,400-square-foot leisure pool with lazy river, slides, spray pad and locker rooms.

American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden discusses the technical conditions and factors that could help her break the 34-year-old women's 100-meter world record.

Iran Launches Missile Strikes on Israel as Regional Tensions Escalate Ebadullah.Ebadi Mon, 06/08/2026 - 16:13 Author TOLOnews Profile Photo Author Short Bio TOLOnews is Afghanistan’s first 24-hour TV/online news channel covering national, regional and world affairs. Author Job TV Network World As Israel’s large-scale attacks on southern Lebanon continue, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that, in response to these attacks, it has targeted locations in Israel with missiles. According to reports, Iran used 10-meter-long Kheibar Shekan missiles equipped with cluster warheads in these attacks.

Löparen Andreas Almgren är svensk rekordman på sju distanser – men ett rekord har han blivit av med. På 1 500 meter till Samuel Pihlström. Under söndagens Bauhausgala möts de.

<p>At least 22 City Council members say they plan to reject the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/05/18/chicagos-parking-meters-could-be-sold-again-under-deal-requiring-city-council-approval" >sale of Chicago parking meters</a> to a New York investment firm, after accusing Mayor Brandon Johnson of withholding critical information from the Council and secretly agreeing to a June 30 deadline to authorize the transaction.</p><p></p><p>In a sharply worded letter to the mayor delivered Monday, the coalition of alderpersons said their decision to block the transfer of city parking meters from Chicago Parking Meters LLC to Stonepeak Partners is not based on the merits of the deal, but "on the fact that your administration has systematically withheld the information necessary for proper evaluation." </p><p>“Your administration agreed to a binding timeline on behalf of the City of Chicago without informing the body that must vote on the underlying transaction. This is not a procedural technicality. It is a fundamental failure of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of city government,” the letter states.</p><p>In a statement released Monday, the Johnson administration maintained that the June 30 date is “not a deadline for Council action,” only the date by which the city must “report on Council’s progress.” The date does not change the City Council’s “independent authority over its review, determination or timeline for consideration” of the proposed meter transfer.</p><p>Johnson's office stated that the mayor introduced the ordinance authorizing the sale to Stonepeak “at the earliest practicable opportunity” after completing “procedural steps necessary to fulfill its obligations” in the concession agreement.

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts.

TUMPAT: Kira-kira lima meter pagar kawat duri jenis concertina di sepanjang sempadan Malaysia-Thailand di Kelantan telah dirosakkan sejak Mac lalu, dipercayai angkara penyeludup sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan untuk memudahkan kegiatan membawa masuk barangan itu dari negara jiran secara haram.

TELUK BAHANG: Seorang lelaki maut apabila traktor dipandunya terbabas lalu terjatuh ke lereng bukit sedalam kira-kira 15 meter di Jalan Teluk Bahang, di sini, hari ini.

Rescuers recovered the body of an Indonesian woman after Mount Dukono erupted on the remote island of Halmahera, while search operations continued Saturday for two missing Singaporean hikers. The volcano ejected ash approximately 10 kilometers into the air early Friday, stranding 20 hikers who had ascended the 1,355-meter peak despite safety restrictions.

Ett stenras 1 000 meter ner i Kristinebergsgruvan i Lycksele ledde till en intensiv räddningsinsats under söndagskvällen. Den man som fastnat i en lastmaskin kunde under natten undsättas. – Det här ska inte kunna inträffa, säger Klas Nilsson, kommunikationschef vid Boliden.

Ini merupakan bagian dari KNMP Tahap I Tahun 2025 yang diselesaikan pada 31 Desember 2025 di atas lahan seluas 3.895 meter persegi.

Maxi Pet opened its third pet hypermarket in Bucharest's District 4 on May 8, a 500-square-meter store stocking over 15,000 products including food, toys, and accessories, with an in-store veterinary pharmaceutical service. The opening reflects the company's broader expansion across Romania and the Balkans, driven in part by growing online demand for pet products in rural areas.

A 90-meter-long chicken barn caught fire outside Perstorp on Saturday afternoon, killing approximately 48,000 birds. No people were injured in the blaze.

Más de la mitad de los cigarrillos que se fuman en el departamento son de contrabando, lo que además de afectar los pulmones de los fumadores, también golpea las arcas del maltratado sistema de salud de las regiones. Así lo indica una encuesta de la Federación Nacional de Departamentos (FND), realizada por Invamer, donde se demuestra que el 51% de los cigarrillos que se comercializaron en Antioquia el año pasado eran ilegales, resaltando que este comercio va en aumento, y lo que recuerda épocas que parecían superadas: cuando existían mafias que se dedicaban a meter Malrboro de contrabando al país. Si se miran las cifras en 2022, se encuentra que la cantidad llegaba al 37%, pero desde ese momento ha venido en un alza sostenida.

A homeowner in Umeå has been convicted of gross unlawful energy dissipation after being caught bypassing their electricity meter. Umeå Energi used new detection technology to uncover the theft.

Romanian Coast Guard officers released a 1.3-meter sturgeon into the Danube River after seizing it from illegal poachers in the Vadu Oii area. The operation also recovered confiscated boats, motors, and fishing nets used in the poaching activity.

Athletes competed at a state track meet at Burke Stadium, with distance-running conditions favoring longer races, though 400-meter runners still achieved record times.

Västerås striker Mikkel Ladefoged, 22, discusses his experience as a 2.04-meter-tall athlete in a Swedish television profile series, explaining how he has dealt with reactions to his height throughout his life.

Ronald Longa has his feet on the ground. After recording a time of 9.98 seconds at the Savona Meeting on May 20th, marking the third time he has broken the 100-meter barrier, the second at that same Italian competition when he set 9.96 (national record) in 2025, the fastest athlete in Colombian athletics history demonstrates, at just 21 years old, maturity, focus, discipline, and an immense desire to continue improving those times. Read: Ronald Longa: "When you're standing on a track everyone is equal" In conversation with EL COLOMBIANO this Thursday, after winning Wednesday's Canarias Athletics Invitational in Tenerife (10.20) and heading to Santander, Spain, where he is based seeking to continue his good preparation and compete more frequently in Europe, the athlete born in Chocó and who lived in Bogotá, expressed his joy for the great results he has been achieving, and emphasized that continuous work is what will allow him to reach the goals he set for himself, such as becoming an indoor and outdoor world medalist and Olympic medalist.

From the RC Stevens girls' 4x100-meter relay team to Hill City's Tate Grabow, the 2026 state track and field meet features elite Black Hills athletes.

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Philippines on the morning of the 8th, prompting Japan's Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami advisory for coastal regions spanning from Ibaraki to Okinawa Prefecture, with predicted wave heights of 1 meter. Residents are warned to immediately evacuate coastal and riverside areas as tsunamis can strike repeatedly and with sudden intensity.

Oslo bystyre har gitt grønt lys for å bygge Norges høyeste hus. Oslo Horisont ved Oslo S blir 120 meter høyt, bygningen kan stå ferdig om tre-fire år, skriver Aftenposten. Høyhuset hadde bredt flertall fra byutviklingsutvalget tidligere i mai.

Housing prices in the first quarter exceeded 2,300 euros per square meter, with protected housing costs rising 4.5% according to government records.

A fire broke out on a ten-meter boat on dry dock at the Split ACI marina in Baluni cove. Through the rapid intervention of firefighters, the fire was extinguished and its spread and greater damage were prevented.

The plan to raise a ten‑meter Estonian flag on a tall mast along Pirita tee in Tallinn feels alien — an idea that echoes an eastern or southern aesthetic. The standard dimensions of the Estonian flag are 105×165 cm and that should generally be sufficient, writes Argo Ideon.

A 700-meter concrete wall in Prague 6 is about to become a landmark of contemporary street art. Starting June 15, thirty artists from the Czech Republic and abroad will spend two weeks painting Mural Ruzyně — a project that, once complete, will rank as the third longest collaborative mural in Europe. The wall runs along Vlastina Street in Ruzyně and has long been one of those forgotten stretches of urban infrastructure that nobody really looks at.

KUALA LUMPUR: Atlet pecut negara, Umar Osman terus mencipta sensasi apabila memperbaharui rekod kebangsaan acara 400 meter (m) lelaki pada saingan Terbuka Olahraga New Taipei City 2026 di Taiwan, hari ini.

Kasatgas PRR Tito Karnavian mengutus tim Satgas PRR Pusat turun ke Aceh memonitor proses rekonstruksi infrastruktur seperti jembatan, tanggul, huntap dan jalan. Satgas PRR mendorong percepatan penyelesaian tanggul pengaman Sungai Krueng Tamiang sepanjang 500 meter dan pembangunan 500 unit huntap Buddha Tzu Chi di Aceh sebagai bagian dari program pemulihan pascabanjir.

Romania's National Administration 'Romanian Waters' reported significant precipitation exceeding 50 millimeters per square meter over 24 hours in five counties across eastern Romania—Covasna, Harghita, Buzău, Suceava, and Vaslui.

A decommissioned Cold War military bunker in the Olomouc region of Czechia has opened an 86-meter escape tunnel to tourists for the first time, part of a new guided tour route through what was one of Czechoslovakia's seven largest bunkers built in the 1970s.

Formel 1-loppet i Monaco hann knappt börja innan Max Verstappen tvingades bryta. Nederländaren upptäckte ett fel i bilen redan under det första varvet. – Det har bara gått 500 meter, jag åker hem, kommunicerade Verstappen i radion till sitt stall.

A diver has died after an attack by a suspected 4.5-meter shark near Michaelmas Island. It is the third fatal shark attack in Australia in 3 weeks.