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☆ Fintech firm Nium cuts valuation by 30% in new funding round, eyes 2025 IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The fundraising round was led by an undisclosed Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund and backed by venture capital firms BOND, NewView Capital, and Tribe Capital. That marks a 30% discount to its previous valuation of $2 billion, which the firm notched in 2022 when it last raised external venture capital. Nanu said his company's down round was the result of a broader depression in public market valuations of fintech companies. He noted the example of Stripe, which raised a $95 billion valuation in the heady days of 2021 before slashing its value to $50 billion and then boosting its valuation to $65 billion in secondary share transactions. "Banks have gone from, crypto is hot, to not crypto, to crypto," he added.

Persons: Prajit, Nanu, he's, Banks, It's, Bitcoin Organizations: Westend61, Getty Images, CNBC, NewView, Tribe Locations: Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, U.S

☆ India’s farmers are up in arms again. Will it hurt Modi’s reelection campaign?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Vinay Dwivedi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Narinder Nanu | AFP | Getty ImagesNEW DELHI — Farmers in India's Punjab state are raising the pitch of their ongoing protests, as the second phase of India's general elections starts Friday. Thousands of farmers continue to drum up support for their demands, foremost being a legal guarantee for minimum support prices for their produce. A Lokniti-CSDS survey earlier this month showed 59% of the respondents found the farmers' demands "genuine," while 16% deemed the protests a "conspiracy" against the government. CNBC did not immediately receive a response from India's Agriculture Ministry on queries pertaining to the farmers' demands. What India's farmers want

Persons: Narinder Nanu, Narendra Modi, Modi, Yogendra Yadav, Sanjay Kumar, Modi's, Kumar, it's, Jagjit Singh, Ayyakannu, Dallewal Organizations: AFP, Getty, DELHI — Farmers, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Modi's BJP, CNBC, India's Agriculture, Tamil Nadu, Morcha Locations: Amritsar, DELHI, India's Punjab, Punjab, Khanauri, Haryana, India, New Delhi, Delhi, Tamil, Varanasi, Tamil Nadu, Varansai, Uttar Pradesh, Samyukta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Haley waves to the crowd during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images Haley hugs her husband after his Army National Guard unit returned in 2013. Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg/Getty Images Haley takes the stage at her election night watch party in Charleston, South Carolina, in February 2024. Haley “won’t just go away,” said Katon Dawson, a longtime Haley ally and former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party.

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☆ Angry farmers once forced India’s hardline leader into a rare retreat. As the election looms, they’re back
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Modi promised “a fresh start,” agreeing to meet the farmers’ demands and work with them to move forward. Police fire teargas to disperse farmers marching towards New Delhi during a protest at the Haryana-Punjab state border on February 21, 2024. It was a massive victory for the farmers, who pushed the Indian leader into a rare and uncharacteristic climbdown. The abject poverty and debt faced by many of India’s farmers has forced some to take extreme measures. “About 86% of Indian farmers are dependent on the markets.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, “, ”, Narinder Nanu, Devinder Sharma, Gurpreet, Prakash Singh, Arjun Munda, Sharma, ” Sharma, ’ Modi, Arati Jerath, Jerath, ” X Organizations: CNN, Police, Getty, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Rapid Action Force, Bloomberg, Agriculture, India Brand Equity Foundation, country’s Department of Commerce, Farmers, “ Farmers, Roads Locations: New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, AFP, Uttar Pradesh, China, India, Brazil, BJP, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Shambhu, Patiala district

☆ Nikki Haley goes after Trump and Biden as ‘grumpy old men’ even as she courts older voters in South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But the Haley campaign is also courting the support of South Carolina retirees, a growing portion of the Republican primary voter pool. She said on Twitter that this was her first Christmas card when she announced she would be running for the South Carolina state legislature. Nikki Haley/Twitter Haley celebrates with her family after being elected governor of South Carolina in November 2010. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Haley visits a farm during a campaign stop in Grand Mound, Iowa, in September 2023.

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☆ Nikki Haley wants a two-person race. New Hampshire’s independents just might give her one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Arit John | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images Haley campaigns for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Haley waves to the crowd during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images Haley hugs her husband after his Army National Guard unit returned in 2013. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Haley visits a farm during a campaign stop in Grand Mound, Iowa, in September 2023.

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___Their recommendations include securing land rights for women, promoting women's cooperatives and encouraging women to lead on developing climate policy. The link between phenomena like uterine prolapse and climate change is indirect but significant, said Seema Bhaskaran, who tracks gender issues for the nonprofit Transform Rural India Foundation. “It must prioritize awareness programs that emphasize the specific health challenges women face in the wake of climate change as a critical step towards increasing public knowledge. These efforts will also serve as a call to action for governments, institutions, and communities to prioritize women’s health and well-being as a central component of their climate initiatives,” she added. “Definitely there is a very clear recognition that climate has a health impact and health needs to be considered more seriously,” she said.

Persons: Manju Devi, Devi, hadn’t, ___, Seema Bhaskaran, Bhaskaran, Savita Singh, Singh's, Singh, ”, Babita Kumari, Kumari, Poonam, COP28, Anjal Prakash, Shweta Narayan Organizations: DELHI, India Climate Journalism, Associated Press, Stanley Center for Peace, Security, Press Trust of India, India's, Transform Rural, Foundation, Climate Central, Population Foundation of India, Bharat Institute of Public, Indian School of Business, United Nations, Health, AP Locations: Delhi, Dubai, India, New Delhi, Syaraul, Uttar Pradesh, Nanu, U.S

☆ Diwali, the Festival of Lights, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images• Choti Diwali, or Naraka Chaturdashi: The second day of Diwali marks Lord Krishna’s defeat of the demon king Narakasura. • Diwali, or Lakshmi Puja: The third day of the festival is what people typically think of as Diwali. For some Hindus, Diwali marks Rama and Sita’s triumphant return to their kingdom after 14 years of exile. For Jains, Diwali signifies the day Lord Mahavira, their last spiritual leader, attained physical death and achieved enlightenment.

Persons: It’s, Rafiq Maqbool, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Ayurveda, Narinder Nanu, Krishna’s, Narakasura, •, Krishna, Lord Indra’s, • Bhai Dooj, Lord Yama, tilak, Prince Rama, Vishnu, Sita, Ravana, Rama, Sita’s, Xavier Galiana, Lord Krishna’s, Bali, Bandi, Hargobind, Emperor Jahangir, Jahangir, Guru Hargobind, Mahavira, Emperor Ashoka, Manjunath Kiran, patti, Shiva, Parvati Organizations: CNN, Getty, Lord Locations: India, Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji, Homes, Mumbai, AFP, Vrindavan, Bangalore

But on Saturday, for the first time in seven years, these two rivals will play each other on Indian soil in the opening stages of Cricket World Cup, which India is hosting. As Pakistan’s cricket team arrived in India’s southern city of Hyderabad last month, they were met with rapturous applause from Indians waiting at the airport for the star players. Even the Pakistan cricket team were only able to obtain visas at the eleventh hour, after complaints of a delay in the process which the Pakistan Cricket Board said disrupted the team’s preparation for the event. Chaudhry Abdul Jalil, popularly known as Chacha Cricket, waves after crossing the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on March 29, 2011, on the eve of the India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup semi-final match. “The World Cup is the one with the history and the legacy, it’s the one you want to win,” Shah said.

Persons: Farees Shah, ”, Vijay Hazare, Pakistan's Amir Eliah, Babar Azam, Azam, Abdul Jalil, Chaudhry Abdul Jalil, Narinder Nanu, “, ” Hadeel Obaid, Asif Hassan, Punit Paranjpe, Mukerji, Imran Khan, “ Ajay Jadeja, Waqar Younis, Venkatesh Prasad, Amir Sohail, Divya Bakhshi Bhatnagar, It’s, Narendra Modi, Money Sharma, Modi, Modi –, Shah, ” Shah Organizations: Islamabad CNN —, Indian, Pakistan cricket, Cricket, Keystone, Hulton, Sri, Pakistan Cricket Board, CNN, India’s Sports Ministry, Ministry, Pakistan Cricket, Getty, Gaddafi, Pakistan, Pakistan …, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Western, India, Pakistani, team, – Locations: Delhi, Islamabad, Pakistan, Republic of India, Lahore, Amritsar, Hindu, India, New Delhi, India’s, Hyderabad, Sri Lanka, Wagah, AFP, Australia, Chennai, Gurgaon, Kashmir, UAE, Ahmedabad, India's, Gujarat, China

☆ The world’s biggest national park is larger than most countries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal safeguards the southern slopes of Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet). Venezuela’s Canaima National Park is home to Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall at 979 meters (3,212 feet). Larger than Delaware and roughly the same size as Wales, Yellowstone was considered huge when it became the world’s first national park in 1872. North AmericaSprawling across nearly half of the world’s largest island, Northeast Greenland National Park is currently the globe’s single largest national park and biggest land-based protected area. Imaginechina Limited/Alamy Stock PhotoDespite being the largest continent, Asia has fallen behind in the race for the world’s largest national parks.

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☆ Modi, Biden pledge to deepen India-U.S. partnership as world leaders descend on Delhi for G20 summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to an oil painting of U.S. President Joe Biden, at his workshop in Amritsar on September 5, 2023, ahead of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi. The pair's absence has sparked fears that a communique binding member states may not be issued at the end of a G20 leaders' summit — undercutting India's clout and diminishing his domestic messaging. At a pre-summit press conference Friday, India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant said the final declaration "is almost ready." In their joint statement after their Friday bilateral meeting, Biden and Modi "reaffirmed their commitment to the G20." Despite recently traveling to South Africa for a BRICS meeting, Xi has rarely traveled abroad.

Persons: Jagjot Singh Rubal, Joe Biden, Narinder Nanu, Narendra Modi, Biden, Bangladesh —, Modi, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Putin, Sergey Lavrov, China Premier Li Qiang, Xi, India's, Amitabh Kant, Kant, snubbing Modi, Taiwan — Organizations: Afp, Getty, Indian, U.S, International Monetary Fund, African Union, Global, China Premier Locations: Amritsar, New Delhi, Narinder, Delhi, Washington, Australia, India, Japan, U.S, Mauritius, Bangladesh, China, —, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, South Africa, Beijing —, Zambia, Venezuela, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Beijing

So what's hot in fintech right now? One area fintech companies are getting excited by is an improvement to online checkout tools. Callan Carvey, global head of operations at Cleo, said the firm's AI connects to a customer's bank account to get a better understanding of their financial behavior. "A job that typically would take around one or two weeks can now be completed in 30 minutes, right. Several fintech executives CNBC interviewed spoke of how they're not interested in launching products tailored to crypto as the demand from their customers isn't there.

Persons: MacKenzie Sigalos, hasn't, they've, Starling, Richard Davies, Davies, Niklas Guske, —, B2C fintechs, David Singleton, Guske, dazzled, Cleo, Callan Carvey, Carvey, Teo Blidarus, Taktile's, Hiroki Takeuchi, Takeuchi, Changpeng Zhao, they're, Jack Zhang, Zhang, Prajit Nanu, cryptocurrencies, Banks, Nanu Organizations: Bank, fintechs, CNBC, Business, Allica Bank, B2B, Tiger, Schroders Capital, Atom Bank, Schroders, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, U.S, cryptocurrencies Locations: Amsterdam, MacKenzie Sigalos AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, British, Atomico, U.S

☆ Fintech firm Nium plans U.S. IPO in 2 years, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFintech firm Nium plans U.S. IPO in 2 years, CEO saysPrajit Nanu, co-founder and CEO at Nium, says the company will be profitable in the next three to four quarters as it looks toward going public.

Persons: Nium, Prajit Nanu

☆ Exclusive: Romania lifts Eurobond issuance ceiling, could still downsize targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUCHAREST, April 5 (Reuters) - Romania's Finance Ministry has raised its Eurobond issuance ceiling to account for indicative foreign debt plans worth 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion) from April until December 2024, treasury chief Stefan Nanu said. The ministry raised the maximum amount the ministry could borrow through its medium term note programme (MTN), a non-binding foreign debt issuance plan that allows debt managers to tap markets through standardised documents. The ministry sold foreign issues worth 55.6 billion euros during 2012-2023, nearly tapping out the MTN's current top value of 56 billion euros. The ministry has raised it by 6 billion euros, adding foreign issues worth 4.6 billion euros will mature this year and in 2024. "It is possible we will cut Eurobond issuance considering the way domestic funding goes."

☆ India, world’s largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Of 187 internet shutdowns recorded worldwide, 84 took place in India, according to the report published Tuesday by Access Now, a New York based advocacy group that tracks internet freedom. India has the world’s second largest digital population, following China, with more than 800 million internet users. Pradeep Guar/Mint/Getty ImagesIn recent years, the government has repeatedly justified blocking internet access on the grounds of preserving public safety amid widespread fears of mob violence. Rest of the worldLast year saw more internet shutdowns worldwide than ever before, Access Now said, prompting the group to raise fears of “digital authoritarianism” as governments continue the trend. Apart from India, other countries that saw internet shutdowns last year include Ukraine, Iran and Myanmar.

Fueled by a post-lockdown buying frenzy, the average UK house price hit a record £275,000 ($315,474) in December, a £27,000 increase on the previous year’s high. UK mortgage rates have been ticking upwards since spring, in line with rising interest rates. UK house prices fell 0.9% between September and October, the first decline in 15 months, according to data from Nationwide. A drop in buying power makes a significant drop in house prices inevitable, according to Andrew Wishart, a senior economist at Capital Economics. When house prices fall, homeowners feel less confident about their personal finances, causing them to cut back on spending and hold off on making additional investments.

☆ Cele mai bune cărți ale anului 2020: Uniunea Scriitorilor a anunțat lista cărților nominalizate la premiile USM
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Juriul a selectat cele mai bune cărți de poezie, proză, critică literară, eseu, traduceri, publicistică și cărțile remarcabile pentru copii. Maria Mocanu, Cum să rușinezi moartea, Cartier, Chișinău4. Radmila Popovici, Vene și artere, ARC, Chișinău5. Viorica-Ela Caraman, Papagal și Chițcaval, din limba rusă, ARC, Chișinău)3. Mihaela Perciun, Fantomele Kremlinului, din limba rusă, Cartea Românească Educațional, Iași.

Persons: Nina, Mircea, Nicolae Negru, Maria, Vitalie Răileanu, Nicolae Rusu, Grigore Chiper, Irina, Maria Mocanu, Radmila Popovici, Alexandru Vakulovski, . Lucreția Bârlădeanu, Val Butnaru, Claudia Partole, Ghenadie Postolache, Nicolae Spătaru, Brejnev, Moni Stănilă, Adrian Ciubotaru, Alexandru Burlacu, Emil, Păun, Marcel Gherman, Andrei Țurcanu, Critice, Leo Butnaru, Viorica, Ela Caraman, Mihaela, . Eugenia Bulat, Profesorul, Ștefan Sebastian Bulat, Boris Marian, Mihai, ., Ion Anton, NANU, Victoria, Titus, Gherman, Ionela Hadârcă, Adelina, Anatol, Victor Vasian Organizations: Uniunea Scriitorilor, USM, Uniunii Scriitorilor din, Românească, Cartea, Anatol Rurac Locations: Uniunii Scriitorilor din Moldova, Pitești, București, Cartier, Chișinău, Bistrița, ARC, Prut, Polirom, Junimea, Iași, Tipografia Centrală, Prim, Caro, UF, Centrală

☆ În noul an de studii, UTM va avea un nou amfiteatru. În ce facultate va fi construit acesta
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

În noul an de studii, UTM va avea un nou amfiteatru. În ce facultate va fi construit acestaÎn noul an de studii Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei își propune să ne surprindă cu un nou amfiteatru universitar modern, arondat blocului de studii nr. Susținerea din partea sa e un fel de revenire la rădăcini, la sorgintea din care s-a format și tocmai de aceea reprezintă pentru UTM un gest de neprețuit. O sumedenie de alte lucrări interesante de modernizare, care vor face studiile la UTM mai atractive, iar culmile succesului – mai ușor de atins. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa UTM.

Persons: Vlad NANU, Viorel BOSTAN, Dinu ȚURCANU, Dorin TROFIMCIUC Organizations: UTM, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, Universității Tehnice, Moldovei, Internet Locations: Râșcani, Chișinău, Republica Moldova, Timișoara, România, Bristol, Marea

☆ Top 10 Profesii pentru Generația Alpha
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +1 min

Deși încă mai e timp până când membrii generației Alpha - născuți după 2010, vor intra în câmpul muncii, prognozele pentru profesiile viitorului au început deja să apară. Ce abilități, cunoștințe și deprinderi va dezvolta următoarea generație, având în vedere revoluția roboților și mișcarea tehnologică rapidă? Pe 13 aprilie, la orele 16:00 pe pagina de Facebook America House Chișinău ne vedem live! (https://fb.me/e/2R3D6ZWaa)America House este un centru de resurse și dezvoltare profesională unde vizitatorii pot veni să învețe, să creeze și să se inspire! Centrul oferă o gamă largă de proiecte și programe culturale și educative menite să împărtășească din istoria, cultura și valorile SUA.

Persons: Diana Nanu Organizations: Alpha, America House Chișinău, Facebook America House Chișinău Locations: America, SUA

America House Chișinău te invită la două webinare practice și utile. America House Chișinău invită pe toți să participe la un webinar cu Mihaela Pînzari, instructoare de yoga, FLEX alumna’17, axat pe menținerea pozitivității, echilibrului și sănătății mintale și să învețe despre reducerea stresului din minte-corp printr-o practică străveche – Yoga. Evenimentul se va desfășura pe 13 aprilie, la ora 16.00 pe pagina de Facebook America House Chișinău. America House este un centru de resurse și dezvoltare profesională unde vizitatorii pot veni să învețe, să creeze și să se inspire! Centrul oferă o gamă largă de proiecte și programe culturale și educative menite să împărtășească din istoria, cultura și valorile SUA.

Persons: Mihaela, Diana Nanu, - lea Organizations: House Chișinău, America House Chișinău, Evenimentul, Facebook, Alpha, Academy, Facebook America House Chișinău Locations: America, SUA

☆ „Filmul meu nu a fost o răzbunare, ci o necesitate de a înțelege procese complexe din familie”. Interviu cu regizoarea Olga Lucovnicova, câștigătoarea premiului „Ursul de Aur” la Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-28 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +17 min

Regizoarea a povestit, pentru ZdG, despre premiere, munca la acest film, reacția rudelor și a presei, dar și despre planurile pentru viitor. De aceea, odată ce filmul a fost gata, am vrut să aplic anume la Berlinale, deși unii profesori mă descurajau. Discuția noastră a durat 2 ore și a devenit baza sonoră a filmului, de aceea titlul filmului este „Nanu Tudor”. Filmul nu a fost o răzbunare, ci o necesitate de a înțelege procesele complexe din familie. Acest tip de terapie neconvențională a fost și este utilizat pentru rezolvarea și conștientizarea conflictelor interioare.

Persons: Olga, Regizoarea, Apoi, Nanu Tudor, ., Tudor, Robert Bresson, Horst, Planificam, Nanu Tudor ”, Erasmus Organizations: Asia ., Academia, Muzică, Arte Locations: Moldova, Berlin, România, Europa, Asia, Aliona, Belgia, Letonia, Portugalia, Ungaria, Bruxelles

☆ «Дядя до конца пытался объяснить, что ничего плохого не случилось». Выигравшая «Берлинале» Ольга Луковникова о домогательствах в семье, детских травмах и силе кино. Интервью NM
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-06 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +16 min

Так я решила, что сначала должна сделать что-то о себе, и понять, насколько это тяжелый процесс — публично говорить о личном, чтобы потом делать фильмы о других людях. Насколько сложно была решиться на этот разговор с человеком, который и стал «источником» травмы? Ребенку очень сложно понять рамки дозволенного. Детям очень сложно понять, что правильно, а что неправильно. Сейчас достаточно сложно понять.

Persons: Nanu, —, moarte …, Ольга Луковникова, Вопервых, Алена ван дер Хорст Organizations: Nanu Tudor Flanders Audiovisual, Академия музыки, театра и изобразительных искусств Locations: ., Nanu Tudor Flanders, . NM, —, Молдова, Бельгия, Голландия, Брюссель, Кишинев, Испания, Берлин

A fost foarte neașteptat pentru mine. Tatăl meu, fiind din Rusia, îmi spunea că ar fi frumos să fac un film despre Paștele Blajinilor. El a văzut că eu înregistrez conversația și a doua zi deja a conștientizat ce mi-a spus. La nunți mergea cu mine, la filmările din Rusia a fost cu mine, când am prezentat filmul la Cronograf a fost cu mine tot timpul. Când avea 19 ani, a fost un incident radioactiv în apropierea orașului ei.

Persons: Olga Lucovnicova, Olga, Nanu Tudor, . Olga, Doc, Horst, Nanu, Tata Locations: Soroca, Chișinău, Berlin, Rusia, Cronograf, Moldova, Letonia, Belgia, Olanda, rus, Africa

Persons: Olga Lucovnicova, Olga, Nanu Tudor, . Olga, Doc, Horst, Nanu, Tata Locations: Soroca, Chișinău, Berlin, Rusia, Cronograf, Moldova, Letonia, Belgia, Olanda, rus, Africa

☆ FOTO: Artiștii moldoveni de la Teatrul din Praga, în cel mai faimos spectacol de Crăciun; Cum aduc feeria iernii în pandemie
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Odată cu al doilea val al pandemiei, autoritățile cehe au interzis ofocial spectacolele de teatru și balet. Veaceslav și Daria Burlac sunt demisoliștii Teatrului Național din Praga, iar în acest spectacol sunt în rolul copiilor în primul act, și al jucăriilor în al doilea act. Serghei Gherciu // Narodni DivadloDin trupa Teatrului Național de Balet din Praga, fac parte în prezent patru moldoveni, Alina Nanu, Irina Burduja, Veaceslav și Daria Burlac. Prima balerină a teatrului este moldoveanca Alina Nanu. Recent, acesta s-a reprofilat și a devenit fotograful trupei de balet a Teatrului Național din Praga, din care a făcut parte zece ani.

Persons: Veaceslav, Aceștia, Martin Divíšek, Serghei Gherciu, P.I . Ceaikovski, Charles Dickens, Alina Nanu, Irina Burduja Organizations: Teatrului, Televiziunea Națională, Deutsche Oper, Televiziunea Locations: Republica Cehă, Chișinău, Cehia, Praga, Televiziunea Națională Cehă, Rhein Düsseldorf, Youri, Londra, Televiziunea Cehă

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