UNICEF: Only 16% Of Babies In Romania Are Exclusively Breastfed In First Six Months Of Life
UNICEF statistics show that in Romania, only 12% of babies are breastfed within the first hour of life and the breastfeeding rate in the first six months of life reaches only 16%.Statistics were issued in a new report published by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, which shows that no country in the world entirely fulfils breastfeeding requirements. (puterea.ro)
Romania’s Agrifood Trade Deficit Widens To Over EUR620.2M In January-April 2017
Romania posted an agrifood trade deficit of over EUR620 million in January-April 2017, in the context in which exports rose nearly 7%, but imports rose over 15% compared with the same perioda year before.
Romania’s agrifood trade deficit reached EUR620.2 million in the first four months of 2017, up over 45% from the year-earlier period when it reached EUR426.5 million. In January-April 2017, Romania exported agrifood products of EUR1.664 billion, up 6.8% on the year, while imports increased to EUR2.285 billion, up 15.18% on the year.
In 2016, Romania posted an agrifood trade deficit of EUR557.4 million, over sixfold higher than EUR89.2 million in 2015, with imports reaching a record high of EUR6.51 billion. (romanialibera.ro)
Bell Helicopter To Make Attack Helicopters In Romania
Bell Helicopter officially announced it will produce attack helicopters in Romania, which will replace the country’s obsolete fleet and will also be exported.
Romanian Defence Minister Adrian Tutuianu said last week that attack helicopters for the Army endowment will be made in Romania, and a joint venture between Bell Helicopter and a subsidiary of Romarm will be established to this end.
“We discussed the creation of a joint venture in Romania with Bell Helicopter and Romarm, through one of its subsidiaries, a company that would make the technology transfer and manufacture these helicopters necessary for the endowment of the Romanian Army. The partners from Bell Helicopter agreed to this proposal, we are going to negotiate technical and legal issues,” said Tutuianu.
“România, furnizor militar american” (adevarul.ro)
Trump, Moon Agree North Korea Poses ‘Growing Direct Threat’US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed that North Korea ‘poses a grave and growing direct threat,’ in a phone call one day after the UN Security Council backed fresh sanctions on the North.
“The two leaders affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as to most countries around the world,” the White House said of the call, in which the pair welcomed the sweeping sanctions.
“The leaders committed to fully implement all relevant resolutions and to urge the international community to do so as well.”
The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear program. The sanctions could slash North Korea’s $3 billion annual export revenue by a third. The U.S.-drafted resolution bans North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood following Pyongyang’s two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. (evz.ro)