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Coco nuts make worlds longest doormat

Kathryn Quinn

An Indian doormat maker claims to have the best way to stop dirt getting in the house in the current bad weather - after inventing the world's longest doormat measuring more than 330 feet.

The mat made by the company Travancore Cocotuft Ltd is just over 1.2 metres (4ft) wide, 101.6 metres (333.3ft) long and weighs 999 kg.

Company spokesman Alfred Michel said: "Guinness World Records have asked us for the basic information and we are in the process of preparing that and once they are convinced, they will visit us to see the doormat."

The mat made of 470,000 tufts of coir hair taken from the outside of coconuts took six months to make.

Romania´s outlook revised to stable by Standard & Poor´s
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has revised Romania's credit rating outlook to stable, according to its statement yesterday (Tues).

FC Timisoara awarded three points by LPF
FC Timisoara is the new leader of the Romanian first league after a decision made today (Weds) by the Discipline Commission of the Professional Football League (LPF).

Inflation down to 4.49 per cent
Annual inflation in Romania dropped to 4.49 per cent in February, down from 5.2 per cent in January, the National Statistics Institute said today (Weds).

Romanians 12 per cent of foreign doctors in France
France has become a favourite destination for Romanian doctors after the country's accession to the European Union, according to French newspaper La Croix.

Teachers announce calendar of protests
The Romanian teachers’ union will organize public protests starting on 15 March, union federation FSLI announced today (Weds).

Another 300 free internet hotspots to be available this year
Another 300 free internet wireless hotspots would be available in public areas in Romania this year, the Communications Ministry said today (Weds).

Warning for heavy snow in 21 counties
Another round of heavy snowfall and blizzards will occur in 21 counties in southern regions, meteorologists warned today (Weds).

Pink Martini concert in Bucharest
Jazz lounge band Pink Martini will perform in Bucharest at the Ciuc Summer Fest in July, local organizer Emagic said today (Weds).

Number of vouchers in clunckers programme to be increased
The clunkers programme will be supplemented with an increase in the number of vouchers to be issued from 40,000 to 50,000, Prime Minister Emil Boc said yesterday evening (Tues).

Mayor dismissed for corruption
Democratic Liberal Antonie Solomon, the mayor of the southern town of Craiova, was dismissed by county prefect Eugen Georgescu, the national government's official in the county, today (Weds).