About 125,000 Romanians protested against corruption in the streets of their capital, Wednesday night, in what analysts called the largest demonstration there since the end of the Cold War. Demonstrators massed through the streets of Bucharest—as well as smaller towns and cities throughout the country—shouting “thieves, thieves!” The protesters condemned an emergency ordinance decreed the previous night that decriminalizes the theft...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 01, 2017 22:18 UTC