Romanian health authorities on Friday temporarily closed a maternity hospital in the capital after 13 babies born there recently were diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug. The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria often live on the skin or in the nostrils without causing symptoms. They can become more dangerous if they enter the bloodstream, destroying heart valves or causing other damage.

At least 21 weather-related deaths have been reported in Europe in the last 10 days, after heavy snows paralyzed much of the continent.

Subway workers have an average monthly salary of 7,300 lei ($1,785), significantly higher than the national average. Transport Minister Lucian Sova, who was fired Monday in a government reshuffle, called the demands "blackmail."

A leftist challenger won Croatia's highly contested presidential election on Sunday, beating a conservative incumbent — a rare victory by a liberal in recent votes in Central Europe. With 99% of the vote counted, Zoran Milanovic, a former Croatian prime minister, had 53% while Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, the country's first female head of state when she won five years ago, had 47%.

Anca Pop, a Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter, has died after her car plunged into the Danube River. She was 34. Pop's style was a fusion of Balkan and mainstream pop. She had a big following in Japan.

A prominent humanitarian group is warning that migrants trying to reach Western Europe are living in “dangerously cold and harsh conditions” in Bosnia, where hundreds rallied on Friday amid tensions over the influx of people fleeing war and poverty. The protesters in the northwestern city of Bihac demanded the closure of overcrowded refugee camps and the relocation of the migrants from the city area.

The Chinese transport minister told officials from 16 central and eastern European countries that improving economic and other relations is based on "complementary advantage" for both China and region.

Macedonian lawmakers are entering the last phase of debate on constitutional changes to rename the country North Macedonia as part of the deal with neighboring Greece to pave the way for NATO membership and eventually European Union. However, the prime minister is struggling to get the required number of lawmakers to finalize constitutional changes that will rename the country.

Divers recovered the bodies Monday of two more victims who were on a tour boat that capsized and sank in the Danube River after a collision with a river cruise ship, Hungarian officials said. The grim work brought the accident's death toll to nine, while 19 of the 35 people who were on the sightseeing boat remain missing.

Macedonia has fulfilled its part of a deal that will pave its way to NATO membership and normalize relations with neighboring Greece, after lawmakers approved constitutional changes that will rename the country North Macedonia. Now it's Greece's turn.