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High level support for Ford?s investments in Romania
The vice president of Ford Motor Company and CEO of Ford Europe, Stephen Odell, Stephen Biegun, vice president of International Governmental Affairs for Ford Motor Company, and Wolfgang Schneider, Vice President, Legal, Governmental & Environmental Affairs of Ford Europe, yesterday met the President and Prime Minister of Romania.
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Romania to provide frigate, 207 naval troops to enforce UN arms embargo on Libya
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president says his country will provide a frigate and 207 naval troops for three months to enforce a U.N. arms embargo on Libya.
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Romania sends troops to NATO effort on Libya embargo
BUCHAREST, March 22 (Reuters) - Romania will contribute 207 troops to NATO efforts to enforce an arms embargo on Libya, as requested by the alliance, President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday.
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Romania to provide frigate, 207 naval troops to enforce UN arms embargo on Libya
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president says his country will provide a frigate and 207 naval troops for three months to enforce a U.N. arms embargo on Libya.
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Pressure mounts on Romanian MEP to step down
(AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) A Romanian party leader has called for a European Parliament lawmaker involved in alleged bribery claims to resign. Victor Ponta, who heads the Social Democratic Party, urged Adrian Severin to resign from the party and from the European Parliament.
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Romanian unions criticize ban on access to Parliament after man flings self from balcony
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian unions have criticized a decision by lawmakers to deny them access to Parliament sessions after a man flung himself off the balcony to protest government cuts.
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Romanian lawmaker in the European Parliament asked to resign after accusations of bribery
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian party leader has called for a European Parliament lawmaker involved in alleged bribery claims to resign.
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Romanian fraud ring dupes Americans
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 21 (UPI) -- Romanian crime syndicates are taking advantage of Americans searching the Internet for good deals on high-ticket items such as cars, officials said.
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?Eel on a rock? Show
A poetry and music performance in English, Romanian and Igbo (one of the 51 languages spoken in Nigeria). Guest star: Uche Nduka ? Nigeria; Angel of the guitar: Valentin Leonat ? Romania.
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Romanian Red Cross, humanitarian appeal for Japan
The Romanian Red Cross calls for an emergency humanitarian appeal to come to the aid of the victims of the devastating Japan quake. Those who wish to make online donations or to request information on family members can access the www.crucearosie.ro website.
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Nonagenarian actor Radu Beligan gets Walk of Fame star on World Theatre Day
Actor Radu Beligan will have a star of his own on the Bucharest Walk of Fame dedicated to the great Romanian film and theatre figures, Mediafax quoted the Metropolis Theatre, the project?s originator, as announcing.
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Roma documentary premieres at One World fest
Romania's Roma community took centre stage at the One World festival in Bucharest with the premiere of a French film about the discrimation one community is facing in the centre of the country.
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Romanian government survives first no-confidence vote of the year
BUCHAREST: The Romanian coalition government led by Democrat Liberal Emil Boc survived the first no-confidence vote of the year, over the new Labour Code for which the ruling coalition had decided to take responsibility before the Parliament.
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Romanian Internet fraud rings work out of South Florida
Bargain hunters become crime victims It was one of those deals people dream of finding on Internet auction sites ? a 2005 Honda Accord for sale for $2,700 by an American serviceman about to be transferred overseas.
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1 dead, 3 seriously injured after streetcar accident in northeastern Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania - An official says one person has died and three are seriously injured after a streetcar smashed into cars and a bus in northeast Romania.
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Romanian Red Cross, humanitarian appeal for Japan
The Romanian Red Cross calls for an emergency humanitarian appeal to come to the aid of the victims of the devastating Japan quake. Those who wish to make online donations or to request information on family members can access the www.crucearosie.ro website.
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Romanian Red Cross, humanitarian appeal for Japan
The Romanian Red Cross calls for an emergency humanitarian appeal to come to the aid of the victims of the devastating Japan quake. Those who wish to make online donations or to request information on family members can access the www.crucearosie.ro website.
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International Day of Francophonie events
The International Day of Franco pho nie is celebrated on March 20 each year by member countries of the In ter national Organisation of La Fran cophonie (OIF). According to a re lease, the Romanian Ministry of Fo reign Affairs (MAE) is celebrating the International day of Franco pho nie in cooperation with Francophone em bassies and representations accredited to Bucharest, universities and ...
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Is scientific research reborn?
A remarkable scientific achievement was almost ignored in the turmoil of the aggressive and anti-Romanian political rows. The discovery was made by the ?Victor Babes? Institute of Bucharest and refers to the role of telocites - a type of cells that strengthen and guide stem cells in the human body.
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