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Romania pledges partnership with Israel, after helicopter crash
Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday pledged his country would be a "loyal partner" to Israel, in the wake of last month's fatal training crash of an Israeli helicopter in his country.
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Romania is loyal partner of NATO and Israel
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president said Thursday his country will be a loyal partner of Israel and NATO in the event of a conflict with Iran, but added that he hopes the dispute can be solved through diplomacy and sanctions.
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Bank savings go missing
BUCHAREST (Romania) - ABOUT 200 Romanians have rushed to a Dutch-owned bank to check their savings after authorities reported that they received a dozen complaints from people whose accounts had been drained. Romanian authorities have started an investigation at a branch of Credit Europe Bank in Brasov, a city in central Romania.
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Romanians rush to bank after savings go missing
(AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) About 200 Romanians have rushed to a Dutch-owned bank to check their savings after authorities reported that they received a dozen complaints from people whose accounts had been drained.
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Deadly floods cost Romania over one billion dollars
(BUCHAREST ) - Deadly floods in Romania this summer have caused damage worth over a billion dollars, its government said on Wednesday, as it planned to seek aid from the European Union.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres visits Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania - Israeli President Shimon Peres has arrived in Romania for a two-day official visit.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres arrives in Romania for a two-day visit
BUCHAREST, Romania - Israeli President Shimon Peres has arrived in Romania for a two-day official visit. Peres is meeting Romania's President Traian Basescu on Thursday.
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Romanian man accused of stealing credit card numbers
LAND O'LAKES A 31-year-old Romanian man is accused of stealing credit card data from at least 18 people and racking up $11,696 in charges at a Land O'Lakes Target store.
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Turkey beats Romania 2-0 in international friendly
Guus Hiddink made a winning debut as Turkey coach on Wednesday, leading his team to a 2-0 victory over Romania in an international friendly. Emre Belozoglu scored from a penalty kick in the 82nd minute, and Arda Turan extended the lead four minutes later. "We have to improve in certain aspects of the game, but the second goal was a beauty," Hiddink told Kanalturk television.
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Ford to start building new small car in 2011 in Romania
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Leading US automaker Ford will start to produce a new small car next year at its Romanian plant and it stands by its investment in the country, the company said Wednesday.
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Romania set up Russia deciders
Moldova 0-1 Romania Liviu Ganea's penalty means the visitors are level with Group 1 leaders Russia ahead of the teams' crucial double-header next month.
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Official: Ilie Dumitrescu Named New Steaua Bucharest Coach
Steaua Bucharest have confirmed that they've appointed former Romanian international Ilie Dumitrescu as their new head coach. Steaua had initially set their sights on signing Gheorghe Hagi, but he was not interested, thus prompting the club to turn their attention elsewhere.
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Romanian inflation soars on VAT hike
Bucharest- Romania's inflation rate hit 7.1 per cent in July, rising nearly 2.6 per cent over the previous month, after a hike in the value-added tax (VAT), the National Statistical Institute INS said Wednesday.
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Romania Jan.-June Current Account Deficit Widens
(RTTNews) - Romania's current account deficit widened in the January to June period. The current account deficit totaled EUR 3.65 billion in the January to June period, widening from EUR 2.43 billion deficit recorded in the same period of a year ago, the National Bank of Romania said on Wednesday.
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Duckadam appointed Steaua president
Former Romanian international Helmuth Duckadam has been appointed president of Steaua Bucharest, the club where he starred as a goalkeeper in the 1980s.
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French citizen arrested in Romania over 600,000 bank fraud conviction in France
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian court spokeswoman says a French citizen, convicted in a 600,000 ($788,000) bank fraud case, will be handed over to French authorities.
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Romania Inflation Surges On VAT Rise
Romania's consumer price measure of inflation surged ahead in July after the government raised the value added tax to 24%, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Romanian Current-Account Deficit Widens as Workers Send Less Money Home
Romanias current-account deficit widened in June for the fifth consecutive month as citizens working abroad sent less money home.
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Romanian Inflation Accelerates to Fastest Pace in Two Years on VAT Rise
Romanian inflation accelerated in July to the fastest pace in almost two years after the government increased the value-added tax by 5 percentage points to meet international bailout conditions.
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