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Hundreds demonstrate in Romania, against planned Canadian goldmine
Hundreds of Romanians took to the streets Saturday in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project.
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Fascinating and feisty Bucharest
With a mishmash of architecture and a rich but bloody history, Romania's capital rises from its past.
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Canadian-Romanian goldmine draws protests
Hundreds of Romanians take to the streets in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project.
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Canadian-Romanian goldmine project draws hundreds of protesters
Hundreds of Romanians take to the streets in two simultaneous demonstrations in a Transylvanian village and in Bucharest, one in support and the other against a Canadian goldmine project.
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Amnesty urges probe into Romania violence
The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. Amnesty International said video footage showed police beating two people who were not behaving violently. It also claimed police hit and sprayed ...
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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAmnesty urges probe into Romania violence
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests.
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Amnesty urges probe into Romania violence
The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during two weeks of anti-government street protests. Amnesty International said video footage showed police beating two people who were not behaving violently. It also claimed police hit and sprayed ...
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Romania's famed Meatball King dies
The famed 'Meatball King' of Romania, Ion Oita, has been found hanged in his restaurant in Bucharest.
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Media group: Romania must probe journalist attacks
(01-18) 06:26 PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A media organization has called on Romanian authorities to identify and prosecute protesters and policemen who reportedly attacked nine journalists during violent...
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Ex-Romanian dictator's gifts up for auction
ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What did they give the dictator who had everything? An African leopardskin or a silver dove ? a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran ? are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be auctioned off Thursday, on what would have been the late Romanian leader's 94th birthday. The auction which is billed "the Golden ...
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Romania Frontloads Debt Sales to Avert Risk Appetite Change
Romania sold a record amount of leu- denominated debt in January at lower yields as it seeks to protect its finances from a possible worsening of the European sovereign-debt crisis.
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Gifts given to former Romanian dictator up for auction
Expensive jewelry, art objects, animal skins, fancy pens and huge carpets that once belonged to Romania's former dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, were among items being auctioned Thursday in Bucharest.
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Blizzards hit Romania and other countries hard
Romania's prime minister has called in army tanks to clear roads after blizzards left hundreds of people stranded in cars, canceled flights and appeared to derail a train.
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Romania Snow Blizzards: Army Drafted To Save Trapped Travelers
By Ioana Patran BUCHAREST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Romania has drafted in the army to rescue hundreds of travellers stranded by blizzards that dumped up to a metre of snow in 24 hours, derailing a train and forcing authorities to shut down motorways and ports and cancel flights.
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Ex-Romanian dictator's gifts up for auction
ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What did they give the dictator who had everything? An African leopardskin or a silver dove ? a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran ? are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be auctioned off Thursday, on what would have been the late Romanian leader's 94th birthday. The auction which is billed "the Golden ...
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Romanian PM Calls for Unity as Thousands Protest
Romanian PM calls for unity on national holiday as thousands protest against government
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Growth is not going to come from cutting costs alone ? it must come from private and public investment, the US ...
The US Ambassador to Romania, Mark Gitenstein, attending the Bucharest Stock Exchange conference dedicated to the One Year Anniversary of Fondul Proprietatea (Proprietatea Fund) Listing, yesterday blamed the lack of investors in the Romanian energy sector on ?the profits of publicly-owned enterprises being too often diverted back to state coffers or into the pockets of well-connected individuals ...
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Romanian court rejects contested election law
BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romania's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a law allowing simultaneous local and parliamentary elections is unconstitutional.
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Romanian president defends his gov't
After nearly two weeks of anti-government protests, Romania's leader acknowledged on Wednesday that some citizens have lost faith in his leadership but insisted that the austerity measures he has introduced have pulled the country out of a recession.
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Romanian president defends his government
BUCHAREST, Romania ? After nearly two weeks of anti-government protests, Romania's leader acknowledged on Wednesday that some citizens have lost faith in his leadership but insisted that the austerity measures he has introduced have pulled the country out of a recession.
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