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Romania describes as 'misplaced and unfriendly' Hungarian autonomy demands
BUCHAREST, Romania - A senior Romanian politician has criticized the speaker of Hungary's Parliament for saying autonomy was "God's command" for regions where ethnic Hungarians form a majority.
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3 detained in Romania suspected of ?300,000 blackmail of private clinic
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian organized crime prosecutors have detained two men and a woman on suspicion of blackmailing a private medical clinic.
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Romania sets holiday to mark end of Gypsy slavery
The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished. There are believed to be 1.5 million Roma in Romania, although the last census only recorded 500,000. Roma slavery was abolished Feb. 20, 1856, but discrimination persists against the group. Many Roma ...
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Romania enacts official holiday to mark abolishment of Gypsy slavery
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished.
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Romania sets holiday to mark end of Gypsy slavery
The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished. There are believed to be 1.5 million Roma in Romania, although the last census only recorded 500,000. Roma slavery was abolished Feb. 20, 1856, but discrimination persists against the group. Many Roma ...
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Romania enacts official holiday to mark abolishment of Gypsy slavery
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished.
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Court rules Romanian politician and media tycoon collaborated with communist-era secret police
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's top court has ruled that a senior politician collaborated with the country's communist-era secret police.
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Italian couple detained for allegedly trying to smuggle a newborn child out of Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian prosecutors have detained an Italian couple for allegedly trying to smuggle a newborn baby out of Romania by claiming she was their child.
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Romanian interior minister says 9,000 jobs at ministry to be axed
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's interior minister says 9,000 jobs will be cut as part of government reforms to clean up corruption and improve efficiency in the ministry.
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Romanian president to Arab investors: use helicopters to sample the country's beauty spots
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's dismal roads are near legendary. Even so, nobody expected the president to tell a forum for Arab investors that the best way to see his country is from the air.
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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 customs official arrested over bribes
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romanian prosecutors say a customs chief has been arrested after he was allegedly caught taking a ?2,400 ($3,300) bribe. Anti-corruption prosecutors say Cornel Costea from the southern city of Ploiesti received the money from a Turkish import-export company.
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Romanian workers protest proposed legal change
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? About 5,000 Romanians are protesting legislation that would make it easier for employers to fire people or demand they work longer hours.
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Romania riveted by media celebrity divorce
ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania The wedding was watched on television by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. And now, almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces. It's a Cinderella tale with a materialistic twist. The beautiful, doe-eyed beauty from a poor, dysfunctional family in the country ...
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Romania turns nose up at political feuding, economic hardship to tune into celebrity divorce
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? The wedding was watched on television by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. And now, almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces.
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Romania riveted by media celebrity divorce
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The wedding was watched on television by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. And now, almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces.
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Political feuding, economic hardships? No, Romanians tune into details of celebrity divorce
BUCHAREST, Romania - The wedding was watched by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. Almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces.
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Political feuding, economic hardships? No, Romanians tune into details of celebrity divorce
BUCHAREST, Romania - The wedding was watched by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. Almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces.
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Romania's centrist governing coalition signs agreement to strengthen hand against opposition
BUCHAREST, Romania - Two parties have agreed to sign on to a new coalition with the government in a bid to strengthen their hands against the opposition ahead of 2012 elections.
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Romania's centrist governing coalition signs agreement to strengthen hand against opposition
BUCHAREST, Romania - Two parties have agreed to sign on to a new coalition with the government in a bid to strengthen their hands against the opposition ahead of 2012 elections.
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