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Romania tightens welfare rules
BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- New standards for public benefits in Romania, including strict limits on property ownership, are aimed at the Roma, Gypsy King Florin Cioaba said.
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Hacker of U.S. sites arrested in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Romania said they've arrested a notorious hacker known for breaking into U.S. government and military Web sites to expose security faults.
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Romanian protests injure at least 59
BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Anti-government protests in the Romanian capital of Bucharest resulted in at least 59 injuries and 40 arrests, police said.
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Romanian flu vaccines recalled
BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A flu vaccination program in Romania was suspended Monday due to the poor quality of the vaccines, officials said.
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Romanian protests injure at least 59
BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Anti-government protests in the Romanian capital of Bucharest resulted in at least 59 injuries and 40 arrests, police said.
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Romanian accused of hacking NASA computers
CLUJ, Romania, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Romanian authorities say they've arrested a 26-year-old hacker accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 in damage.
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'Spiderman' Robert scales Bucharest hotel
BUCHAREST, Romania, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Folks in Bucharest say they were pretty impressed as they watched "French Spiderman" Alain Robert scale the outside of a hotel in the Romanian capital.
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Mayer claims first ATP championship
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Florian Mayer picked up the first ATP title of his 10-year professional career with a straight-set win Sunday over Pablo Andujar at the ATP stop in Romania.
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Andujar, Mayer win Romania semi-finals
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Pablo Andujar of Spain and Germany's Florian Mayer advanced to the finals of the BRD Nastase tourney in Romania with straight-sets wins in the semi-finals.
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Volandri makes semifinals in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Filippo Volandri rolled to a victory Friday and is the only unseeded player to earn a semifinals berth at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tournament in Romania.
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Mayer moves on to Bucharest quarters
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Florian Mayer overcame a poor second set in claiming a quarterfinal slot Thursday at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tournament in Romania.
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Chela sharp in Romania second round win
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela rolled easily into the quarterfinals of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tennis tournament with a straight-set win Wednesday.
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Souza upsets Robredo in Bucharest event
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Joao Souza opened the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tennis tournament in Romania with an upset Monday of No. 5-seeded Tommy Robredo.
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Gold mine backers hail Romania president
ROSIA MONTANA, Romania, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Supporters of an effort to build a one of the world's biggest gold mines in Romania say they're encouraged by the public backing of President Traian Basescu.
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Romania seeks Chinese boost for nuke plant
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Romania says it is courting investments from China for its plans to restart a stalled $5.8 billion expansion of its only nuclear power plant.
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Sofia, Bucharest consider Danube power
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 19 (UPI) -- Hydroelectric projects planned for the Danube River would improve bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Romania, officials said from Bucharest.
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Romania's 'oil mafia' a national threat
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 9 (UPI) -- An editorial in a leading Romanian journal has called the "oil mafia" a threat to national security.
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Saab to supply surveillance system
LINKOPING, Sweden, May 13 (UPI) -- Saab of Sweden has been contracted to supply Romania with an inland maritime surveillance system.
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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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Romania, Bulgaria crack down on corruption
BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Romania and Bulgaria have made "significant progress" in tackling official corruption, the European Union Commission says.
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