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Romania confirms South Stream interest
BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Romanian officials, during talks with Gazprom in Bucharest, stated their willingness to help build the South Stream gas pipeline, the Russian gas company said. Romania - Bucharest - South Stream - Gazprom - Government
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Nurse faces charges in babies' fire deaths
BUCHAREST, Romania, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A nurse faces manslaughter charges in a hospital fire in Romania that left five babies dead and six others in critical condition, a prosecutor said Monday. Romania - Hospital - Medical state - Government - Bucharest
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Roma plan to return to France
BUCHAREST, Romania, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Many of the Roma deported from France to Romania said they planned to return as soon as possible. Romania - France - Government - Bucharest - European Union
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Nursery fire kills four newborns
BUCHAREST, Romania, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Four babies died and nine babies were being treated for injuries after fire swept through a Romanian maternity hospital's intensive care unit, officials said. Romania - Bucharest - Intensive-care medicine - Infant - Business and Economy
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Israeli copter crashes in Romania, 7 die
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 26 (UPI) -- An Israeli military helicopter on a training exercise crashed in Romania Monday with no sign of survivors among the seven personnel on board, officials said. Romania - Helicopter - Israel Defense Forces - Military helicopter - Government
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Israeli copter crashes in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 26 (UPI) -- An Israeli military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in central Romania Monday with seven people on board, officials said. Romania - Helicopter - Israel Defense Forces - Government - Bucharest
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Romania, Bulgaria spar over gas pipelines
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 22 (UPI) -- There is no competition with Bulgaria on hosting a leg of the South Stream natural gas pipeline from Russia, the Romanian government announced Thursday. Romania - South Stream - Government of Romania - Government - Bulgaria
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DNA test of remains of Ceausescu and wife
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 21 (UPI) -- The remains of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are being exhumed from a Bucharest graveyard for DNA testing, a family member said. Romania - DNA - Nicolae Ceauescu - Bucharest - Nicolae Ceausescu
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11 die in Romanian military plane crash
TUZLA, Romania, July 5 (UPI) -- A Romanian military plane on a training mission crashed near Tuzla Monday afternoon, killing 11 people, officials said. Romania - Romanian Armed Forces - Government - Embassies and Consulates - Business and Economy
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10 more die in Romanian floods, toll at 16
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 29 (UPI) -- Ten people died and three were unaccounted for in northeastern Romania affected by heavy flooding in recent days, officials said. Romania - Government - Flood - International Monetary Fund - Organizations
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Police join Romanian protesters
BUCHAREST, Romania, May 20 (UPI) -- Government and union workers, including police officers, joined retirees in Romania to protest of sharp government spending cuts, the EUobserver reported.
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Romania considering new fighter jets
BUCHAREST, Romania, May 14 (UPI) -- Wooing Romania's lawmakers, Eurofighter pledged that more than 5,000 skilled jobs could be created in the country if Bucharest shelved plans to buy Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighter jets, opting instead for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Romanian river polluted with heavy metals
BUCHAREST, Romania, April 20 (UPI) -- Waste from an abandoned gold mine in western Romania is leeching heavy metals into the Aries River, officials in Bucharest said.
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LNG threat to Nabucco?
BUCHAREST, Romania, April 15 (UPI) -- A memorandum of understanding among Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania concerning liquefied natural gas could strike a blow to the Nabucco pipeline, analysts said.
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17 alleged child traffickers arrested
BUCHAREST , Romania , April 9 (UPI) -- Romanian police have arrested at least 17 people who allegedly sent children to Britain to beg on the street and commit petty crimes, officials say.
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Report: Romanian social aid blooming
BUCHAREST , Romania , April 7 (UPI) -- The number of Romanians using social aid has almost half of the population drawing money each month, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Report: Romania may buy used U.S. F-16s
BUCHAREST , Romania , March 25 (UPI) -- The Romanian government may acquire 24 used F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the Mediafax news agency reported from Bucharest Thursday.
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Report: Romania may buy used U.S. F-16s (UPI)
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 25 (UPI) -- The Romanian government may acquire 24 used F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the Mediafax news agency reported from Bucharest Thursday.
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Romania to purchase secondhand F-16s (UPI)
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 24 (UPI) -- Romania plans to buy several secondhand F-16 fighter jets to upgrade its air force.
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Avian flu found on Romanian farm (UPI)
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 17 (UPI) -- A poultry farm in southeastern Romania has been quarantined after the H5N1 avian flu virus was found in a flock, European Commission officials said.
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