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1 hr ago | Nine O'Clock

Basescu urges women to assume natality 'mission'

President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday that, at the current pace of demographic decline, by 2030, Romania would have a population of 15 M inhabitants and the structure would also change as the Roma minority is extremely prolific.

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Related Topix: Traian Basescu, Europe, World News

5 hrs ago | SETimes news

Croatia's Agrokor acquires majority stock in Mercator

The food retailer plans to make an offer to buy the remaining 47 percent of shares by the end of the year.

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Related Topix: World News, Greece, Croatia

9 hrs ago | Nine O'Clock

Steve Vai will feature in "The New Frontier of Success Intelligence"

Well-known guitar player Steve Vai, to give a live concert in Bucharest, June 25, will feature in "The New Frontier of Success Intelligence", a film presenting the role models of the world's best achievers in fields ranging from science to art and explaining how they could be used in the life of each and every one of us, how they managed to send ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Science / Technology, Robots, NASA, Space

13 hrs ago | Trend

CEO: Nabucco is the most strategic project to open Southern Gas Corridor

The statement of support from the presidents of Nabucco transit countries demonstrates that Nabucco is the most strategic project to open the Southern Gas Corridor, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH CEO Reinhard Mitschek said in a statement, released by NIC on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Austria, Travel, Europe Travel, Hungary Travel, Azerbaijan, Asia, Ilham Aliyev, Heinz Fischer

13 hrs ago | Sofia News Agency

Central European Presidents Support Nabucco Pipeline in Letter to Azerbaijani President

The Nabucco natural gas pipeline consortium has welcomed the declaration of support from the Presidents of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania expressed in a letter to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev from last week.

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Related Topix: World News, Azerbaijan, Asia, Europe, Austria, Travel, Europe Travel, Hungary Travel, Ilham Aliyev, Heinz Fischer

14 hrs ago | Balkans.com

One of the world's biggest and most powerful lasers will be constructed near Bucharest, Romania

One of the worlds biggest and most powerful lasers is to be constructed near Bucharest, at a cost of 350 million euro.

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Related Topix: World News, Physics, Science

14 hrs ago | Balkans.com

Romania remains EBRD's 3rd largest country of operations in terms of business portfolio

The EBRD reached out to small Romanian companies on Monday during a week when EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti's first visit to the country underscored the Bank's long-term commitment to this south eastern European economy.Romania has become the EBRD's third largest... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you already don't ... (more)

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15 hrs ago | Ekklesia Daily News

Thousands of lives uprooted in forced Romanian evictions

The Romanian authorities are betraying thousands of their citizens through broken promises and 'total disregard of their right to adequate housing', Amnesty International says in a new report published today on forced evictions in the country.

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Related Topix: World News, Europe, Christian, Religion

15 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Romania Utility Awards Waterworks Contract for Gropeni

Cia De Utilitati Publice Dunarea Braila SA, a Romanian utility, awarded a 56.6 million-lei contract for water and wastewater upgrades in the eastern town of Gropeni to Arcon AG SA and Tancrad SRL.

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Related Topix: World News

18 hrs ago | Al Bawaba

Muna Zaki demands to do her own stunts, creating her own drama

We knew she's an actress, but, apparently, she's a drama queen demanding her way too! Muna Zaki stars in a new MBC television drama "Asia" for the coming Ramadan marathon.

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20 hrs ago | Nine O'Clock

Senate approves termination of ICR leadership's mandate

Senate approves termination of ICR leadership's mandate Andrei Marga's resignation from the helm of the Institute, as well as Horia Garbea's resignation from the office of ICR Vice President, officially registered at the Senate.

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Related Topix: Traian Basescu, Europe, World News

Tue Jun 18, 2013

DefenceTalk News

Thales to Supply Sonobuoy Processors to Romanian Navy

Romanian helicopter manufacturer IAR Brasov has chosen Thales to supply TMS 2000 sonobuoy processors to equip IAR-330 Puma helicopters operated by the Romanian Navy .

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, US Military, US Navy, US News, World News

Nine O'Clock

Parliamentary committees approve new ambassadors

Vasile Soare and Andreea Pastarnac were approved as Ambassadors to Russia and Israel, respectively, by the parliamentary committees yesterday.

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Nine O'Clock

Piano four hands version of Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody at Radio Hall

Go and see this special Radio Hall event feturing Valentin-Roxana Gheorghiu, one of the last concerts to close the 2012-2013 musical season.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Nine O'Clock

Romanian-Russian cooperation memorandum on security signed

President Traian Basescu said that the memorandum will open up an avenue for cooperation between the security and police structures of Romania and the Russian Federation.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Europe, Traian Basescu,

Nine O'Clock

Baia Mare mayor, under criminal probe for bribe taking and influence peddling

The National Anticorruption Directorate announced yesterday that the mayor of Baia Mare, Catalin Chereches, is targeted by a criminal probe for bribe taking and influence peddling, both in continued form, and for making financial operations, such as acts of commerce incompatible with his position.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Romanian pop star claims manager beat her up

A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman is discounting the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and not to the ex-neighborhood watch... BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a popular singer's claim that she was beaten up ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Alexandra Stan, Pop/Rock

LBC 97.3

Three Jailed For 59m Online Banking Scam

Tuesday 18th June 2013 Three men have been jailed for a total of 20 years for trying to steal 59 million from UK bank accounts - using a phishing scam.

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Related Topix: Prison, World News

Nine O'Clock

Heat wave makes first victim: a woman died in Bucharest

Next week the thermal regime will be relatively constant and close to the normal of the date, around 30 degrees Celsius.

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Related Topix: Weather, World News, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave

Canada.com

CIA chief John Brennan visits East European ally Romania, to meet PM and President

Many key sectors of the Canadian economy have job openings, but no people to fill them.

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Related Topix: Europe, Traian Basescu