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1 hr ago | seventimes.ro | zao

Dacia cars, made in Algeria

Romanian carmaker Dacia is to produce Logan, Sandero, and Symbol models in a new plant that Renault wants to build in Algeria...

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Tue Feb 09, 2010

seventimes.ro | zao

Romanian-Bulgarian discusions over Danube Bridge 2

Romanian premier Emil Boc is to meet his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov on Friday, 12th February, 2010, to reassess the development of Danube Bridge 2...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Toyota recalls 12,500 cars in Romania

Toyota is recalling around 12,500 of its third-generation hybird cars in Romania because of concerns over a braking problem...

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Globe and Mail

AECL makes 'important step' in Romania

AECL makes 'important step' in Romania AECL's CANDU 9 evolved from the integrated four-unit station design at the 935 MWe Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News,

Mon Feb 08, 2010

seventimes.ro | zao

Documents of Romanian Revolution, to be unclassified

Romania's Department of Defense will follow the legal procedures needed to unclassify its documents related to the violent events that led to the fall of the communist regime in December 1989...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Canadians plan to build more atomic reactors in Romania

The federally-owned Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has drawn a contract to assessing the viability of building two new reactors in Romania...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Highest unemployment in seven years: 8.1pc

Unemployment rate rose in Romania in January 2010 to 8.1%, according to data by National Employment Agency (ANOFM)...

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Inter Press Service

ROMANIA: Starting Early on Human Rights With School Textbook

At a training session for teachers on using the book, 'Speak Truth to Power'. Credit:Aspen Institute Romania BUCHAREST, Feb 6, 2010 - A textbook on human rights activism, being introduced in Romanian schools this year, steers away from preaching and uses interviews with global and local rights activists to suggest how young people may get involved.

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Related Topix: Activism,

Sun Feb 07, 2010

RIA Novosti

Russia urges U.S., Europe for joint assessment of missile threats

Moscow highlighted the need to carry out an assessment of missile threats jointly with both Washington and Europe in response to U.S. plans to deploy missile defense elements in Romania.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Strategic Defense Initiative, Traian Basescu

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Nine O'Clock

Boc: Romania will attract EUR 4.3 bln from European funds in 2010

Romania will attract EUR 4.3 bln from European funds in 2010, money that "can expedite the overcoming of the crisis" by the country and can bring the "relaunching of a better life in Romania," PM Emil Boc declared at Sibiu, Mediafax informs.

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Related Topix: World News

Fri Feb 05, 2010

Balkan Times

Romania to host components of US missile shield

BUCHAREST, Romania --The Supreme Defence Council approved a US proposal Thursday to deploy elements of a planned defence shield in Romania.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Traian Basescu

seventimes.ro | zao

Authorities, to ban 'legal drugs'

Romanian PM Emil Boc asked the Health minister on Friday, 5th February, 2010, to draw a bill that would extend the list of illegal psychedelic plants, whether or not such plants may be approved by the European Commission...

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Thu Feb 04, 2010

The Miami Herald

Romania pres: Defense body approves US missiles

The Air Force says a missile-intercept test failed when a long-range missile launched from California missed a target missile launched from a Pacific island because of radar problems.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, US Military, Vandenberg Air Force Base, US Air Force, Strategic Defense Initiative, US Navy

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Romania To Host U.S. Missile Interceptors

Romania's President Traian Basescu has said that his country has agreed to host medium-range ballistic-missile interceptors that form part of a new U.S. shield system.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Traian Basescu, Strategic Defense Initiative,

seventimes.ro | zao

Shopping mall in Ceausescu's palace?

Bucharest city's 'Casa Poporului' (People's House), the world's second largest building, could be turned into a shopping mall under new proposals...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Romania OKs anti-missile shield

President Traian Basescu announced on Thrusday, 4th February 2010, that Romania is ready to sign an anti-missile deal proposed by US president Barack Obama...

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WEAR TV3

Activist denied access to secret files in Romania

A poet who has led the way in publishing secret police files from Romania's communist past is being denied further access to the information.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Traian Basescu

Wed Feb 03, 2010

www.oregonlive.com | zao

Romanian central bank cuts key interest rate

Romania's central bank cut its main interest rate on Wednesday from 7.5 percent to 7 percent, the second time it has cut rates this year, in an attempt to revive the country's ailing economy. The new rate is the lowest since 2007. In January the Romanian central bank slashed it from 8 percent to 7.5 percent...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Mass redundancies announced in county Cluj

Transylvania Highway's contractor Bechtel announced plans to cutting a number of 1933 jobs in county Cluj. National Railway company CFR, too, will leave 816 people jobless...

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seventimes.ro | zao

Fitch: Romania, now 'stable'

Fitch revised Romania's risk outlook to 'stable' from 'negative', on the basis of 'the improvement in external financial and economic conditions'...

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