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Romanian gov't expected to win bitter elections
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians braved snow and heavy rain on Sunday to vote in a parliamentary election that the center-left government is expected to win. But the outcome could worsen a longstanding dispute between this nation's top two...
Tags: Government, European Union, Voting, Parliament, Traian Basescu
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Hope for Romania baby born with stunted intestines
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Baby Andrei has confounded doctors just by being alive: The tiny boy with twig-thin limbs was given just days to live when he was born with almost no intestines — eight months ago. Now there's a glimmer of hope for...Tags: Nursing, Health, Bribery, Medical Specialization, Bucharest (Romania)
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Witchcraft declared legal profession in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania has changed its labor laws to officially recognize witchcraft as a profession, prompting one self-described witch to threaten retaliation. The move, which went into effect Saturday, is part of the government's...Tags: Television Industry, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, BP Plc, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Turkey
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Coasting through California on skateboards
Cousins Mason Bennett and Kenton Durfee are skateboarders on a mission. Bennett, 23, from North Salt Lake City, and Durfee, 23, from Mesa, Ariz., are nearing the end of a 650-mile skateboarding trip along the California coast to raise money for the...
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Soccer-West Ham sign Rat on one-year deal
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - West Ham United have signed Romania captain Razvan Rat on a free transfer, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The left back joins on an extendable one-year deal after his contract at Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk... -
Steaua Bucharest owner jailed in Romania for abuse of power
Reuters* MP Becali gets three years for illegal land acquisition * Romania trying to convince EU of its commitment to fight graft BUCHAREST, May 20 (Reuters) - George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the soccer club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Gays and Lesbians, European Union, Political Corruption
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and...Tags: Music, Ukraine, Finland, Concerts, Petroleum Industry
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Athletics-Diamond League Meeting Shanghai men/women results
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Diamond League Meeting Shanghai Men/Women on Saturday Men's 1500m 1. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya) 3:32.39 2. Gebremedhen Gebremariam (Ethiopia) 3:32.43 3. Collins Cheboi (Kenya) 3:32.96 4. Abdalaati Iguider...Tags: Lashinda Demus, Kenya, Jamaica, China, Track and Field
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Church work took her abroad on mission trips
Whether working in Central Florida or across the oceans in India or Romania, Barbara "Bobbie" Strickland loved working with children and teenagers through her church. She participated in dozens of mission trips to several countries through Eastpoint...Tags: Travel, Christianity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Religion and Belief, First Baptist Church of Orlando
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Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs
ReutersVASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a five-...Tags: FBI, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Verizon Communications, Bucharest (Romania)
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Hungary returns to growth but Czech downturn deepens
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungary's economy unexpectedly broke out of recession in the first quarter and Romania expanded faster than forecast, but their regional peer the Czech Republic plunged deeper into its longest downturn in two decades. The European...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Czech Republic
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