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Saturday 05 April 2008 NATO leaders concluded their summit with discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 90-minute meeting led to no breakthroughs on such issues as NATO enlargement to include Ukraine and Georgia, arms control, Kosovo and missile defence. Mr. Putin reaffirmed Russia's opposition to enlargement but adopted a tone considerably less vitriolic than over the past year, saying his country would not accept the emergency of a power military bloc on Russia western borders. The president his host his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on Saturaday at his Black Sea villa in Sochi.

A dissertation on Romanian pork

Friday 14 September 2007 rci BUCHAREST: CANADIAN MINER'S GOLD PROJECT PUT ON HOLD
The Romanian authorities have suspended the procedure to authorize a controversial project by the Canadian mineral firm Gbriel Resources to open a gold mine at Rosia Montana in central Rumania. The central government made the decision after a court invalidated an urban planning certificate which Gabriel Resources had obtained to start construction of the mine. A Romanian environmental protection group, Alburnus Maior, had challenged the certificate on the grounds that the exploitation of the mine using cyanide could cause an environmental disaster. Gold

May 18, 2007 Europe.view Michael of Romania

Monday 14 May 2007

Moldova & Romania
The country that Europe forgot
MOLDOVA is not only the poorest ex-communist country in Europe; it is also last in the queue for love and attention. It lacks central Europe’s glorious culture, the pungent romance of the Balkans, the charm and excitement of the Baltics, or the huge strategic importance of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Its main role is that of a country so obscure that it can safely be ridiculed, as it was in a book about a hapless British comedian’s attempt to play tennis with the national football team.

Saturday 07 April 2007 As expected, Romania's government fell apart and the prime minister, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, formed a new minority administration. He also dropped the well-known justice minister, Monica Macovei, who is a protégée of the president, Traian Basescu.

January 2, 2007 nyt Romania and Bulgaria Celebrate Entry Into European Union

2006

2006 The Year Of The Junk Bond

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Thursday, 16 November 2006,

Many thousands of displaced people are in need of relief supplies

Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict
The African Union (AU) has agreed to keep its peacekeepers in Darfur until the end of the year, after Sudan rejected plans for it to hand over to a larger, stronger UN mission. More than two million people are living in camps after fleeing three years of fighting in the region and they would be even more vulnerable without any peacekeepers.

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Tuesday 02 January 2007 BRUSSELS, Jan. 1 — Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union on Monday, helping to end geographic divisions left over from the cold war and extending the borders of the now 27-member bloc eastward to the Black Sea.

In Bucharest, Romania, President Traian Basescu said Sunday night that the entry into the European Union signaled the end of a painful 17-year process. “We arrived in Europe, welcome to Europe,” he said to rapturous applause from a crowd in University Square. “This is an enormous chance for new generations.”

Thursday Apr 20, 2006 rci Thousands of Romanians have fled their homes in the southwest of the country because of spring flooding along the Danube River. More than 100 villages are affected, while many others are being threatened by rising flood waters. The authorities have evacuated about 7,000 people so far. And officials admit that at least 3,000 more may be forced from their homes unless the situation improves. The Danube has been rising for weeks due to heavy rains and melting snow. Torrential rains are expected to last until Thursday with lighter rain until next week.

2005

Saturday Dec 24, 2005 nyt Bucharest: A City in Transition FOR a solid week storms saturated Bucharest. On the first day of relief, I put away my foul weather gear, joined the young, chicly dressed Romanians who had just emerged on Calea Victoriei, the city's main artery, and set out to enjoy the architectural treasure chest that is the Romanian capital.

Monday Oct 17, 2005 arc FACTBOX - Bird Flu's Capacity for Mistakes Makes it Dangerous
Romanian authorities slaughtered more domestic fowl on Sunday after the deadly strain of bird flu was detected in the Danube delta, as officials elsewhere in Europe prepared for a possible pandemic.

Monday Oct 17, 2005 rci Authorities in Romania continured a cull of thousands of birds in several villages in the Delta region on Sunday after confirming that the bird flu virus detected in the area is the same strain that killed over 60 people in Asia. The deadly H5N1 strain was also confirmed in poultry in western Turkey on Friday. Romania has introduced other sweeping measures to deal with the outbreak, including placing the affected area under quarantine. Twenty thousand people who live in the area have been inoculated with a flu vaccine. Britain's chief medical officer, Liam Donaldson, warned on Sunday that a bird flu pandemic could kill about 50,000 people in his country. Mr. Donaldson said that a deadly outbreak would happen when the deadly strain mutates into a human flu. Britain and other European Union nations have begun working on contingency plans to deal with a possible outbreak of the deadly virus. These plans took on urgency after tests this weekend confirmed a case of avian flu in Romania to be of the type that is potentially deadly to humans. Many countries are stockpiling anti-viral drugs. But scientists say that the difficulty of manufacturing new vaccines to deal with a pandemic is that the H5N1 strain complicates the quest by continually mutating.

Sunday Oct 16, 2005 rci The European Union strengthened health regulations on farms and putting early warning systems in high-risk areas after tests on Saturday confirmed that the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu had migrated from Asia to Europe. Laboratory tests in Britain showed that the flu had infected birds in Romania. The same strain of bird flu was discovered earlier this week in Turkey. On Saturday morning, Romanian officials held an emergency meeting to decide how to respond to the outbreak. Health experts fear that the flu could mutate into a form easily transmitted among humans and thereby spread quickly around the world. Bulgaria on Saturday reported that eight wild ducks were being examined for signs of the disease. The E.U. has banned poultry imports from both Turkey and Romania. European officials have also taken steps to prevent migratory birds from coming into contact with domestic fowl in places such as wetlands. In China, researchers created a new, more effective vaccine for birds threatened by the virus. The new vaccine has several advantages over an earlier treatment. It costs far less, is safe for use on new-born chicks and can be applied quickly by spraying. The new vaccine is not only against the deadly H5N1 strain of flu but is also effective against another common bird disease called Newcastle disease. Bird flu first surfaced in south-east Asia.

Monday Aug 29, 2005 rci European aviation officials are calling for an agreement on common air safety criteria. The criteria would be used to create a black list of airlines that violate safety rules. Delegates from 35 member-countries of the European Civil Aviation Conference are meeting in Bucharest, Romania, this weekend to discuss the criteria. Some countries say that aircraft should undergo extra safety checks during stopovers. On Monday, France and Belgium will publish a list of blacklisted airlines. Britain and the United States have already issued their lists.

Monday Jan 17, 2005 Romania announced on Sunday that a 66-year-old woman, Adriana Iliescu, had given birth and become the world's oldest mother. Local media reported that Miss Iliescu, a university professor and author of children's books, gave birth to a baby girl. The woman became pregnant through artificial insemination. The baby weighed just 1.4 kilograms or 3.1 pounds. She is reported to be healthy but will have to remain in hospital to gain weight. Two years ago, a 65-year-old woman in India gave birth.

Monday Nov 29, 2004 cbc
CLOSE TWO-MAN RACE FOR ROMANIA'S PRESIDENCY Observers fear that vote tampering will mar results of Sunday's presidential election in Romania.

Monday Nov 29, 2004 cbc
NO CLEAR WINNER IN ROMANIAN ELECTION, POLLS SUGGEST
No clear victor has emerged from Romania's presidential election Sunday, exit polls suggest, making it likely that a runoff vote will be held next month.

Tourism in Romania

Beginning with the stark contours of the Bran Castle, where Prince Vlad Tepes, the legendary Dracula, is said to have lived

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