Arges County

‘Fighter’ versus diplomat

BUCHAREST - Incumbent President Traian Basescu, who describes himself as a «fighter,» and Social Democrat diplomat Mircea Geoana are the main contenders in tomorrow's presidential race in Romania. The two men, both in their 50s...

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Genealogy Query - DUNA

Looking for my Birth family from Pitesti Romania. Surname: Duna Mothers Name: Stella My Romanian name was Lucien Christian Duna, I was born July 24th 1990 in Pitesti. I had an older brother and an older sister. My father was a...

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Feared Romanian Securitate chief Plesita dies

By ALISON MUTLER Associated Press Writer BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Gen. Nicolae Plesita, a die-hard Communist and ruthless chief of the Securitate secret police who arranged shelter in Romania for terrorist "Carlos the Jackal,"...

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Logan's run: success of Dacia has attracted Ford to invest in the country (at FT.com)

In the run-up to Christmas, the production lines at Dacia’s car factory in Pitesti were shut down for periods totalling a month, as demand collapsed in Romania and abroad. In 1999, when France’s Renault bought Dacia, the...

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EANS-Adhoc: SW Umwelttechnik wins major orders in Hungary and Romania

ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. Despite difficult market conditions SW Umwelttechnik - a Carinthia-based listed family business - has won major orders for its...

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The cost of body parts around the world

Amid renewed calls for UK sperm and egg donors to be paid, how much you can earn from selling bits of yourself? Typing "sell your body for cash" into an internet search engine is not an activity for the faint-hearted. But amid...

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Crossing the Carpathians using just pedal power

Cycling up the highest mountain pass in Romania, a treacherous stretch of road that includes hair-pin turns and sheer overhangs, might not be everyone's idea of fun. But that's exactly what Tom Wilson did!

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Testing Times for Students

page 1 of 2 by Sinziana Demian Another round of disruptive changes to Romania’s education system has left students in the lurch. BUCHAREST | Since last September, 14-year-old Andreea Balan has been diligently preparing for the...

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US helps Romania repatriate uranium

The last of the nuclear material in Romania was shipped to Russia recently with a little help from interested parties, including ten government agencies. By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times in Bucharest -- 10/07/09 The...

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The long, hard road to nuclear safety

PITESTI, Romania - Two stories underground, in a concrete room with a heavy steel door, gloved technicians wearing smocks carefully measure and weigh the charcoal-gray pellets, 182 in all. They are among the most dangerous...

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