A criminal investigation was opened against Andrei Chiliman, mayor of Bucharest's 1st district, after evacuating without a court order commercial workers in one of his district's marketplaces, Piata Amzei, NewsIn informs. The investigation also refers to the former chief of the Community Police of t
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Bucharest Police published on its Internet webpage, a virtual map describing the metropolitan traffic. The map allows drivers to check for information at any moment of the day, finding details about the traffic conditions in crowded areas. According to an official press release, “the data is s
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The Romania - Albania football match scheduled for Wednesday evening is the last event hosted by the National Stadium Lia Manoliu, one of Romania's best known sports edifices which has been the preferred site for major international matches, historical music gigs such as Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode
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For this winter season, Bucharest police officers warn drivers to well equip their cars for the season to avoid accidents. The police have put forward a list of most dangerous places to drive through in Bucharest during the cold season. The list includes Splaiul Independentei, Splaiul Unirii, Aviat
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Romanian Transportation minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that construction works will begin by 2008 at a new tube line linking Universitate Square in downtown Bucharest with the Drumul Taberei area in the south-west of the Romanian capital, which lacks connections to the city's subway network.
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Land prices in Bucharest are higher than those in the capital cities of neighboring countries, like Sofia or Belgrade, Propertywisebulgaria.com shows. The main advantage that Bucharest presents is the great diversity of land sizes and locations. According to the online publication, the most expensi
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Romanian Nicolae Tonitza’s painting "Study for a portrait" ("Studiu pentru un portret") was sold in a public art auction at Bucharest's Monavissa auction house for the record sum of 320,000 Romanian RON (some 100,000 euro) on Sunday. Thus, the painting is the most expensiv
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Romanian organization the PSI Foundation set up on Sunday the longest condoms chain in the world, which at 3,300 meters was registered as a new Guinness record. Through the initiative, the Foundation wants to gain the public attention upon the rapid spread of HIV Romanians. On Sunday, starting with
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Romania’s capital Bucharest is in the spotlight of the Austrian press for its huge household acquisition costs. The buyers need to pay for a centrally located house nearly 880,000 dollars, Die Presse reads, quoted by Romanian monitoring agency Rador. This means that Bucharest houses are by far
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The Bucharest soccer team Rapid has a new coach following the dismissal of Cristiano Bergodi on grounds of elimination from UEFA Cup in the wake of the team’s loss with Nurnberg. Mircea Rednic, who recently resigned from the rival team Dinamo Bucharest, returns to Rapid after four years of coa
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