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Victor Hanescu down one place in ATP rankings

Romanian Times

Romanian tennis player Victor Hanescu is currently the highest-ranked Romanian in singles in the new ATP rankings released yesterday (Mon).

Hanescu ranks 37th, down one place from his previous ranking, and has 1,021 points from his play in 31 tournaments.

Hanescu lost to Spaniard Albert Montanes yesterday by a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 at a Paris tournament.

Among the women, Sorana Cârstea is down three places at 46th, followed by Alexandra Dulgheru, 51st, Raluca Olaru, 73rd and Edina Gallovits, 93rd.

Scrap thieves collared after loaded car gets stuck
Unlucky metal thieves were arrested after their van got stuck in mud at the weekend, Austrian police have said.

Begging mafia kept 40 people in flat, police say
Romanian mafia bosses forced up to 40 people to live in a cramped, tiny flat, Austrian Times reports, quoting police in Vienna.

Romanian MP wants to legalise prostitution
A new law allowing prostitutes to get receipts for their services and full health insurance has been put forward by a Romanian MP.

New West Nile virus infections confirmed
Romania has confirmed eight new infections with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the Health Ministry said today (Fri).

Six new ministers appointed today
Six new ministers have been appointed in the Romanian government and they are going to make an official oath today (Fri).

Money raised in charitable stars match
Over 134,000 Euros have been raised in an all-stars charitable football match in Bucharest.

Internet fraud involving sale of a laptop
A Romanian was arrested after he sent paper instead of a laptop after an internet auction, police said today (Thurs).

Twenty-five people accused of real-estate fraud
A bank manager, three lawyers and an official at the Properties Registry are under investigation by special brigade police DIICOT for real-estate fraud amounting to up to one million Euros, it was revealed today (Thurs).

Romanians buying fewer presonal-care and cleaning products
Hit by the economic crisis, Romanians are buying fewer personal-care and cleaning products, results of a new survey by GfK show.

British paedo´s previous victims speak up
Previous victims of James Connor, who was arrested on child-sex charges in Romania last week, are coming forward to expose his past, the Daily Record has reported.