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Snowboarder Tim Mastnak wins silver, his first Olympic medal
Beijing – Slovenian snowboarder Tim Mastnak won silver in the men’s parallel giant slalom on Tuesday, his first Olympic medal and the fifth medal for Slovenia at the Beijing Olympics.
#Bucharest560: Bucharest, throne citadel and capital of the country (historical landmarks)
The first documented mention of the "citadel of Bucharest" as princely residence comes up in a document issued on 20 September 1459 by Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler), ruler of Wallachia (1448, 1456-1462, 1476-1477).