Children's eyesight: Why limiting mobile phone screen time to under 2 hours is crucial

Children and screens appear inseparable, but using devices for more than two hours a day poses a serious risk to children's sight, specialists warn.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Maria Corina Machado wins and thanks Trump

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, said she was dedicating the award to President Donald Trump for his support.

US-China tensions: Trump hits back with 100% import tariffs

President Donald Trump announced that he will impose fresh tariffs of 100% on Chinese imports, starting no later than November 1.

Landline tariffs set to rise for users on Moldova's old copper network

The largest national telecoms operator in Moldova has responded to speculation about a rise in landline phone tariffs.

From masks to medical uniforms: Tiraspol business expansion

The Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a time of both severe challenges and unexpected reinvention for many.

Russia’s steel sector crisis: Bankruptcies, sanctions and job cuts

A wave of forced layoffs and shifts to reduced working hours has reached Russia’s metallurgy industry.

Hundreds of Moldovans lose savings in suspected tux investment scam

Dozens of people in Moldova have lost money after the online financial investment platform TUX became inaccessible, raising fresh concerns about unregistered trading schemes in the country.

Two thousand farmers in the Republic of Moldova will receive agricultural equipment essential for protecting their crops from droughts, hail, and heatwaves

Two thousand farmers in vulnerable rural areas will receive agricultural equipment, including greenhouses, mulch films and electric cultivators, to protect their crops and increase their incomes. The equipment will be provided through the Climate Change Adaptation Grants Program, launched on Thursday, October 9.

Record 1,113 foreign students admitted to Moldovan universities for 2025–2026

Higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova admitted a record number of foreign students in the 2025-2026 academic year. In total, 1,113 students from 24 countries around the world were enrolled in higher education programs in the Republic of Moldova, 376 more than in the 2024-2025 academic year, the Ministry of Education and Research informs.

Court of Appeal overturns the CEC’s decision to cut state funding for the “Democracy at Home” Party until November 2026

The "Democracy at Home" Party (PDA) could receive allocations from the state budget for the results recorded in the parliamentary elections on September 28. The Central Court of Appeal today annulled the decision of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of October 3, which sanctioned the party with the deprivation of allocations from the state budget for 12 months, starting in November 2025.

Students from Balti learn to install solar panels

The first workshop in the Republic of Moldova, equipped with a fully functional photovoltaic system, was inaugurated at Vocational School No. 4 in Balti. There, students learn to install solar panels. The investment value exceeds 160 thousand lei.

Three restaurant administrators fined over 800,000 lei for hiding income

Three administrators of a chain of dozens of restaurants across the country were fined over 800,000 lei for concealing income and failing to pay VAT. They transferred the remaining 1.4 million lei, representing unpaid VAT, to the state budget.