From today, more medicines and medical devices will be available on the market

From today, more medicines and medical devices will be compensated for people suffering from psoriasis and lupus disease. Also for the first time, patients with diabetes will be compensated for the purchase of insulin needles and syringes. The list of compensated medicines has also been completed with new preparations for the long-term treatment of glaucoma. The director of the National Health Insurance Company, Ion Dodon, told Radio Moldova that this list will be extended in the future.

Moscow was again attacked with drones

Russian air defences have shot down "several" drones targeting the Moscow region, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with one of them hitting a tower that had also been attacked on Sunday, The Guardian reports.

Ukraine to start talks with US on security guarantees

Ukraine is to start consultations with the United States this week on providing security guarantees for Kyiv pending the completion of the process of joining NATO, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday (Jul 30), Reuters reports.

July 2023 set to be world's hottest month on record

As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the U.S. Southwest, they were doing so during what scientists now say is the world’s hottest month on record, Reuters reports.

Pre-accession funds are not yet available for Moldova. EU Ambassador in Chisinau clarifies

The Republic of Moldova is not yet able to access pre-accession funds from the European Union, Janis Mazeiks, the EU ambassador to Moldova, told Radio Moldova. Instead, according to the official, our country has already received financial support worth more than one billion euros in extended format.

Ukrainian army announces it has liberated a village in Donetsk region

The Ukrainian army has cleared the village of Staromaiorske on the southern front from Russian troops, where Kiev forces have intensified their counter-offensive in recent days, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar announced, AFP reports.

Odobescu: Our objective is to launch accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova by the end of the year

Romania supports the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in the process of accession to the European Union, with the objective of launching accession negotiations for both countries by the end of this year. The statement was made by Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu for RFI. The official said that Bucharest is involved both politically and technically in this process.

Border Police: 12 people were refused entry to the Republic of Moldova

The General Inspectorate of the Border Police announces that it prohibited the entry into the Republic of Moldova for 18 people during the day of July 26. In total, 64,528 people crossed the borders of the Republic of Moldova. Of these, 32,431 entered our country.

US and allies working with Ukraine on alternative routes to deliver grain, White House

The United States and its allies are working with Kyiv on alternative land routes to deliver critical grain to the world after Russia pulled out of the grain deal that had permitted Ukrainian grain to travel through the Black Sea, the White House said Wednesday, CNN reports.

Ukraine intercepts 40 Russian missiles, Ukrainian air force says

The Ukrainian Air Force says it intercepted 40 Russian missiles Wednesday, CNN reports.

Border Police: 18 people were refused entry to the Republic of Moldova

The General Inspectorate of the Border Police announces that it prohibited the entry into the Republic of Moldova for 18 people during the day of July 24. In all, 65,097 people crossed the borders of the Republic of Moldova. Of these, 35,887 entered our country.

EU ready to move almost all of Ukraine's grain exports via solidarity lanes

The European Union is ready to export almost all of Ukraine’s agriculture goods via solidarity lanes, the EU’s agriculture commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said, Reuters reports.