Heavy schoolbags threaten children's posture, Moldovan doctor warns

Moldovan medical specialist Svetlana Viteborscaia warned parents that heavy and ill-fitting schoolbags risk causing chronic spinal deformities, as students prepare to return to classrooms on Sept. 1.

Moldova considers balloon bans and levies to curb festive plastic waste

Moldova's Environment Ministry has urged schools and parents to avoid releasing helium balloons during September 1 festivities, warning that airborne debris threatens wildlife and ecosystems as classes resume across the country.

Argentina's Lionel Messi announces international retirement at 39

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football at age 39, concluding a record-breaking 20-year career with the national team, the forward said on social media.

Fourteen detained as rescuers search for 18 missing in Cyprus ferry disaster

Rescuers searched the Mediterranean off northern Cyprus on Monday after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized and sank en route to Turkey, leaving at least eight people dead and 18 others missing, authorities said.

Over 2,500 write in Romanian on Moldova's language day in Chisinau

More than 2,500 people gathered in Chisinau's central square on Monday to take part in the Great National Dictation, celebrating Romanian Language Day and commemorating the country's historic break from Soviet linguistic control.

Moldova's public broadcaster launches educational show to promote accurate speech

Moldova's public broadcaster Moldova 1 has launched a dedicated educational segment titled 'Speaking Correctly' to foster linguistic precision, debuting on Monday as the country celebrates Romanian Language Day.

Firefighters battle blaze at commercial building in Chisinau

Firefighters in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau responded to a major blaze on Monday morning after flames engulfed a three-story commercial building near the city's Central Market.

Chișinău readies 146 schools and pledges €35 pupil allowances

The municipality of Chișinău will provide €35 (approx. 700 MDL) in back-to-school assistance to roughly 8,000 vulnerable children ahead of the new academic year starting Sept. 1, Mayor Ion Ceban announced.

Rare Grigore Vieru archive donated to Moldovan parliament library

The Moldovan parliament's library in Chisinau received a rare archive of works and personal memorabilia of the late national poet Grigore Vieru on Monday, donated by his son to mark Romanian Language Day.

Senior US diplomat assumes role as OSCE mediator in Moldova

Senior US diplomat Christopher W. Smith assumed office on Monday as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, serving as the organization's chief mediator in the stalled Transnistrian settlement talks.

Magnitude 3.2 tremor strikes eastern Romania at depth of 115 km

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Romania's seismically active Vrancea region early on Monday, August 31, causing no reported damage or casualties, seismologists said.

Sandu, EU envoy honor Romanian language as cornerstone of identity

Moldovan state leaders, cultural figures, and foreign diplomats marked Romanian Language Day on Monday, celebrating the mother tongue as an essential pillar of national identity and cultural endurance.