Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Moldova Gets Answers

The Ministry of Education plans to establish regulations on mobile phone use in schools this September.

Hajj Deaths Soar in Saudi Heatwave

Over 1,300 pilgrims perished during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Worshippers braved scorching temperatures at the holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced on Sunday.

Republic of Moldova was officially granted candidate status by EU two years ago

It has been two years since the Republic of Moldova was officially granted candidate status by EU. The steps taken so far on the European agenda were presented in a video published by the Chisinau authorities, and President Maia Sandu emphasized that intense work had been done to start the negotiations.

Priest and six law enforcement officers killed in attacks on synagogues and church in Russia’s Dagestan

Six law enforcement officers and a priest have reportedly been killed in what appear to be coordinated attacks by gunmen in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province, CNN reports.

3 killed, nearly 100 injured in Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol

Three people, including two children, were killed and nearly 100 others injured in a Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol, city governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said Sunday, Xinhua agency reports.

Chisinau: Mircea cel Bătrân boulevard closed to traffic by July 11

Road traffic will be suspended, until July 11, on Mircea cel Bătrân boulevard in Chisinau, the section between Petru Zadnipru str. and Profesor Ion Dumeniuc str.

British experts: A new group of Covid mutations called FLiRT emerged

Experts warned Covid “hasn’t gone away” after an uptick in infections and hospitalisations thought to have been caused by new variants of the virus, writes The Independent.

Greece battles wildfires fanned by gale-force winds

Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Saturday to contain wildfires fanned by gale force winds on two Greek islands and in other parts of Greece, as authorities warned many regions face a high risk of new blazes, Reuters reports.

Romanian village set to become Nato's biggest airbase in Europe

Mihai Kogalniceanu (MK) airbase is the unlikely setting for what is turning into the biggest Nato base in Europe, BBC reports.

Writer Spiridon Vangheli’s funerals on Monday at the Central Cemetery in Chisinau

Spiridon Vangheli will be buried tomorrow, informs the Ministry of Culture. The lifeless body of the writer will be laid to rest today at 19:00 at the "Saint Teodora de la Sihla" Church in Chisinau, where the religious and memorial service will take place.

Maia Sandu, on Sovereignty Day: "The people will decide the fate of the country in this fall's referendum"

The Republic of Moldova celebrates Sovereignty Day today. The Declaration of Sovereignty was adopted 34 years ago, on June 23, 1990, by the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. President Maia Sandu mentions that "it is the document that opened our way to independence".

Two injured in Kyiv region after Russian attack

Due to a Russian missile attack on the night of June 23, two people were injured in the Kyiv region. Falling debris also caused damage, according to the Telegram channel of the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Ruslan Kravchenko, according to RBC.