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Republicans formally name Trump their presidential nominee

Two days after an assassination attempt, Donald Trump was named the Republican candidate for the US presidency at the party's convention that began on Monday, July 15, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Trump will have to officially accept his nomination on July 18, DW reports.

Reuters / Donald Trump și candidatul la vicepreședinția SUA James David Vance
Sursa: Reuters / Donald Trump și candidatul la vicepreședinția SUA James David Vance

On nomination day, Trump announced Ohio Republican Senator James David Vance as his running mate for US Vice President. "As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand by our troops and do everything he can to help me make America great," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

As CNN reports, 66 percent of registered voters have either heard nothing of Vance or heard too little to form an opinion of him as a politician. Vance has "a special knack for connecting with Midwestern voters and is a model for transforming the Republican Party into the populist powerhouse that turned his home state of Ohio into a solid Trump state," writes CNN.

Joe Biden called Vance "a Trump clone on every issue."

Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania

On July 13, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot former US President Donald Trump while he was speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The bullet hit the top of the politician's ear. A 50-year-old man was killed in the exchange of fire, and two other rally participants were injured. They are in stable condition, state police said. The attacker was fatally shot by special forces.

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Government could increase compensation, Moldovagaz insists on tariff adjustment
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Government could increase compensation, Moldovagaz insists on tariff adjustment

The government is analyzing the possibility of granting higher compensation, in the context of a possible increase in natural gas tariffs, starting December 1. Although he refused to give an estimated figure, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Alexei Buzu, reiterated the Government's commitment to supporting citizens, as it has done since 2022, when energy prices rose sharply due to the war in Ukraine. While officials warn that a "hard winter" awaits us, Vadim Ceban, President of Moldovagaz, expressed confidence in a favourable decision from ANRE.

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Moldovans will be able to request an ambulance or police using a mobile application
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Moldovans will be able to request an ambulance or police using a mobile application

Citizens of the Republic of Moldova will be able to request an ambulance or police with a single click, using a mobile application. An agreement in this regard was signed by the 112 Service with an economic agent that is developing the application from a technical viewpoint.

Protests continue in Romania as thousands of young people oppose the candidacy of Călin Georgescu, who is advancing to the second round of the presidential elections
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Protests continue in Romania as thousands of young people oppose the candidacy of Călin Georgescu, who is advancing to the second round of the presidential elections

On Tuesday evening, hundreds of demonstrators chanted, "Young people, do not vote for a dictator," during protests held in Bucharest and other major cities across Romania. They are reacting to Georgescu’s success in the first round of the elections. Georgescu, an independent candidate, is known for his anti-Western views and pro-Putin sympathies, drawing concerns about his "legionary" connections.