The conflict between the U.S. and Iran has triggered a jump in pistachio prices.
Energy production from renewable energy sources (RES) is actively developing in Moldova. In April, the installed capacity of all operators in this market exceeded 1 GW. On March 31, the deadline for accepting documents for a new tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expired, and the results will be announced in June.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the blockade of maritime traffic to Iranian ports will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CT) on April 13.
Since its launch, there was a computational error in the bitcoin mining algorithm, which allowed to mine blocks at extremely high speeds. This was revealed by researcher Loic Morel.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Pope Leo XIV, saying he doesn’t want a pontiff who opposes his policies.
On April 10, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution, which supplemented the list of international checkpoints across the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border with the automobile checkpoint “Yampol – Coseuti”.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Carreyrou of the New York Times has suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back may be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Despite more than $17 billion promised, the “Peace Council” has received less than a billion, stalling the launch of Gaza governance and disarmament negotiations.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the Republic of Moldova is in the fifth place in the world in terms of population decline. Over the last 25 years, the number of inhabitants of the country has decreased by 19%.
The reduction of electricity consumption by only 3% at the national level helped the Moldovan authorities to avoid a major energy crisis.
In March, the U.S. consumer price index increased by 0.9% – from 2.4% to 3.3%. The index reached its highest level since May 2024, analysts of The Kobeissi Letter noted.
The White House administration has unveiled the design for a 76-meter (250-foot) arch that President Donald Trump wants to erect in the U.S. capital.
The Moldovan authorities doubt the need to pay the debt to the CIS when leaving the organization.
For Maia Sandu will have to increase her salary, Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said.
The Iasi Regional Railway Directorate said on Friday that the first test train on the European standard gauge 1435 mm gauge, namely an insulated diesel-electric locomotive, crossed the border with the Republic of Moldova via the Falciu (Romanian Railway, CFR) – Prut (Moldovan Railway, CFM) bridge to test the newly built standard gauge line on the Moldovan side, from the bridge over the Prut River to Prut station, Cantemir, Republic of Moldova.
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Moldova has been downgraded from an “imperfect democracy” to a “hybrid regime” now on the verge of authoritarianism in 2025.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect during the Easter holiday period of April 11-14.
Iran demands payment for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in cryptocurrency.
Administrative-territorial reform should be streamlined as part of a large-scale fiscal decentralization reform, economists at the Expert-Grup think tank recommend.
Since the conflict with Iran began, Donald Trump’s approval ratings have plunged to record lows since the start of his second term.
