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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suddenly found himself not only one of the key officials in Donald Trump’s administration, but also the hero of his own internet meme cult – and, as it turns out, quite enjoying it.

On this occasion, central and city authorities are preparing a series of festive events for children and their parents.

In Sunday’s match of the 9th round of the Moldovan soccer championship, FC Petrocub Hincesti defeated Balti 3-0 and regained the championship title a round before the end of the championship. It was the first time a team from Hincesti won the Moldovan Super League in the 2023-2024 season.

This October, the Republic of Moldova will celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Wine Day, using this momentous occasion to highlight its wine heritage, tourism offer and growing international presence under the slogan ‘United by Wine’.

According to the capital’s general mayor Ion Ceban, a tender for the reconstruction of the Chisinau City Administration building has been announced.

The editor-in-chief of Moldova Suverana, Ion Berlinski, announced in a public message the suspension of the printed edition of the newspaper. The decision comes in the context of the relocation of the editorial office from its current premises and the financial difficulties cited.

Today, at the FMF – Moldovan Football Federation (Federaţia Moldovenească de Fotbal) arena in the park “La Izvor”, the IV tournament of the “European Media Cup in Chisinau” takes place, with the participation of journalists from 8 countries.

The Moldovan national team successfully performed at the 43rd Balkan Mathematics Olympiad (BMO 2026), which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from May 3 to 8, 2026. Moldovan schoolchildren won a total of 4 medals – one silver and three bronze. The young mathematicians won silver in the team competition.

The Chisinau Zoo celebrates its birthday on May 9. It was opened in 1978 and over the decades it has become one of the favorite places of recreation for residents and guests of the capital, as well as the only zoo of this scale in the Republic of Moldova.

Moldova has become part of the European Ceramics Route by joining the Association of the European Ceramics Route. This was announced by the National Tourism Office.

Europe Day in Chisinau is celebrated with a diverse program of official, scientific and cultural events with the participation of the country’s leadership and international partners.

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On May 9, Moldova held events dedicated to Victory Day and the memory of those who died in World War II. The country’s leadership laid flowers in memory of the fallen, a large Victory March with the participation of veterans and a car rally took place in Chisinau, and the parliamentary faction “Our Party” traveled to Berlin to lay flowers at the Warrior-Liberator Memorial in Treptow Park.

Yesterday, May 8, Europe celebrated Victory Day, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II. The act of unconditional surrender of Germany came into force on May 8, 1945 at 23:01 Central European time, when the clock in Moscow was already on May 9. The attitude to this day varies in the countries of Europe.

Moldova celebrates two official holidays on May 9: Victory Day and the memory of the heroes who fell for the independence of the Motherland, and Europe Day. This year the holidays fell on a Saturday. In normal years, both holidays are listed in the Labor Code as non-working days.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has once again found himself in the center of public attention – this time because of the merch associated with the future Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The project’s online store began selling decorative brooches with a silhouette of the building of the complex, and it was these brooches that provoked a new wave of ridicule on social networks.

Legendary British naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough turns 100. In more than seven decades on television, his voice has become one of the most recognizable in the world of documentary filmmaking, and the programs he has produced have set the standard for the nature-centric and science-focused genre.

Customers in Moldova this spring are increasingly choosing not specialized sports equipment, but universal clothing and footwear that are suitable for city, travel, office and training at the same time. Against this background, Adidas is strengthening its position in the lifestyle-fashion segment, where demand is growing faster than in the classic performance sport segment.

There is a positive trend in the number of the Jewish population in Moldova, including the tendency of citizens returning to the country. This was stated by the Director of the Agency for Interethnic Relations, Veaceslav Ryabchinsky, during an official meeting with Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Combating Anti-Semitism.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has found herself at the center of discussion after a candid image created with the help of artificial intelligence appeared on social networks. The digfake, published in X by political opponents of the head of government, was supposed to be an attempt to discredit the politician, but Meloni’s reaction unexpectedly changed the tone of the whole story.