Google has topped Kantar’s annual ranking of the world’s most valuable and influential brands for the first time since 2018, ousting Apple, which has remained the leader for the past four years.
The average salary in Europe in 2025 differs from country to country. When purchasing power is taken into account, the gap is narrowing. But the gap between the countries with the highest and lowest wages is still wide.
The quality of the Moldovan stratum called “elite society” is deteriorating year by year.
The cost of fuel in different countries of the world can differ by more than 170 times. In April 2026, the lowest gasoline prices were recorded in Libya: only $0.09 per gallon, and the highest in Hong Kong, where a gallon costs $15.65.
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.
S&P Global Ratings affirmed Romania’s ‘BBB-‘ rating on April 3 with a negative outlook and noted that risks associated with the implementation of Romania’s public finance consolidation program will remain high in the coming years.
The Republic of Moldova has scored 84 points out of 100 possible in the rating of Internet freedom for 2026, compiled by the authoritative resource in the field of technology and Web-security “Cloudwards”, and placed next to Switzerland, Canada, Malta and Chile, reports Logos Press.
The winners of Skytrax World Airport Awards and AirlineRatings.com’s World’s Best Airline Awards by continent, region and category have been announced.
Finland has received this honor for the ninth consecutive year. The top three are also Iceland and Denmark, Logos Press reports.
Former world number one, Romanian Simona Halep and Argentine tennis player Juan Manuel del Potro, ranked third in the ATP ranking, will play an exhibition match in Chisinau on May 23, Logos Press reports.
