News about Social sphere

In the age of artificial intelligence, the question of who the author is and whether a book will survive takes on new significance. The line between creator and tool is becoming increasingly blurred.

Romania’s National Institute of Statistics published alarming data last year: for every 100 children, there are 130 elderly people.

The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was cut short Saturday night after a shooting outside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was being held. President Donald Trump and other guests were evacuated and a suspect has been detained.

The State Intellectual Property Agency (AGEPI) sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of the International Intellectual Property Day. It is celebrated annually on April 26 and is timed to the day of entry into force in 1970 of the Convention of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

UPDATED. On Sunday, April 26, a code orange is in effect throughout Moldova due to the intensification of winds, which has already caused serious consequences in various regions. State-owned Moldelectrica reports numerous failures in transportation power grids, especially in the central and northern regions of the country. Operational teams are working in a reinforced mode to localize the failures and restore the electricity supply.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu is paying a visit to Ukraine on Sunday, April 26. The trip is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and includes a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

US President Donald Trump was not injured in a shooting incident during a gala dinner in Washington, DC, CNN reported.

Since from March 1, 2026 in Moldova sick leaves are issued exclusively in digital format, the Temporary Instruction on the manner of their filling out by the employer has been annulled. The corresponding Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has been published and entered into force.

Private detective activity in Moldova is transferred to a strict regime of state licensing. Detectives are now required to obtain an official permit (authorization) from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which will need to be periodically confirmed. The state introduces regular audits of the professional suitability and impeccable background (screening) of employees.

The emergency program for the regularization of migrants, launched by the government of Pedro Sanchez, has caused a record influx of willing applicants. Amid huge queues and disputes about the burden on the social system, the Spanish authorities call the initiative a step towards integration.

The National Bank releases into numismatic circulation the commemorative coin “Eleonora Romanescu – 100 years since her birth”, which continues the series “Famous Women”.

Carbon Brief climatologists have warned that 2026 could be one of the hottest years on record due to an expected increase in global warming.

The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) opens an official representative office in Moldova.

The capital’s administration is looking for a consulting company to provide support and technical supervision for a project to improve the energy efficiency of preschools. At this stage, the project covers 18 kindergartens, and the program will expand to 52 institutions in the future.

Artificial intelligence tools can generate “hallucinations” by inventing non-existent cases and laws, so justice will remain a “human endeavor” for a long time to come. This was stated by the President of the Constitutional Court (CC) Domnica Manole during the international conference “The Future of the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’ in the Context of Internet Development, Fake News and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for Constitutional Courts”.

Business leaders do not expect a surge in business activity in the second quarter: the outlook is relatively stable, both in terms of price growth and sales revenue. Economic activity in the second quarter of 2026, according to surveys, will also be accompanied by a reduction in the number of employees in trade and services.

The USA Freedom 250 festival, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, took place in Chisinau, Balti and Comrat.

The sale of tickets for women’s compartments in trains No. 7 Kharkiv – Odessa, No. 12 Lviv – Odessa, No. 92 Lviv – Kiev with departure from May 1 has already been opened, writes the Ukrainian “Economic Pravda”.

At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Republic of Moldova extradited Russian citizen Yusup Sayd-Aliev for criminal prosecution under part 2 of article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation, not provided for by the legislation of this state, for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation), part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the activities of an organization, which in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation is recognized as a terrorist organization).

Against the background of the forthcoming reform of local self-government in Moldova, a public discussion on this topic is unfolding. According to some experts, population size is a controversial criterion for the forthcoming local government reform.