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Major technology companies including Meta, ByteDance, Snap and YouTube have agreed to pay $27 million to settle claims by a school district in the US state of Kentucky. The schools accused the platforms of exacerbating a mental health crisis among students.

Germany is discussing a possible surge in citizenship applications from Ukrainian refugees in 2027, when some of them reach the minimum period of residence in the country.

At the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana on May 29, the leaders of the EAEU countries adopted a joint Statement on the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI).

The presidential adviser for relations with citizens in the country and the diaspora, Larisa Miculec, has been dismissed from her post on the basis of her resignation. The corresponding decree was signed by Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday, May 29.

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday that Bulgaria will only allow U.S. military aircraft on its territory until the end of June.

Today, during a meeting of the Chisinau Municipal Council, Svetlana Dogotara was elected vice mayor of the capital. Councillors of the PAS faction consider this decision illegal.

Spartak Moscow and Moldovan national team defender Oleg Ryabchuk left the team due to the expiration of his contract. This was reported by the club’s press service on May 29.

Today, the Green Theater of Chisinau will host the official opening of the summer season. A musical show with the participation of famous artists is prepared for residents and guests of the capital. The entrance to the concert is free.

The Chisinau authorities inform that the Municipal Center for Training and Education is launching the program “Employment for All” of the 2026 edition.

The Court of Appeal of South Gagauzia has canceled the decision of the Comrat Court to declare the former chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, Dimitri Constantinov, wanted. Earlier, the Comrat Court sentenced him to 12 years of imprisonment.

The Chisinau Vocational School No. 11 for students with special needs will cease its educational activity.

The season of white nights in St. Petersburg in 2026 has become noticeably more expensive for foreign tourists and travelers from CIS countries. According to market participants, the cost of trips to the Northern Capital has increased by 10-15% on average over the year, and vacation prices are increasingly approaching the level of popular European city-break destinations.

A labor fair is being held in Chisinau, with over 2,000 vacancies. In this way, the authorities hope to partially reduce the personnel shortage, which is becoming one of the key problems of the economy.

A drone hit a residential high-rise building in the eastern Romanian city of Galati, the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. The impact caused an explosion. A fire started in one of the apartments. According to preliminary information, two people were injured. About 70 residents were evacuated from the building, some of them left the building on their own.

The Pulmonology Department of the Pediatric Clinic of the Institute of Mother and Child was completely renovated within a modernization project worth more than 5 million lei. The new infrastructure will ensure European treatment conditions for young patients and an optimal working environment for the medical staff.

Almost a quarter of Moldova’s population is made up of young people between the ages of 14 and 34, but this segment has shrunk by an alarming 4.2% in just the last four years. Against the background of demographic decline, the authorities have noted another phenomenon – the “electoral apathy” of the new generation.

Pope Leo XIV has rejected the concept of a “just war,” which the Catholic Church has used since at least the fifth century to assess whether state involvement in war can be considered justified.

By the end of 2025, about 60% of judges included in the integrity verification (vetting) procedure have been assessed. These are figures from the final report of the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the Justice Sector Independence and Integrity Strategy 2022-2025.

Russian universities may return to the practice of oral defense of diplomas amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence. Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, said that traditional written work is becoming less and less reflective of students’ real knowledge, as modern AI services are able to create high-level texts in a matter of minutes.

The pharmaceutical company Herbal Therapy Laboratories (former SA Farmaco) is under the threat of closure. The company was found to have debts to its employees exceeding 4.2 million lei, so the state authorities launched a procedure to suspend or completely revoke its license.