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A cochlear implant for 440 thousand lei was the most expensive case of treatment in 2025. Overall, more than 8.5 billion lei were allocated for inpatient medical care in the country. This is more than half of the funds accumulated in the compulsory health insurance funds during the year.

Since the conflict with Iran began, Donald Trump’s approval ratings have plunged to record lows since the start of his second term.

From this year, the official statistics on household income will be more accurate, thanks to the application of an improved methodology. This is reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), citing fresh data. They have also “gotten better”.

Pentagon officials threatened the Vatican at a private meeting in January, according to the US magazine The New Republic.

Parliament passed the first reading of a draft law on amendments to some normative acts (“improving the mechanism of voluntary unification of administrative-territorial units”). It will allow decisions on the unification of mayoralties to be made by a simple majority of votes of local councilors instead of two-thirds as it is now.

Jacob & Co. has unveiled the long-awaited continuation of its collection of watches inspired by the legendary mafia saga The Godfather. The new model is called The Godfather II and continues the theme of musical watches, but with a number of significant improvements. If the first watch of 2019 was dedicated to the opera version of the movie, the new model is able to play two famous Nino Rota melodies at once – the main theme and a touching wedding composition. The melody is selected via a button at the 8 o’clock mark, while a function at the 10 o’clock mark allows you to switch between songs. Each melody lasts 15-20 seconds and can be repeated up to 10 times per winding.

An electric guitar that belonged to Elvis Presley will be one of the brightest lots of the spring auction at Sotheby’s. It’s about the Hagstrom Viking II model – the instrument the musician used during his legendary television comeback in 1968.

The central match of the 4th round of the second phase of the Super League, in which “Zimbru” on its field in Chisinau hosted “Sheriff”, ended in a draw – 2:2. The draw in the match of long-standing principal rivals allowed the club “Petrocub” to break away from the nearest pursuers – “Zimbru” and “Sheriff” – on two and three points respectively. Four out of 10 rounds of the spring part of the championship have been played, and behind the back of the teams already 40% of the passed way for the trophy. Logos Press offers you a review of the last round, according to the results of which the contour of the struggle for places in European cups has become clearer.

The Roma community is an integral part of our society and contributes, through its culture and values, to the diversity and national cultural wealth.”

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the spring conscription campaign, during which 1.2 thousand young men will be sent for compulsory service against 1.4 thousand a year earlier.

The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) has transferred more than LE 1 billion 30 million in advance to health service providers for services to be rendered to the population in April.

In March this year, more than 620 thousand households received compensation for heat, which is about 1.2 million people – more than half of the population of the Republic of Moldova.

Modern entrepreneurs and investors face a long list of challenges, but one of the most unpredictable and difficult to control is the issue of fraud committed by business partners and/or employees. With the development of technology, widespread digitalisation and now artificial intelligence, preventing and investigating corporate fraud requires measures and actions that are far more effective than they were 10–15 years ago. Of course, this problem may not be acute in every business, but such an understanding may be mistaken, as it is based solely on known and, possibly, incomplete information. Many cases of fraud are skilfully concealed and remain undiscovered.

“The EU is trying to justify its attempts at increased surveillance (chat control) and censorship (DSA) through controlled NGOs and media. AI Forensics, a Soros-funded company contracted by the European Commission, claims that Telegram is a PROBLEM because people can discuss content from OTHER social networks in CLOSED Telegram groups.”

Trump intends to have an “open and honest conversation” with NATO Secretary General Rutte, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said. According to her, the alliance “turned its back on the United States” after the start of the war in Iran.

The new GRECO report on Moldova requires a thorough and detailed examination if the country is to fight corruption and meet EU standards in this area.

On April 8, the government presented the concept of local self-government reform. The administrative-territorial reform planned by the authorities is criticized both by independent analysts and opposition politicians, as well as by many mayors – both its concept and methods of implementation.

Fashion experts are increasingly paying attention not only to styles and brands, but also to the power of color in creating the impression of an “expensive” image. According to Natalia Semenova, the art director of a French fashion brand, it is the right shades that can give depth, status and completeness to a style.

The fifth report of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), published on April 8, identifies numerous problems in Moldova’s fight against corruption. Among them, one vulnerability of Moldova’s anti-corruption system that previously remained in the shadows – the lack of effective control over the so-called “post-employment” of officials – draws attention.

Japanese company Maxell has introduced an updated version of its portable cassette player, adapted to modern realities. The device, designed in the style of classic models of the 1980s, received Bluetooth support, which allows it to be used with wireless headphones and acoustics.