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Today, May 20, is World Bee Day. By pollinating plants, bees contribute to wild flora and farmland, sustainable ecosystems and food resources for humankind. Established by the UN General Assembly in 2017, World Bee Day emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity to nature and the work of beekeepers to food security on a global scale.
A court in Barcelona has granted bail to Jonathan Andik, the son of deceased Mango founder Isak Andik, who is suspected by investigators of involvement in his father’s death. The decision was taken after the prosecutor’s office requested that the businessman be remanded in custody with the possibility of release on bail of one million euros.
A cryptoblogger under the pseudonym The Smart Ape has published a detailed analysis of the economic consequences of mass AI automation. The starting point was the forecast of Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleiman, who told the Financial Times back in February: AI will automate most office professions in 12-18 months.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu, while in Strasbourg to receive the Order of European Merit, held a meeting with David Meyer, chairman of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).
World Weather Attribution scientists have warned of a dangerous heat wave during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be held for the first time in three countries – the United States, Canada and Mexico – and will start on June 11.
Gymnasium from Baurci v. Baurci Gymnasium from the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauz-Yeri was among the 50 finalists of the prestigious international Global Schools Prize 2026.
More than 20 thematic events, conferences, interactive workshops and an extended platform for dialog will set the agenda for discussions in the Moldovan education sector from May 20 to 24. The third edition of Education Week will bring together teachers, pupils, students, school principals, as well as national and international experts for five days.
Rome is once again discussing a scandalous church mural: the “Angel of Meloni” in the church of San Lorenzo-in-Lucina, already an Internet phenomenon, seems to have changed again – and now, according to eyewitnesses, strikingly resembles Marina Berlusconi.
Is human reproduction possible outside the Earth? Chinese scientists are looking for an answer to this question. They have sent artificial human embryos aboard their national station Tiangong.
The Agricultural Accounting Information Collection Network (known as RICA) has been transformed into the Agricultural Sustainability Data Network (RDDA).
FIFA made serious concessions for the sake of the Chinese market: the state media group CMG received the rights to broadcast four World Cups at once, paying, according to Chinese media, about $60 million – much less than the amount that the international federation originally expected.
Representatives of the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency (RITA), the Capital City Council and the tourism industry have agreed to increase the tourist tax in Riga to two euros per person per night starting from January 1, 2027.
The government is preparing to approve the establishment of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Moldovan-Turkish College in Comrat, based on bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Turkey in vocational education. The corresponding project was discussed at a meeting of the secretaries general.
According to the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed up to 20 million people. Now WHO is warning again: the world remains vulnerable.
The story of Mango founder Isak Andik’s death, which Spanish authorities initially called a tragic accident, has received an unexpected continuation. The Catalan police detained his son, Jonathan Andik, as part of the investigation into the circumstances of the billionaire’s death.
Moldova’s Ministry of Education will provide financial incentives of up to 15,000 euros to Romanian-speaking teachers who agree to transfer to schools and kindergartens in Gagauzia, a Russian-speaking autonomous region with a predominantly Turkic-Gagauz population in the south of the country.
As of January 31, 2025, the countries with the highest incarceration rates were Turkey (458 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants), Azerbaijan (271), Republic of Moldova (245), Georgia (232), Hungary (206), Montenegro (200), Albania (192), Poland (189), Latvia (189), Czech Republic (178), Serbia (174), Lithuania (154), and Slovakia (151).
The role of the Food Bank of Moldova in optimizing food chains – reducing the number of food losses – was discussed during a study meeting between the founder of this organization Igor Belei, its executive director Oleg Parasciv and MAIA Minister Liudmila Catlabuga.
The current copyright reporting system is recognized as untenable: “no restaurant can physically account for whose songs it has played. Deputies and representatives of collective management organizations once again discussed the issues of transparency, efficiency and possible violations in this area.
Pedagogical staff and managerial personnel affected by the reorganization of state institutions of general education will be able to receive a one-time allowance for “relocation” in the amount of 300 thousand lei. The Ministry of Education and Research has developed the relevant regulation.
