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Athletes from Moldova won two gold, four silver and five bronze medals at the European Open Para-powerlifting Championship, which ended in Tbilisi, Georgia, Logos Press reports.

Military conflict in the Middle East has led to a significant drop in tourist confidence in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and other countries in the region, which could help boost tourist traffic to the Northern Mediterranean, Logos Press reported.

With the support of the Government of Canada, local authorities from Balti municipality will modernize sanitary blocks at the Maxim Gorky Theoretical Lyceum. The total cost of the project is 80 thousand Canadian dollars (over one million lei). Up to 60 thousand Canadian dollars (about 760 thousand lei) is provided by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives program, and the rest of the sum is invested by the local authorities of the “northern capital”.

The deputy chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, Gheorghe Leichu, sent an official appeal to the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Feridun Sinirlioglu, outlining the position of the People’s Assembly regarding the current socio-political situation and the observance of the rights of the autonomy.

Fraudsters have modernized a well-known scheme for hacking into accounts on Telegram and other messengers. As before, the attackers use a request to vote for a child, but now they have added a new emotional element – a story about the possibility of receiving a grant for expensive treatment.

The Bank of England plans to change the appearance of national banknotes: instead of portraits of famous historical figures, they may feature images of wildlife. The final decision on which species of animals or plants will be placed on the banknotes will be made after public discussion, which is scheduled for the summer of 2026.

One million lei is envisaged in the prevention fund for 2026 for the implementation of disease prevention projects and promotion of a healthy lifestyle, with a focus on the prevention of alcohol consumption.

Over the past year, Poland has detained five criminal bosses from the post-Soviet space: four citizens of Georgia and one citizen of Belarus. In such cases, there are problems with deportation: their countries of citizenship are not in a hurry to accept them.

Moldovan freestyle wrestler Alexander Gaidarli, a native of Copceac village (ATU Gagauzia), won a gold medal at the European Youth Olympic Wrestling Championships (U-23), held in Zrenjanin (Serbia), reports Logos Press.

The Government is launching a pilot program to replace elevators in apartment buildings. At the initial stage, the program will be a pilot one, and its implementation will last for one year. 40 million lei has been allocated for the first stage.

At today’s meeting, the government decided to index the minimum guaranteed monthly income by 6.8%. The resolution will enter into force on April 1, 2026.

In 2025, the Moldovan Ministry of Defense relied on modernizing military facilities and increasing the social protection of personnel. 346.1 million lei was spent on infrastructure. 18 facilities were overhauled, construction was carried out at 46 other facilities, and a total of 63 military facilities were modernized and built within the framework of the project “Military Camp 136 Băcioi”.

In 2025, the number of tests with the use of behavior simulation detector (polygraph) in public institutions of Moldova has significantly increased. This became known following the presentation of the annual report of the State Commission for Polygraph Testing in Parliament.

The General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sports of Chisinau (DGETS) announced the launch of a municipal program of co-financing sports projects and activities in 2026, Logos Press reports.

UPDATED. The European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), soon to be launched in Moldova, shows the availability and significant increase in the use of e-cigarettes among schoolchildren. This is of concern to public health professionals, educators and officials.

The modern world is literally filled with calls to “get out of your comfort zone” if you want to achieve success. Bloggers, coaches and personal growth coaches convince us that it is only through discomfort and stress that we can realize our ambitions. However, this idea is far from the truth and often does more harm than good.

Commercial flights from Iran to Azerbaijan continue to operate, but transit options for persons who may leave Iran remain limited and require prior coordination with the competent authorities. This is reported by the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Moldovan grandmaster Ivan Scicco won the “SET Freestyle Cup 2026” Fischer Chess tournament, organized by the SET Real Estate Agency with the support of the Moldovan Chess Federation, Logos Press reports.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Technology has banned the use of social media by children under the age of 16, according to Logos Press.

A trial has begun in Istanbul against the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, who many observers see as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main possible rival in future elections.