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By 2030, data processing centers in the United States may consume as much water as the largest American metropolis, New York City, requires every day. This is the conclusion reached by researchers who studied the rapidly growing demand for resources from the artificial intelligence industry.
Early this Monday morning in Asia, Brent crude was up about 15.5% to $107.16/bbl, while U.S. Nymex Light Sweet crude was up more than 17% to $106.77/bbl.
Iraq’s oil production has fallen sharply amid ongoing conflict with Iran and problems with exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
The current working week ended with “green”, i.e. – growing indicators of futures for the whole grain group of commodities, rapeseed and sugar. Exchange analysts see this as a direct impact of the lack of positive news about the imminent prospects for the winding down of hostilities and the elimination of logistical failures in the Middle East. However, the factor of not very good weather is gradually coming into play.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of the capital to declare violence against women unacceptable. In 2026, the slogan of the event is: “Women are safe, justice is in the courts”.
International Women’s Day, traditionally celebrated by many countries of the world on March 8, this year is also a good occasion to remember that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2026 as the International Year of Women Farmers.
The highest proportion of women among scientists and engineers in the European Union is recorded in Latvia. In this Baltic country in 2024, women accounted for 50.9% of all scientists and engineers. The next highest figures are recorded in Denmark, where the share is 48.8%, Estonia (47.9%) and Spain (47.6%). In the EU as a whole, women make up 40.5% of the workforce of scientists and engineers.
The analysts compared the military capabilities of Israel and Iran in terms of manpower, air force, land systems, naval resources, defense spending and population.
Moldova ranked 128th in the world (out of 193) in the soft power ranking, with 31 points.
The Chinese government has said it will actively use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to distribute 12.7 million university graduates into the labor market in 2026. The figure is a record: it exceeds the population of countries such as Belgium.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Finance, the domestic public debt has been growing steadily since the beginning of the year. In January, it increased by 1.9 billion lei and in February by another 1.7 billion lei, amounting to 55.7 billion lei.
According to the latest data from the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), as of February 27, 2026, official foreign exchange reserves continued their downward trend, decreasing by 61.01 million euros to 5,019.69 million euros. Despite the decrease, the volume of reserves remained high, supporting the financial stability of the country.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, employment of the population decreased and the number of jobs decreased. This is evidenced by the data of the National Bureau of Statistics.
The international consortium “Hickory Global Partners” has published ratings of the 10 most expensive and 10 most popular cities for business travel. London (UK) tops both rankings, according to Logos Press.
More than 91% of all produce samples analyzed last year were in compliance. This is evidenced by the report of the National Food Safety Agency ANSA on monitoring of pesticide residues in food of plant origin.
Booking.com, one of the largest online accommodation booking services, has announced the winners of its 14th annual Traveller Review Awards. The awards are based on 370 million traveler reviews and reflect the level of service and hospitality of partners around the world, according to Logos Press.
In February 2026, food prices rose on the world market. The FAO Food Price Index (FPI) averaged 125.3 points last month, up 1.1 points (0.9%) from January.
Wheat production in Kazakhstan in the 2025/26 marketing year will reach a record 18 million tons. This is only slightly below the previous season’s harvest, the second largest ever recorded.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, at the beginning of 2025, the number of women in the total population of Moldova continued to prevail among the population with usual place of residence, amounting to 1,276,300 women compared to 1,105,000 men (53.6% of women and 46.4% of men).
That is, there were 87 men per 100 women.
Tehran’s decision has already taken effect and will remain in force until further instruction from the government. The authorities explain the temporary suspension of external agro-food shipments as “preventive measures to prevent possible shortages and price increases in basic consumer goods”. Some countries in the region have already expressed concern in this regard.
