Moldova 1 debuts correct speech segment as country celebrates Romanian language day

Moldova's public broadcaster Moldova 1 has launched a dedicated educational segment titled 'Speaking Correctly' to foster linguistic precision, debuting on Monday as the country celebrates Romanian Language Day.

Fire breaks out near central market in Moldovan capital

Firefighters in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau responded to a major blaze on Monday morning after flames engulfed a three-story commercial building near the city's Central Market.

Chișinău grants €35 back-to-school aid to 8,000 pupils

The municipality of Chișinău will provide €35 (approx. 700 MDL) in back-to-school assistance to roughly 8,000 vulnerable children ahead of the new academic year starting Sept. 1, Mayor Ion Ceban announced.

Moldova parliament library receives rare Grigore Vieru archive

The Moldovan parliament's library in Chisinau received a rare archive of works and personal memorabilia of the late national poet Grigore Vieru on Monday, donated by his son to mark Romanian Language Day.

Christopher W. Smith takes helm of OSCE Mission to Moldova

Senior US diplomat Christopher W. Smith assumed office on Monday as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, serving as the organization's chief mediator in the stalled Transnistrian settlement talks.

Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake shakes Romania's Vrancea region

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Romania's seismically active Vrancea region early on Monday, August 31, causing no reported damage or casualties, seismologists said.

Moldova marks Romanian Language Day with tributes to heritage, freedom

Moldovan state leaders, cultural figures, and foreign diplomats marked Romanian Language Day on Monday, celebrating the mother tongue as an essential pillar of national identity and cultural endurance.

Moldova reports airspace breach during Russian strikes on Ukraine

An unidentified aerial object briefly breached Moldova's sovereign airspace on Saturday near the breakaway region of Transnistria before returning to Ukraine amid heavy Russian airstrikes, the Defense Ministry in Chișinău said.

Moldova defends €490,000 national day concert amid public backlash

The Moldovan government defended spending €490,000 (9.86 million MDL) on its Independence Day concert on Monday, arguing it cut costs by 21% following an investigative report into no-bid procurement.

Moldova crowns Sergiu Coada national strongman champion in Chisinau

Sergiu Coada won the title of Moldova's Strongest Man on Saturday, outperforming nine other professional athletes in extreme strength challenges held in the capital's Rose Valley park.

Danube drought and extreme heat threaten Balkan fish farms

Extreme drought and heat are devastating aquatic ecosystems and commercial fish farms across Central and Eastern Europe, causing millions of euros in damage as major regional waterways dry up.

Melting Austrian glacier yields backpack lost by German in 1963

An 86-year-old German mountaineer has recovered his vintage backpack after it emerged from a melting Tyrolean glacier 63 years after he dropped it into a crevasse, Austrian police said.