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A tragic anniversary in Georgia
November 06, 2009By Paul Goble Tomorrow, in various ways and with various feelings in their hearts, many people across the former Soviet space will commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’état. But in Georgia, many will mark the 2nd anniversary...
Chişinău: 48 de cazuri noi de infectare cu virusul gripei porcine
November 06, 2009In Moldova au fost inregistrate, intr-o singura zi, 48 de cazuri noi de infectare cu virusul gripei pandemice (porcine). Centrului National de Medicina Preventiva precizeaza ca numarul total al celor infectati cu acest virus este acum de 113. Ministrul...
US military praising policewoman who wounded shooter at Fort Hood
November 06, 2009Officials at Fort Hood Military base in Texas have praised a civilian policewoman for stopping Thursday's shooting spree that killed 13 people and wounded 31 others. Fort Hood Spokesman, Colonel John Rossi, told reporters early Friday police woman Kimberly...
Two Moldovan citizens in list of top 300 wealthiest Romanians
November 04, 2009Two Moldovans are in the "Top 300 Wealthiest Romanians" list released by weekly Capital. Nicolae Petrov, who is active in the airline business, is 226th. Valeri Moraru, active in the beverage business, is 263rd.
Religious group protests ID cards, says it is "Satan's code"
November 04, 2009In the Republic of Moldova's capital, Chisinau, about one thousand Christian Orthodox believers gathered in front of the Palace of the Republic today, where legislative sessions are normally held, to ask that a new identification card be released to them...
Moldova reports second lethal case of swine flu
November 04, 2009The second lethal case of swine flu has been registered in Moldova. The victim is a 35-year-old man who has recently returned from Russia. According to Deputy Health Minister Oleg Lozan, the man came to Moldova on Thursday evening [29 October]. The...
Ukraine: Swine Flu mania in Kyiv
November 03, 2009By Irene Chalupa Upon landing at Kyiv’s Boryspil airport on Sunday afternoon, I was met by Ukrainian passport-control personnel in surgical masks. I suddenly noticed that a number of people on line were also wearing masks of various sizes...
Romania opens two new consular offices in Moldova
November 03, 2009Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday signed the decrees on opening of Romanian general consulates in Cahul and Balti, in the Republic of Moldova, reads a release of the Presidential Administration. On October 20, the Romanian and Moldovan authorities...
U.N. Committee against Torture to talk about Moldova
November 03, 2009The United Nations Committee Against Torture has opened its 43rd session in Geneva. During the opening, Secretary-General Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights and Treaty Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Torture victims and witnesses need state's protection in Moldova
November 03, 2009To accelerate detection of crimes, the State ought to ensure a reliable protection for torture victims and torture witnesses to thus let them speak out truth during and after investigation, presumes Deputy Director of the Institute for Penitentiary Reforms...