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Sightseeing in Moldova: Capriana - an oasis of tranquility
July 20, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- The Capriana monastery and its surrounding village - some other beads in the Moldovan historical monuments chain, are situated in the immensity of green forests of the picturesque Codri region. The Capriana Monastery...
Sightseeing in Moldova: Old Orhei - the Upper Town
July 20, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- When speaking of sights in Moldova, Old Orhei (Romanian: Orheiul Vechi) comes to your mind inevitably. It is one of the most publicized locations in the country, but not by chance. It is indeed one of the most beautiful places...
Sightseeing in Moldova: Soroca - the walled city
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July 20, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- Soroca is a town in the northeastern Moldova, located on the right bank of the Dniester River, 160 km from Chisinau. The location is impressive due to its splendor places and its "symbol" - the Soroca Fortress,...
Moldova:The number of trafficked persons is increasing
June 28, 2011By Larisa Muntean/ Chişinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- Thousands of Moldovans are victims of trafficking. Ministry of Labour presents official dates where is said that last year 135 people were identified as victims of this phenomenon. NGO representatives said...
“Our jail is a mad nest” sex scandal
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June 16, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia/ Chişinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- “If you want everything to be good, you should keep silence and sometimes let them “slap your butt”. I had sex both with prison employees and prisoners, says Angela, temporary resident...
Decade of road safety launched in Moldova
May 13, 2011Prime Minister Vlad Filat participated in the opening of the initiative "A decade of traffic security in Moldova", the government's communications and press relations department has said. Cabinet members, representatives of international organizations...
Primaria reports end of works at Valea Morilor lake
May 10, 2011The Chisinau Primaria [city government] has reported the completion of the Valea Morilor lake restoration works that were started in summer 2010. Within the acceptance of the lake restoration and beautification works, Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca said...
Cuba reform may permit foreign travel
May 10, 2011Cuba says it is studying plans that would allow its citizens to travel abroad as tourists for the first time in more than 50 years. The proposed move is one of 313 reforms backed by the Communist Party Congress behind closed doors in April and published...
Moldovans are world's 47th happiest nation
April 28, 2011The Republic of Moldova is standing on the 47th position in the Gallup Happiness Rating prepared by the renowned Institute by interviewing citizens in 124 countries. According to the Gallup research, 28% Moldovans stated they were glad with their life...
Death rate in Moldova went up 3.5%
April 28, 2011In 2010, over 43.63 thousand persons died in Moldova, which is over 1.49 thousand (up 3.5%) persons more than in 2009. The data has been provided by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to statistics, the death rate went up to 12.3 from...