Ukraine
Wintry weather creates havoc in Moldova
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More than 100 towns and villages in Moldova are out of power after a heavy wind collapsed the electric poles. Several roads were blocked shortly after the wind turned into a snow storm. Some apartments in Moldova’s largest cities of Chisinau and...
Wanted by Interpol, detained in Moldova
A 46-year-old man put on ‘wanted’ Interpol’s list was detained at the Moldovan checkpoint Criva. Citizen of Armenia, the man was crossing the Ukrainian-Moldovan border together with a relative. In order to avoid being detained, the...
10 most important world events of 2012
1. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee On February 6 2012 Queen Elisabeth II has celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, the 60th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the 60th anniversary of...
About 400 thousands of cigarettes packs from Moldova and Ukraine illegally trafficked in Romania
During 2011-2012, criminal groups acting in Botosani, Iasi, Bacau, Suceava and Bucharest illegally trafficked in Romania 360,000 packs of cigarettes from Moldova and Ukraine, Moldova.ORG reports with reference to a press release of Romanian Police. On...
Ukraine draft bill banning homosexual references fluster the international bodies
Ukrainian lawmakers approved in the first reading a law criminalizing any reference about homosexuality in the public domain or media outlets. If enacted, the infringement of the law will be fined or could lead to imprisonment of up to five years. The...
A Moldovan-Ukrainian cooperation agreement could save us from a possible environmental catastrophe
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova affirms that the only way to save the Nistru River from a possible environmental catastrophe is to sign a cooperation agreement between Moldova and Ukraine on Nistru river’s protection and sustainable development...
Moldovan journalist arrested in Ukraine over espionage claims
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A Moldovan journalist has been detained in Ukraine. Semion Niculin, 38, was arrested in Odessa on April 13, 2012. He worked as reporter for the Moldpres state-owned news agency. At the time of his arrest he was a press officer at the Unified Control Commission...
Over three million of people crossed the border of Moldova in the last two months
More than three million of border crossings, either entering or exiting the country, were registered in the first two months of the summer. According to the press service of the Border Police, traffic values at the crossing points of the state border...
Moldovan LGBT community members rally in front of Ukrainian Embassy
Members of GenderDoc-M from Chisinau rallied in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Chisinau today against the homophobic legislation of Ukraine. The members of the LGBT community of Moldova demonstrated against the draft law which is about to prohibit...
A recent report released by the US State Department shows that many women, children and men continue to live in slavery through the scourge of trafficking in persons. According to the definition, human trafficking means the process of recruitment, harboring...
