July 22, 2023
A roundup of domestic and international news
Newsroom, 22.07.2023, 13:55
Weather.
The thermal discomfort will be extremely
high, today, in the south and southeast of Romania, for which the meteorologists
have issued amber warnings for extreme heat. Maximum temperatures can reach 38-39 degrees
Celsius. For the western half of the country, a yellow code of atmospheric
instability is in place, warning of gales and hail. The amounts of water that
will accumulate in short time intervals, from one to three hours, will be 30-40
liters per square meter and, in some parts, more than 50 liters per square
meter.
Travel.
The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest informs Romanian citizens who are transiting
or want to travel to Portugal that the local authorities are re-introducing
random border controls starting today and until August 7, during the World
Youth Day activities. The measure concerns the check points at the land border
with Spain, as well as airport check points. During the event, for Lisbon and the
metropolitan area, the Portuguese authorities established a package of
measures, which includes, among other things, traffic restrictions. Also, between August 1 and 6, public transport
in Lisbon and the metropolitan area will operate according to a modified route
and schedule.
Ukraine.
The spokeswoman for the Defense Forces of
southern Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, has stated that, most likely, the Russian
invasion army has taken a break in terms of bombing Ukrainian territory.
However, she stressed, the enemy has intensified its reconnaissance operations.
Humeniuk added that the activation of Russian reconnaissance drones indicates
that the occupiers are trying to gather information, in particular, about
Ukraine’s port infrastructure. According to her, the activity of enemy drones
is registered in the coastal area of the Black Sea.
Elections.
35 million Spaniards are expected, on
Sunday, at the polls for the parliamentary elections. The Radio Romania correspondent
in Madrid notes that the head of the government and the leader of the Socialist
Party, Pedro Sanchez, is counting on what he calls the well-being of the
Spaniards during his mandate. The leader of the People’s Party (right, in
opposition), Alberto Feijóo, promises reparations for the things Sanchez did
wrong. Yolanda Díaz, the creator of the extreme left platform Sumar announces
the coming to power of the people and the oppressed classes, and Santiago
Abascal, the leader of the far- right party VOX, promises almost the same
thing, only with the nuance that the people coming to power must be exclusively
Spanish. Opinion polls have varied in the last month and have led to changes in
strategy. If 30 days ago the People’s Party looked like it would win easily without
needing an alliance with VOX to govern, in the last week the figures show that
everything has reversed, and the Socialists will lead, together with Sumar, for
another four years.
Timisoara.
The famous American actor John Malkovich
played, on Friday evening, the last of the two performances of the
Infernal Comedy show, part of the Timişoara – European
Capital of Culture Program. The performances were sold-out. The actor
plays in Infernal Comedy the role of a serial killer, in an
original directorial concept, based on a script written especially for John
Malkovich.
Sports.
The president of the Romanian Olympics and
Sports Committee Mihai Covaliu has stated that Romania’s goal at the European
Youth Olympics Festival, the summer edition, scheduled for July 23-29 in
Maribor (Slovenia), is to win 20 medals. The Romanian delegation is composed of
92 athletes, who will compete in 9 disciplines: athletics, 3×3 basketball, road
cycling, MTB cycling, artistic gymnastics, handball, swimming, judo and tennis.
At the last edition of the European Youth Olympics Festival, held last year in
Banska Bystrica (Slovakia), Romania came in 8th in the final ranking, with 19 medals, of which
5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze. (MI)
