At least 50
\npeople were killed and another 50 wounded in a gun attack at a gay nightclub in
\nOrlando, Florida, in the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the US. The
\nattacker, who was shot dead in the fire exchange with the police, was
\nidentified by television stations as Omar Mateen, an American citizen of Afghan
\norigin. The police have not confirmed his identity, but are investigating the
\nincident as an act of terrorism, saying the gunman appeared to have leanings
\ntowards Islamic
\nradicalism. The authorities
\nhave allowed a local imam to appear in a press conference to make an appeal to
\ncalm and ask the population not to jump to conclusions as to the attacker’s
\nmotives. <\/p>\n
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The
\nRomanian foreign minister Lazar Comanescu on Monday attends a ministerial
\nmeeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the
\ncomprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty. The document was negotiated between 1993
\nand 1996 and adopted in September 1996. The signatory parties undertake not to
\ntest nuclear weapons and take every necessary measure to prevent and ban such
\nactions on their territory. Romania signed the treaty in 1996 and ratified it
\nin 1999. In Vienna, minister Comanescu will chair the opening of the
\nministerial segment of the Preparatory Committee of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
\nTreaty Organisation and give a talk on the global efforts to implement the
\ntreaty as an essential component of the international security architecture. <\/p>\n
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As of Monday, the Romanian Naval Forces and the US Navy
\nwill be carrying out drills in the Black Sea to exercise standard procedures
\nand enhance interoperability between the fleets of the two states. Romania
\nparticipates with the Queen Marie Frigate, a corvette, two dredgers, two rocket
\nvessels, a Puma Naval helicopter and divers from the Special Operations unit.
\nTwo MiG21 Lancer planes belonging to the Romanian Air Forces will also be used
\nin combat simulations. The US participates with its USS Porter destroyer, which
\nwill be exercising standard communications procedures with the Romanian Navy.
\nThe vessel first arrived in the Constanta port in 2006, and this is its third
\ntrip to Romania. <\/p>\n
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Croatia defeated Turkey 1-nil in their Euro 2016 Group D opener on Sunday. Also in Group D, defending European champions Spain meet the
\nCzech Republic on Monday. In Group E, Belgium face Italy, while Ireland take on
\nSweden, also on Monday. We recall that Romania lost their opening Group A match
\nagainst France 1-2, while Switzerland defeated Albania 1-nil, also in Group A.
\nOn Wednesday, Romania face Switzerland. In another move, UEFA has started an
\ninvestigation into the clashes between Russian and English fans on Saturday and has threatened to disqualify Russia and England from Euro 2016 if such
\nincidents occur again. <\/p>\n
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Air France pilots are on strike until Tuesday, which could
\ndisrupt travel plans for football fans at the European Championship. On
\nSaturday, Air France cancelled 30% of its flights, but said it would try to
\nensure minimal disruption to flights serving the cities hosting Euro 2016
\nmatches. The pilots’ trade union demands that the government give up on a new
\nlabour law that makes it easier to fire staff. Their strike is a new escalation
\nof social tensions in France. The garbage will not be collected in Paris until
\nWednesday, while the rail network has resumed services after a 9-day strike. In
\nthe neighbouring Belgium, railway workers are going on strike on Sunday night
\nfor a week. (Translated by: C. Mateescu)<\/p>\n
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