TALKS Romanian Foreign Ministry hails the beginning on 12th
\nSeptember of the peace talks in Doha, Qatar between representatives of the
\ngovernment in Kabul and the Taliban. According to the ministry, the head of
\nRomania’s diplomatic mission in Qatar attended the inauguration of the peace
\ntalks upon the invitation of the authorities in Qatar. The diplomacy in
\nBucharest believe the peace talks are an opportunity for the parties involved
\nto put an end to a long time conflict, which has negatively impacted the entire
\nregion. This historic moment is a first step towards obtaining sustainable
\npeace in Afghanistan, involving all the segments of society. Romania will
\ncontinue its moves to ensure peace and security in Afghanistan in full
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WINNER Romanian cyclist Eduard Michael Grosu has won the 53rd
\nRomania’s Tour, which ended in Bucharest on Sunday. Grosu, who has been leader
\nof the general ranking since the first leg of the competition, secured wins in
\nthe tour’s third and fourth legs. Romanian Serghei Tvetcov, Matvei Nikitin of
\nKazahstand, and Lucas Carstensen became winners in the three Sunday’s sprinting
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COVID-19 The government in Bucharest is expected to endorse on Monday a
\ndecision on extending the state of alert on Romania’s territory against the
\nbackground of the latest developments in the pandemic. Romania presently
\nregisters a daily number of infections of 13 hundred and the total number of
\ninfections since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 102 thousand with a
\ndeath toll of 41 hundred. 126 Romanians have been killed by the virus abroad.
\nThe number of infections worldwide has almost reached 29 million and 924
\nthousand people have died, data released by the Johns Hopkins University has
\nrevealed. The US is the most affected country with more than 6.6 million cases
\nand over 198 thousand fatalities. India has registered more than 4.7 million
\ncases and 78 thousand dead. Brazil comes next with 4.3 million infections and
\nmore than 131 thousand deaths. The situation is worrying in many European
\ncountries, France has exceeded 10 thousand infections a day while in Spain, the
\nfirst week of school has ended with thousands of infections, which led to the
\nisolation of several classes. France and Spain were together with Italy and the
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SCHOOL A new school year is due to begin in Romania on Monday under
\nconditions adjusted to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courses
\nwill be taking place according to the latest epidemiological developments. Most
\nof the country’s schools, over 12 thousand, have been considered to be in the
\ngreen zone where students are allowed to go to courses. Rotating schedules are
\nin place at the nearly 5 thousand schools currently in the yellow zone, while
\nonline courses have been made available for students at those nearly 240 in the
\nred zone. According to Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, local authorities and
\nschools have at their disposal 175 million Euros to buy tablets for online
\ncourses. According to the Romanian official, money has been earmarked for
\nbuying masks and disinfectants in schools. Furthermore, Orban has given
\nassurances the authorities are ready to intervene in any situation, which might
\nappear in an epidemiological context after the beginning of the school year. <\/p>\n
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MESSAGE Romania’s
\npresident Klaus Iohannis has conveyed a message on the Firefighters Day celebrated
\non September 13th in Romania, saying that in these days, when the workd is
\nfacing the Covid pandemic, firefighters have again shown professionalism and
\ncourage, determination and sacrifice in order to contribute together with other
\nstate institutions to the citizens’ safety and health. The president has
\nmentioned the responsible way in which firefighters have continued to do their
\njobs and fight calamities and natural disasters, being an essential support
\ninstitution, a guarantor of normality, the right to life, private property and
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TENNIS Romanian
\ntennis player Patricia Tig has qualified for the finals of the WTA tournament
\nin Istanbul after a 6-3, 6-3 win against Tereza Martincova of the Czech
\nRepublic. The Romanian player is due to take on Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in
\nthe finals. Bouchard comes after a 6-3, 6-2 win against Paula Badosa Gibert of
\nSpain in the semis. This would be Tig’s third WTA finals after the ones in Baku
\nin 2015 and Bucharest in 2019. Her prize closet includes a WTA 125K title in
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