CORONAVIRUS Romanian authorities are preparing for a new wave of the coronavirus
\npandemic, which children are believed to be most vulnerable to. The head of the
\nNational Department for Emergencies, Raed Arafat, has said that the number of
\ninfections is expected to rise in the upcoming period but that, unlike previous
\npandemic waves, there are now several million people vaccinated. 953 new infections were reported in Romania on Thursday,
\nas well as14 new fatalities. 228 people are in intensive care. Romanian
\npresident Klaus Iohannis on Thursday made an appeal to parents and teachers
\nurging them to get immunized. In a press statement after the meeting he had
\nwith the Ministers of Education and Health, the Romanian president said it was
\nimportant that the education process be held in person, adding that online education
\ncan be only a temporary solution. He confirmed that Romania is currently seeing
\nthe fourth wave of the pandemic whose effects largely depend on the number of
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VISIT Romania’s
\npresident Klaus Iohannis on Friday will be participating in the events occasioned
\nby the anniversary of 30 years of independence by the neighboring Republic of
\nMoldova, an ex-soviet Romanian speaking country. The events will also be
\nattended by the presidents of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky and of Poland Andrzej
\nDuda. The four presidents of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine and Poland are also
\nexpected to have talks on this occasion. Created on a part of Romania’s eastern territories, annexed
\nby the Soviet Union through an ultimatum in 1940, the Republic of Moldova won
\nits independence after the abortive coup in Moscow against the then Soviet
\nleader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Adopted on August 27th 1991 by
\nParliament in Chisinau, the declaration of independence was recognized by
\nRomania on the same day. The Republic of Moldova got international recognition
\non March 2nd 1992 upon its entry into the United Nations
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AFGHANISTAN At least two explosions were reported close to the international
\nairport in Kabul on Thursday. Earlier, the United States, Britain and Australia
\nhad urged their citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to the high risk of terror
\nattacks, after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the British
\nForeign Office warned people not to travel to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai
\nInternational Airport, where thousands of people are waiting for planes to take
\nthem out of the country before the August 31st deadline, when the US
\nand its allies will have withdrawn their last troops from Afghanistan. On
\nWednesday, in Bucharest, the Higher Defense Council decided that 200 Romanian
\nmilitary will take part in the NATO mission of evacuation and relocation of the
\nAfghan citizens who worked for the Alliance’s mission in Afghanistan. The
\nRomanian military will take part in this mission for 6 months at the most. <\/p>\n
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REPORT – The interest in electric vehicles is on the increase
\nin Europe, with 55% of consumers and 100% of fleet managers stating their
\nintention to buy such vehicles in the next two years, according to a
\ne-Readiness Report survey conducted this year by the PcW’s global strategy
\ndepartment. In Romania, authorities want to support the purchase of
\nnon-pollutant cars through the Rabla Plus car scrapping programme, offering an
\neco-voucher of 45,000 lei for the purchase of a new electric vehicle and of
\n20,000 lei for the purchase of a hybrid vehicle. The
\nmain factors mentioned by the respondents for choosing an electric car are the
\nfuel economy, the impact on the environment and the ability to charge the car
\nat home. The arguments against such purchases include charging times and the
\nlack of a public charging infrastructure. <\/p>\n
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PARALYMPIC GAMES – Romanian
\ncyclist Eduard Novak came out 11th in the 1,000-m race at the Paralympic Games
\nin Tokyo. Novak is the first minister in office to attend the Olympic or
\nParalympic Games. He won Romania’s three out of the four medals in previous
\neditions. Romania competes with 7 athletes at the current edition of the
\nParalympic Games, in tennis table, judo, athletics, cycling and archery.<\/p>\n
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THEATRE – The Sibiu International theatre festival
\ncontinues in Romania. The show Shakespeare-Bach\/ Le Main du temps, featuring
\nCharlotte Rampling and Sonia Wieder-Atherton has its world premiere today,
\nbeing one of the most expected events of the festival. On this occasion, the
\ntwo stars will meet with the public in the big hall of the Radu Stanca National
\nTheatre in Sibiu. A French-British production, the play brings to the stage
\nsonnets by William Shakespeare and suites by JS Bach. (DB)<\/p>\n
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