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\nChristians, who are the majority in Romania, and Greek Catholics are celebrating Easter. In his Easter message, the Patriarch of the
\nRomanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, urges believers to pray for an end to the war
\nin Ukraine and to continue to help refugees and all those in need. He also makes
\nan appeal for brotherly love for all Romanians, around the country’s borders and
\nin the diaspora. High officials in Bucharest, have also sent messages of peace
\nand solidarity with the Ukrainian people on the occasion of the Easter
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\noccasioned by Orthodox Easter today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says
\nthat the evil will not be able to destroy Ukraine and prays for a good and
\nhappy life for all Ukrainian children, Reuters reports. On Saturday, the Kyiv
\nleader said he hoped to obtain heavy weapons following todays’s talks in Kyiv
\nwith the US State and Defense Sectaries Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin. He
\nsaid that this kind of weaponry is essential for Ukraine to be able to recover
\nthe territory occupied by Russia. The Ukrainian leader also warned that his
\ncountry would drop talks with Moscow if Russia killed the Ukrainians besieged in
\nthe war-torn Mariupol city or held referendums to create new separatist
\nrepublics on recently seized Ukrainian territory. Ukrainian forces are trapped in a steel plant
\nin Mariupol, Reuters reports. In a diplomatic move, the UN Secretary-General
\nAntonio Guterres will visit Turkey on Monday before heading to Moscow and Kyiv.
\nTurkey has been as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia during the war and has
\nhosted peace talks between the two sides.<\/p>\n
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\npast 24 hours, 24% less than on the previous day. Most refugees crossed the
\nborders with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Since the start of the war in
\nthe neighboring country, some 800 thousand Ukrainians crossed Romania’s
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\nmillion French are called to vote today their president for the next five
\nyears. They have to choose between the incumbent head of state, Emmanuel
\nMacron, and the leader of the far right, Marine Le Pen. Observers around the
\nworld are watching closely to see if Macron’s rival’s efforts in recent years
\nto improve her image and attract the electorate could result in a major
\npolitical change that would be felt around the world. Macron won the first
\nround of the presidential election, with 27.85% of the votes, followed by
\nMarine Le Pen with 23.15%. The turnout in the April 10 election was about 74%,
\nwhich means an absenteeism of 26%, the highest for a first round of
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\nthe polls today to elect a new parliament in a ballot that will determine
\nwhether right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa remains in power, DPA
\nand FP report. Jansa’s rival is the Liberal opposition Freedom Movement
\ncandidate, the entrepreneur Robert Golob, and opinion polls indicate a very
\nclose race. Janez Jansa, already in his third term, is accused of restricting
\nmedia freedom and violating the rule of law. He is a close ally of Hungarian
\nPrime Minister Viktor Orban, and critics say he is copying the latter’s authoritarian
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\nRomanian women’s handball national team takes on today, on home turf, the Austrian national squad, in a decisive
\nmatch for the qualification for this year’s European Championship. In the
\nrankings, the two teams are tied for points, 5, but Romania also has the option
\nof a draw, which would allow it to qualify from the second place, thanks to a
\nbetter goal average. The leader of the group, Denmark, is already qualified for
\nthe continental final tournament. (MI)<\/p>\n
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