HEAT Romania is presently being affected by a wave of extreme
\nheat. Meteorologists have issued code orange and yellow alerts against extreme
\nheat for a number of counties in the west. Temperatures here are expected to
\nreach and exceed 39 degrees Celsius and stand at 34-37 degrees across the
\nterritory. Starting Wednesday, meteorologists expect temperatures to drop in
\nthe north and west and to reach the normal value for this period starting
\nThursday. Meanwhile, rainfall will expand to a number of regions, including in
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WAR The Ukrainian flag is again flying over the Snake Island in
\nthe Black Sea, after Russian troops withdrew from this very strategic place
\nclose to Romania, sources with the Ukrainian army announced on Monday. Natalia
\nHumeniuk, spokeswoman for Ukraine’s army, told a news conference that ‘the
\nmilitary operations have been concluded and the island has been returned to the
\njurisdiction of Ukraine.’ In another development, the Russian army presses its
\nattack in Eastern Ukraine, after on Sunday it conquered Lysychansk, a city of
\ngreat strategic value for the Russians’ occupation strategy in Donbas. The Russian
\nforces seem to be focusing their attacks on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, two
\ncities west of Lysychansk. President Volodymyr Zelensky has tried to downplay
\nthe Russians’ announcement, saying his country will not give up an inch of its
\nterritory and that the Ukrainian armed forces will retake the areas controlled
\nby the Russians owing to the increase in the delivery of modern weapons to
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ATTACK A gunman killed three and wounded several others in a Copenhagen mall
\non Sunday night. The suspect, a Danish man aged 22 who was carrying a rifle and
\nammunition, was peacefully apprehended by the police on the premises shortly
\nafter the incident. Police announced on Monday that the man was known to
\npsychiatric professionals and was detained in a closed psychiatric facility.
\nGun attacks are relatively rare in Denmark. Copenhagen saw its last major
\nshooting incident in 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a free speech forum
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COVID-19 Romania’s Health Minister, Alexandru Rafila, has cautioned the
\nnumber of Covid-19 infections has been on the rise in Romania in the past week.
\nIf in May, Romania announced about 2000 confirmed cases, the number of
\ninfections has grown gradually to 8,000 today. Rafila estimates Romania is
\ngoing to reach 10 thousand daily cases and see a peak in the month of August.
\nThe Omicron variant continues to be dominant in Romania and its BA5 variant can
\ninfect even the vaccinated or people who suffered from the disease in the past.
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GLACIER At least 7 people lost their
\nlives on Sunday after a glacier collapsed in the northern Italian Alps, local
\nauthorities have announced. According to Radio Romania correspondent in Italy,
\nat least eight people have been wounded and two have sustained serious
\ninjuries. Helicopters and rescue teams with dogs are looking for those who
\ndisappeared in the avalanche triggered by the glacier collapse. Italian Prime
\nMinister Mario Draghi said the incident was without doubt linked to climate
\nchange. <\/p>\n
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