{"id":715002,"date":"2024-03-23T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T11:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/?p=715002"},"modified":"2024-03-23T18:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:28:29","slug":"march-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/march-23-2024-id715002.html","title":{"rendered":"March 23, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ARRESTS <\/strong>The Kremlin announced on Saturday the arrest of 11 people, including four perpetrators of the recent attack at a concert hall on Moscow\u2019s outskirts, claimed by a Jihadist group known as the Islamic State. Assailants dressed up in camouflage suits opened fire with automatic weapons against the people attending the concert. According to AFP and Reuters, the death toll stands at 150 and is expected to rise. Health Ministry sources have announced that 115 people have been admitted to hospitals, including five children. Parliament sources have announced on Telegram, that two suspects have been detained in the region of Briansk after a car chase. Other suspects have taken refuge in a forest nearby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENNIS<\/strong> Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea is today taking on US challenger Sloane Stephens in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, Florida with more than 8 million dollars in prize money. The game was postponed in the first set due to the rain at 5-2 to Cirstea. The other three Romanians in the competition, Simona Halep, Ana Bogdan and Jaqueline Cristian have been eliminated in the first round. We recall that Halep, a former number one, has returned to competitions after a suspension of a year and a half for alleged doping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BORDER<\/strong> According to the Border Police General Inspectorate over 190 thousand people, Romanian and foreign citizens, as well as 57 thousand vehicles crossed Romania\u2019s borders on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> of March. 96,119 people entered Romania yesterday, including 8,489 Ukrainian nationals. Since 10 February 2022, two weeks before the Russian invasion, 7,600,853 Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania. According to the same sources, procedures at Romania\u2019s border checkpoints are done under the national and community legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOOTBALL<\/strong> Romania\u2019s national football side ended in a one-all draw their friendly against Northern Ireland in Bucharest on Friday. Romania will next play Columbia on neutral ground in Madrid on Tuesday. These are the first two training matches of our squad before EURO 2024 in Germany in summer. In June, Romania will be playing also in friendlies against the selections of Bulgaria and Lichtenstein. At the final continental tournament, our side is part of Group E where it will be playing Belgium, Slovakia and the winner of the tie game on Tuesday pitching Ukraine against Iceland. On Thursday night in the tie semis, Iceland secured a 4-1 win against Israel and Ukraine clinched a 2-1 win in Bosnia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEATHER<\/strong> The weather is nice and warm in almost all Romanian regions with highs ranging between 11 and 21 degrees Celsius. The noon reading in Bucharest was 18 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>(bill)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARRESTS The Kremlin announced on Saturday the arrest of 11 people, including four perpetrators of the recent attack at a concert hall on Moscow\u2019s outskirts, claimed by a Jihadist group known as the Islamic State. 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