A roundup of domestic and international news
SCHOOL YEAR - Over 2.8 million school and pre-school children start a new school year on Monday, together with over 215,000 teaching staff. As regards schoolbooks, interim Education Minister Daniel Breaz said textbooks will be ready in time, with the exception of those for 6th and 7th graders. Over half of the number of schools don't have fire safety certificates at present, according to inspections carried out by the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. A large number of schools don't have health safety permits either.
TALKS - Teheran must fully cooperate with international inspectors, director general of the International Agency for Atomic Energy, Cornel Feruta, said on Sunday upon his visit to Iran. He pointed out these interactions entail the full and timely cooperation of Teheran. During his meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the chief of the Iranian Nuclear Agency Ali Akbar Salehi and other high-ranking officials, Cornel Feruta was informed about Iran's latest efforts to intensify the development and research of enhanced uranium. Talks follow after Saturday Teheran announced Iran would be using two new centrifuge models to boost its uranium enrichment. This is the third stage as part of Teheran's commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal signed in Vienna. The US withdrew from the deal in 2018, reinstating harsh sanctions on Iran.
DIASPORA - Two events devoted to Romanians in the Diaspora and in historic regions came to a close on Sunday. The debate titled "Diaspora, Romanians in historic communities and the ReUnification goal" was organized by the Commission for Communities of Romanians outside the country's borders and the Romanian World Council. MP Constantin Codreanu, the Commission chairman, said that Romanian Diaspora has played a vital role in the development of the country in the last 30 years. The Romanian World Council is an NGO militating for the rebirth of nationalism, preserving national identity and rebuilding the unity of the Romanian people. Also on Sunday the Forum for Romanians Worldwide came to an end. The event brought together 120 representatives of Romanians living in the diaspora and in historic regions. The topics focused on education, project financing opportunities, tourism, consular services and the vote abroad.
FEAST DAY - Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman-Catholic Christians in Romania on Sunday celebrated the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Over 2 million Romanians celebrated their name day on this occasion.
NEGOTIATIONS - US President Donald Trump announced he would end peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan, although Washington had announced an agreement was soon to be closed after 18 years of conflict. The White House leader made the announcement after the latest attack in Kabul which killed and American soldier. Trump also said he cancelled Sunday's secret meeting he was supposed to have with the Afghan president and the Taliban leadership. Thursday's attack in Kabul claimed by the Taliban also killed two Romanians.
TENNIS - Romanian-born Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu won her first Grand Slam title after defeating Serena Williams of the United States in the US Open final on Saturday. Andreescu had an excellent year in the WTA circuit, winning the Indian Wells, Toronto and US Open tournaments. As of Monday, she will be ranked 5 in the WTA standings, outranking Romania's Simona Halep. This was the 10th US Open final for Serena Williams, who matched the performance previously held by another American, Chris Evert.
TABLE TENNIS - Romania's national women's table tennis team on Sunday defeated Portugal 3-nil in the European Championship final hosted by Nantes, France. On Saturday, in the semi-finals, Romania defeated Poland 3-1, while Portugal defeated Hungary 3-1. The Romanian men's team failed to advance to the quarterfinals after losing to Sweden in its last Group 2 fixture.
(Translated by V. Palcu)
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