National Police issue safety alert as freezing rain paralyzes Moldovan roads
Radio Moldova,
5 February 2026 10:50
Dangerous black ice and glazed frost have severely disrupted road and pedestrian traffic across several regions of Moldova this Thursday morning.
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Residents of Cioc-Maidan, located in the Gagauzia autonomy, will soon benefit from a modernized main arterial road. The project, funded through the "Europe is Close" program, aims to streamline local transit and improve the daily lives of nearly 1,000 villagers.
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At least 15 people were killed on Sunday, February 1, after a Russian drone struck a bus transporting coal miners in the Dnipropetrovsk region of central-eastern Ukraine, local authorities confirmed.
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Moldova’s winter sports delegation has begun its final transition to Italy for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, following the conclusion of the European Biathlon Championships in Norway.
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The approval of Chisinau's 2026 municipal budget reached a new deadlock on January 30, after councilors from the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) boycotted the session. The opposition conditions their return on the inclusion of significant social and educational funding.
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