May 7th 2018

The Minister of National Defense said that the state of the wounded soldiers in Afghanistan is good

The state of wounded soldiers in Afghanistan is good, said the Minister of National Defense, Mihai Fifor. He specified that they are in a base in Kandahar and that they will resume their work in the shortest possible time. Eight soldiers were injured on April 30th in Afghanistan during a mission in the area of responsibility, being the target of a car bomb. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

April was the hottest month in the last 60 years in Europe

This year, April was the hottest month in the last 60 years in Europe. Experts have specified that temperatures were even with ten degrees above the normal ones during spring. In fact, these days in Romania, but also in other countries on the continent, the thermal values are rather more specific to summer. The population is affected by these sudden changes in weather, considering that the hot weather episode follows a snowy one. Meteorologists also warned that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached alarming levels. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Border police captured more than 90,000 contraband packets of cigarette during searches conducted in Constanta county

Border police captured more than 90,000 contraband packets of cigarette, electronic items and different amounts of money during searches conducted in Constanta county. According to the Coast Guard, five people, aged between 39 and 61, who would have organized the clandestine transport with cigarettes, have already been interviewed. The damage exceeds one million lei. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

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