Join our Whatsapp channel CHISINAU: Moldova said on Friday it will curb power exports and introduce measures to reduce consumption by at least a third from Jan 1, as it prepares for an end to Russian natural gas supplies. The country has been preparing for potential power cuts since Ukraine said it would not extend a gas transit deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom when it expires on Dec 31. Moldovan president Maia Sandu has accused Gazprom of provoking an energy crisis, saying it was refusing

CHISINAU( Reuters)-Moldova's top negotiator in resolving the three-decade-old dispute with its pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave on Sunday ruled out any role for Russia in finding a solution as long as it was engaged in its war in Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebrian made his comments on national radio as Moldova's pro-European government pressed ahead with its drive to secure European Union membership. The country's prime minister on Saturday said the newly appointed minist

ADVERTISEMENT The Turkish city of Antakya is one of the worst hit places after Monday's earthquake.... Syria struggles to cope with earthquake, as Assad demands aid flows through his regime Aid pours into quake-hit Turkey, Syria as death toll soars past 20, 700 Nationwide, officials say more than 21, 000 people have now been reported dead so far.... Several countries neighbouring Turkey, such as Syria and Lebanon, also felt the strong tremors that struck in the space of fewer than 10 hours. Tu