Eight sailors missing as chemical tanker burns near Sulina
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A rescue mission is under way in the Black Sea for eight crew members of the Wine Trader, a chemical tanker that caught fire 14 miles off the coast. Local reports have linked the blaze to drone activity in the area over the previous 24 hours, though officials have yet to confirm the cause.
The Social Democrats (PSD) have decided to enter the new government under Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu, claiming 11 cabinet seats while their erstwhile rivals in the PNL and UDMR provide support from the benches. It is an arrangement described by some as a velvet coexistence and by others as a way for the PSD to control the largest budgets without the burden of the premiership.
Anti-corruption prosecutors have searched the offices of a state oil terminal director who was recently spotted on a luxury flight with judges and politicians. Elsewhere, farmers in the south are watching the skies for rain that has not come, leaving autumn sowing to wait on a drought that is showing no signs of breaking.