Moldova holds day of national mourning to honor late writer Spiridon Vangheli
epa11434277 Soldiers of a honor guard carrying portraits, crosses and a flag-drapped coffin-lid leave the National Palace for a procession following a funeral ceremony for late author Spiridon Vangheli, in Chisinau, Moldova, 24 June 2024. By a presidential decree the date 24 June was declared a day of national mourning for the Moldovan writer of children's books, poet, and translator, who died at the age of 92 in Chisinau on 21 June 2024. EPA/DUMITRU DORU
