Africa Zimbabwe With the rainy season, the wild mushroom trade supplements the family income of many communities
America Barbados Interest in Barbados' medical cannabis industry is high and the island's first medical facility is poised to open in the coming year, the head of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority training has revealed
Africa Cameroon For residents of economic capital Douala it is a routine to get up early and queue outside a brewery to fill water bottles: unreliable public water service makes water drilling profitable
Asia Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. emphasised the need to use new and emerging technologies to improve the management of the country's water resources
Europe Liechtenstein The Seven Heavens Sky Lounge in the Essanepark in Eschen, a new rooftop restaurant, will open in April with a four-month delay
Europe Romania The American magazine Forbes has included seven Romanians in its European list of successful young people - Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2023
Africa Seychelles A new association, 'Telegraf', was created to bring poets together and to transmit messages, knowledge and cultural know-how with children
Africa Algeria Fiat cars factory in Tafraoui, Oran, will be ready by the end of August; it will generate around 600 direct jobs from its start-up and is expected to reach 2.000 over the next three years
Europe Monaco Ricky Martin will perform with the Montecarlo Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening at the Montecarlo Summer Festival in July
Europe Slovenia The country has satisfactorily implemented five of the 15 recommendations the Group of States against Corruption made in 2017 but still lacks a government integrity plan and tools to monitor conflicts of interest
Asia Thailand A petition with the signatures of 8.517 people, joined by Amnesty International Thailand and other activists, has been delivered to acting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, asking to drop charges against all political activists
Europe Serbia Artist Luke Black has been confirmed to represent the country at the London Eurovision Party 2023
Europe Belarus Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office in Geneva commented on the report on "human rights violations" in Belarus during the 2020 election period as "true hypocrisy"
Europe Poland Poland and Israel have signed an agreement that allows for the resumption of Israeli youth trips to Poland, while at the same time guaranteeing Poland the right to organise youth trips to Israel along the same lines