Asia Philippines About 11 million farmers across the country will benefit from a Senate bill providing tax exemption on fertilisers and pesticides
Africa Mauritius Mauritius was ranked among the 24 countries in the world considered to have 'full democracy' in the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, and is the only state to be classified as such in Africa
Africa Tunisia Tunisian National Railways would be having losses for 1.000 million dinars (USD 326 million) according to the Union secretary general, who blamed supervisory authority and government presidency for this difficult situation
Europe Switzerland A shortage of qualified staff is forcing Swiss hospitals to look across borders; for years, foreign care staff in Switzerland have accounted for 30-40% of the sector's workforce
Asia Uzbekistan A 1,3 MW photovoltaic plant has been put into operation at the Syrdarya thermal power plant, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said; it will save 750.000 cubic metres of natural gas per year
Asia Sri Lanka 50 buses provided by the Government of India have been received by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the occasion of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Anniversary
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Lantern Festival has officially kicked off Sunday in Taipei, returning to the capital for the first time in 23 years with hundreds of lantern installations in the city's most fashionable districts
Europe Malta Activists recalled the thousands of migrants who died while crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach European shores, denouncing the "murderous policy" of the Maltese authorities
Europe Slovenia Carpe Diem, the song with which Joker Out will represent Slovenia at this year's Eurovision song contest in Liverpool, was premiered on TV Slovenija
Oceania Micronesia President David Panuelo has said that Japan's transparency about its intention to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean has helped ease Micronesia concerns
America Peru Despite the ongoing protests asking for a legitimate and elected leader, the state’s congress has rejected the possibility of early elections, arguing that it’s unconstitutional and dangerous due to the country’s current fragile state
America Grenada 15 March is the date set by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell's congressional government to launch the "big Grenada Digital Transformation Programme"
Europe Poland Scientists from Warsaw University of Life Sciences intend to restore war-torn forests in Ukraine through a new project 'Restoring Recreational Potential of Damaged Forests for Human Well-Being in Post-War Ukraine'
Europe Luxembourg The country will invest EUR 790 million in nature protection to safeguard biodiversity amid warnings that habitats are threatened by the continued economic and population growth