America

Toronto will be getting a new 942 area code from 26 April 2025; the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the measure after a report projected the city’s existing area codes 416, 437 and 647 will be exhausted by April 2026

The temporary parliament being built in Calliaqua is nearly finished; when the permanent parliament building is completed, the legislative hall will be converted into a student hostel

Victor Jay Martin has been named keynote speaker of the Nevis Reformation Party Convention planned for Sunday 21 May 2023

One of the country’s smallest Amerindian villages has begun fighting for indigenous land rights in a landmark court battle against a gold mine

The newly President-elect of the country, Santiago Peña, stated that once he assumes his mandate on August, he will restore relations between the country and Venezuela without any conditions

The state is experiencing its worst water deficit in 74 years, leading to protests in Montevideo,; the government has taken measures to address the historic drought and ensure water supply

The government and Ministry of Health continue to support Taiwan's participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly, and have urged the WHO to include Taiwan in health emergency-related meetings and mechanisms

Flexible working hours has been finally approved; the reform includes changed schedules, remote work and reduced hours, with the aim of providing more income without increasing the government's wage bill

The Pentagon has overestimated the value of weapons sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion; this accounting error could allow the Defense Department to send more weapons without asking Congress for more budget

The Organization of American States OAS is ineffective, should cease to exist and it would have endorsed invasions throughout its history, said President Maduro in support of the Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's stance

Although the 2023 hurricane season hasn’t begun - it officially runs from 1 June to 30 November -, the National Hurricane Centre has reported the first tropical wave of tropical cyclone activity, which sometimes occurs before and after these dates

The country has announced negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with China following the establishment of diplomatic relations and the termination of ties with Taiwan, which is expected to bring opportunities for improved access of Honduran products