Oceania Australia Police in New South Wales rejected arming guards at Jewish events; The Australian Jewish Association told the antisemitism royal commission that private security guards at Jewish events should be armed, authorities fear that would further fracture society
America Uruguay Military officers who committed human rights abuses during Uruguay's dictatorship (1973-1985) could soon be allowed to serve out their sentences at home; new law passed by Senate, if approved by lower house, would grant house arrest to criminals over 65
Europe Slovakia The Slovak National Theatre is temporarily being led by Jozef Svolik, head of the department of art and artistic institutions at the Culture Ministry
Africa Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, arguing that government stability is "the only key to development", stated that without political stability, all infrastructure built and under construction will only be used to take photographs
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg’s companies with global revenues of at least €750 million will pay a minimum effective tax rate of 15% with the start of 2024 as lawmakers passed the new law in parliament’s last session of 2023
America Jamaica Banks are seeking to provide additional ATMs after growing customers dissatisfaction; many customers attempting to make routine withdrawals or deposits at various locations have found themselves inconvenienced, prompting calls for greater accessibility
Asia Kuwait Deportation Administration set a new record in 2023, with an unprecedented number of expatriates deported for violation of local laws (42.892 in total, 25.191 men and 17.701 women), according to a private source in Ministry of the Interior
Asia Kazakhstan The Nazarbayev University School of Medicine is partnering with Yale School of Public Health on an advanced research training program to address HIV, supporting scientists and clinicians interested in phylogeny of viruses and molecular epidemiology
America Grenada The country celebrated World Braille Day 2024 this week under the theme 'Empowering Through Inclusion and Diversity'
Europe Germany The country's greenhouse gas emissions have dropped to their lowest level in 70 years; the decline is largely attributable to the decrease in coal-fired power plant production and the economic recession, which has led to less demand for energy
America Nicaragua Members of the US government’s global religious freedom watchdog have added their voices to a growing group of calls for the release of imprisoned Catholic leaders in Nicaragua, arguing that it’s time for legislative action against the nation
America Peru With the recent discovery of nineteen unrecorded bird species putting the country's total at 1.879 species, Peru now has the world's greatest diversity of birds, the country's authorities announced with a ceremony
Africa Liberia WestCrest Liberia has announced a $1.000 donation to help the recovery of the victims of the tanker accident in Totota, Bong, which claimed the lives of at least 52 people as a result of an attempt to take fuel from the tanker
Europe Liechtenstein As part of the Epiphany entertainment, the Vaduz fire brigade theatre group performed the show 'Fischerei Ospelt'