Asia Bangladesh Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn Tk2, € 1 cent, per day for their labour: so low that it undermines efforts to rehabilitate inmates through meaningful work; the inspector general of prisons raised the issue amid reforms in the prison employment system
Asia Bangladesh The interim government's information advisor and one of the main leaders of the student movement, Nahid Islam, resigned from the cabinet to launch a new political party organized by activists of the July uprising
Asia Bahrain An advanced electronic registration system for organ donation has been launched on Bahrain's national portal bahrain.bh upon initiative of the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Royal Medical Services and the Information and eGovernment Authority
Africa Equatorial Guinea During a visit to the Malabo National Park, a landmark for the country's tourist offer, the Administrative Coordination Manager, together with his team, found the Park in poor conditions, noting that maintenance work is absent
America Ecuador A state of emergency has been declared in six provinces due to heavy rains that have caused nine deaths, nearly 900 displaced people, and significant damage to infrastructure, affecting 15.000 people and over 4.200 homes since January
Africa Senegal A key peace agreement has been reached between Senegal and the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance MFDC, ending one of Africa's longest-running conflicts
America Colombia Despite Colombia's decriminalization of abortion three years ago, recent reports reveal how women are still being reported and prosecuted to this day, with stigma and criminalization persisting, and complicating their access to rights
Europe Bulgaria Bulgaria's Central Energy Repair Base is carrying out repairs to the Pljevlja thermal power plant, Montenegro's only coal-fired plant, which generates about a third of the country's electricity and plays a key role in the energy infrastructure
Europe Portugal The Nova University of Lisbon is organizing an Intergenerational Speed Dating event today to address the housing crisis and loneliness; the initiative aims to connect senior citizens with vacant rooms and students looking for accommodation in Lisbon
Europe Serbia Serbia and Albania have officially secured the 2027 European U-21 Championship, despite significant criticism from Kosovo and Albania itself
Africa Angola The IMF has called for more austerity in Angola to combat the budget slippage from 2021, warning that the country needs to intensify its budget consolidation efforts
Oceania Palau The Senate is again considering a proposal to lift the ban on the export of reef fish, with a bill that would allow limited shipments abroad of certain species for personal use
Asia Kuwait A fully electronic price monitoring system will be launched to curb price increases and improve price transparency of commodities in markets upon initiative of the Ministry of Trade and Industry
America Cuba The NGO Amnesty International accused the Cuban government of 'irregularities' and 'lack of transparency' in the process of releasing 553 prisoners, announced following the agreement between Washington and Havana