America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Asia Lebanon Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shia military group, on Lebanon's southern border have had a disastrous effect on the country's tourism sector, industry experts said, with many hotels forced to close
America Mexico Recent data by local logistics company MTM Logix shows how AI can cut supply chain costs by up to 30%, attributed to the streamlining of information storage and retrieval, as well as reducing paper usage significantly
Asia Syria Russia, a Syria's ally, condemned the Israeli air strikes at Damascus International Airport, calling them provocative and dangerous
Oceania Vanuatu Milroy Cainton, who works as an information and communication technology consultant, spent a week in China with the aim of introducing the Greater Bay Area, known as the Chinese Silicon Valley, to Vanuatu
Africa Liberia The National AIDS Commission, in collaboration with the National AID Control Programme and partners, has released the activities that will lead to the commemoration of World AIDS Day 2023 in Liberia
Asia North Korea A large North Korean ferry, accused of breaking sanctions during past trips to Japan, returned to the DPRK east coast port city of Wonsan after undergoing maintenance and upgrades for a month
Africa Uganda Uganda's Ministry of Finance has announced plans to apply for a $150 million loan from the Chinese bank Exim to develop the country's internet infrastructure
Asia Sri Lanka Some 40 government hospitals across the country have been closed and other 100 hospitals are likely to close soon for various reasons, including the departure of doctors for foreign countries, retirements, transfers and resignations from their posts
Oceania Solomon Islands The permanent representatives of Solomon Islands and the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations signed a joint communiqué in New York to formally establish diplomatic relations between the two countries
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis wrote the preface to the posthumous book by Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon, late Orthodox bishop and theologian of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, entitled 'Remembering the Future: Towards an Eschatological Ontology'
Europe Spain An investment of €1,4 billion in the areas around the Doñana National Park will encourage farmers to stop cultivating crops that are heavily dependent on water from underground aquifers, overexploited in recent years
Asia Kyrgyzstan Penalties for violating fire safety regulations have been tightened; the number of fires and the amount of property damage have been increasing since 2013, according to data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations
Africa Mali A German priest, kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali's capital in November 2022, has been released by his captors