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
Europe Luxembourg 265 falsified sickness certificates were filed last year to Luxembourg's health insurance fund, said the Minister of Health
Europe Russia An ice fishing event held in Brazhnikov Bay of Vladivostok saw the participation of hundreds of people; families gathered for the flounders catching competition in a bright sunny day
Africa Madagascar The World Bank has called for Madagascar to unleash private investment to increase and improve energy access on the island; the country has set the target of achieving 80% access to electricity by 2030
Africa Guinea Tuition fees for master's degrees at public higher education institutions will benefit from a significant reduction; the news was announced by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation
Asia Iraq The Iraqi cabinet approved the Ministry of Electricity's $480 million engineering, procurement and construction agreement for the Al Dora thermal power plant rehabilitation project
Europe Iceland The draft of a new bill by the Ministry of Housing and Social Affairs would make significant extensions to the Icelandic parental leave system, particularly with regard to twin births or illnesses resulting from childbirth
America Dominica The cocoa industry in Dominica launched a five-day training session that focused on the unique aspects of growing speciality cocoa, post-harvest handling, quality control and sensory evaluation
America Dominican Republic Dominican students Mia Alejandra Rodríguez Santos and Ana Margarita Sabillón Méndez from Saint George School won at the Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament in the “Junior Varsity International” category
America Grenada The wastewater treatment and recycling project at the Princess Alice Hospital in Mirabeau, St. Andrew, has officially begun with the installation of a septic tank
Europe Estonia The number of international students in Estonian higher education institutions has decreased since the 2019/2020 academic year when they accounted for 12,2% of the total student population; this year, 8,7% of the population is from abroad
Europe Czech Republic The country has proposed to the European Commission that emission reduction targets for new passenger cars be assessed over five years instead of annually; penalties for non-compliance would also only be imposed after 2029
Europe Ireland Over 620 children are waiting more than a year for access to child and adolescent mental health services; opposition described the situation as 'infuriating'
Africa Gambia President Adama Barrow presided over the inauguration of the country's first high-voltage power infrastructure project in Salaji in an event that was part of the Gambia's Diamond Jubilee activities