Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
America Chile Chile's Court has ordered the reopening of the investigation into the death of poet Pablo Neruda; the court aims to determine if Neruda, originally thought to have died of prostate cancer, was actually poisoned by a secret agent of the dictatorship
Europe Poland The EU executive will unlock a total €137 billion in recovery and cohesion funds for Poland, which had been frozen due to concerns about the rule of law
Asia Philippines The 4th Philippine International Dive Expo, to be held at the World Trade Centre in Pasay City, is aimed at facilitating new partnerships for the development of the country's diving industry
Asia South Korea 9.000 trainee doctors have tendered their resignations and over 8.000 are on strike to protest a government plan to expand the intake of medical students; South Korea that has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios for a major economy
Africa Burkina Faso The 29th Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou will be held between 22 February and 1 March 2025 and will have the Republic of Chad as guest of honour, announced Burkina Faso's Deputy Minister of Communications and Culture
America Belize The European Union has removed Belize, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands from the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Europe Vatican City Meeting Italian seminarians, Pope Francis recently reminded that the Church is an 'open building site, constantly on the move, overcoming the temptation to preserve itself and its own interests'
Europe Romania The ninth edition of the Odesa International Literature Festival has started in Bucharest; since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the event has been organised in cities in the Black Sea region in order not to cancel the event
Asia Singapore Singapore hotels and airlines report a surge of up to 30% in regional demand in anticipation of the arrival of American pop star Taylor Swift, who will stop in Singapore for six sold-out shows
Africa South Sudan A third group of teachers and school leaders will be sent to China for training under the second phase of the China-supported Education Technical Cooperation Project
Europe Sweden Approximately 62.000 people are active or have connections to criminal networks in Sweden, according to recent Police estimate
Europe Serbia Dozens of schools, kindergartens and student dormitories have acquired video surveillance with facial recognition and detection capabilities; although its is not legally regulated it also covers streets, markets, municipal buildings and public enterprises