Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Asia Singapore Singapore has not yet made any decisions on the use of nuclear energy, but needs to keep its options open and build expertise in the field, said the Minister of Trade and Industry
Oceania Tonga At the end of a five-day visit to Tonga, which included a tour of the tsunami-affected areas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction declared that more resources are needed
Asia Taiwan Sun Yat-sen National University said a Mandarin-language immersive school at its Kaohsiung campus, operated by Vermont-based Middlebury College, will begin enrolling US university students in spring 2024
Europe Switzerland Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces
America Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association has apologised to Guaya United Football Club after admitting it 'made a mistake' that led to the club's disqualification from the TT Premier Football League Tier 2 playoffs
Oceania Vanuatu One month after the conclusion of the national games in Vanuatu, state teachers employed by the Teaching Service Commission are still fighting to receive their daily subsistence allowance
Asia Philippines New users of social networks X in the Philippines will have to pay around $0,75 per year to access the basic functions, while the 'read' function will be free
Europe Russia Russian-American journalist Kurmasheva will remain in detention, the second US journalist detained after Gershkovich was arrested in March for espionage; international experts consider the episode part of unprecedented crackdown on independent journalism
Africa Central African Republic The International Criminal Court has released Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the Central African Republic, dismissing the case against him for war crimes, after the prosecutor dropped all charges
Asia Mongolia As of the first half of 2023, 12 legal entities are registered as virtual asset service providers with the Financial Regulatory Commission, with 912.238 registered users; there are 211 registered virtual assets, of which 41 are domestic and 170 foreign
Europe Netherlands Hundreds of sex workers and Amsterdam residents took part in a demonstration against the municipality's plans to close the famous red light district and create an 'erotic centre' in the suburbs; dozens of them wore masks to hide their identities
Africa Ethiopia The country listed ports in Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland as facilities that could be peacefully obtained; with the cession of Eritrea in 1993, the country has no access to the sea and it is dependent on Djibouti for 85% of imports and exports
America Canada Canada has been helping China hunt for fugitives living abroad for decades, sometimes as a result of quid pro quo deals, an investigation by CBC has learned; the direction came 'from Ottawa at the highest level,' said former police operations manager