Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Europe Serbia The construction of long-announced biotech campus officially started and should be ready in 3 years; it is expected to harness Serbian scientific expertise and private partners from among the world’s biggest pharma, genetics and healthcare companies
Asia Qatar Qatar University will accept approximately 1.000 students, male and female, for the undergraduate program for the Spring 2024 semester; Qataris constitute 70% of the total number of accepted students
Europe San Marino Stop bombing Gaza now is the appeal of the San Marino Green Festival, reproposing on the Palazzo Pubblico the message that appeared on the façade of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, verbatim "Cease fire now"
Asia Uzbekistan Minimally invasive surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease was conducted for the first time at the Department of Neurosurgery and Clinic of Samarkand State Medical University, implanting a neurostimulator to transmit impulses and stimulate the brain
Europe Finland Lux Helsinki will transform Finland's capital into a dazzling display of light art from 3 to 7 January 2024, with the festival promising an immersive 'science from art' experience
Europe Belgium Mobile data usage nearly doubled (+95%) on New Year's Eve compared to the previous year, operator Proximus announced, according to figures compiled between 20:00 on 31 December and 08:00 on 1 January
Europe Bulgaria The disassembled bronze figures of the Soviet Army Monument were transported to the storage site and a technical specification for the restoration of the figures was also initiated, said the Sofia Regional Administration
Asia Bangladesh In 10 years, continuous erosion of Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dharla, Dudhkumar and Gangadhar rivers rendered more than 100.000 people homeless in Kurigram, ruining 40.000 acres of farmland, 190 schools, 20 community clinics, 300 mosques, madrasas and temples
Europe Croatia A project for new trains for the Zagreb-Split service and a pilot-project of free travel for Croatians above 65 have been unveiled: in 2024, €2 million will be set aside to enable pension recipients and citizens above 65 to travel by train free of charge
America Dominican Republic Despite the advances in 2023 risk rating, there is still some way to go to reach investment grade, especially responsible tax reform that leaves no room for precarity and waste
Africa Chad The results of the referendum for a new constitution have been definitively validated by he Supreme Court of Chad, with the 'yes' vote for a unitary form of state winning with 85,9% of the votes while the 'no' vote received 14,10%; the turnout was 62,8%
Europe Czech Republic A proposal to change the definition of rape and introduce a “no means no” principle has been approved by Government; if approved by Parliament, it would no longer be based on the concept of rape as forced sexual intercourse but on non-consensuality
Africa Algeria The Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen has risen to first place in the ranking of higher education institutions in Algeria within the Erasmus+ Icm 2022-2023 programme