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
Asia Armenia The ‘EU4Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Armenian Communities’ project, with a budget of €2,8 million and co-financed by the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, was launched in Yerevan
Asia Bhutan King Jigme Wangchuck announced the construction of a vast international city in an area of over 1.000 km² on the border with Assam, India, presenting it as 'economic corridor to connect South Asia with South-East Asia via north-eastern states of India'
Asia Brunei The country signed a protocol 'on inspections, quarantine and veterinary health requirements for wild aquatic products' to be exported from Brunei to China
Oceania Australia Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines will launch Australia flights in March next year, with Australian actress Margot Robbie as Brand Ambassador
Asia Nepal An increasing number of Nepalis are undergoing cosmetic surgery as a beauty-enhancing treatment, but many raised an alarm on the lack of regulation to govern this sector
Asia Azerbaijan 4 candidates are running in the extraordinary presidential elections to be held in Azerbaijan on February 7 after Elshad Musayev, chairman of the Great Azerbaijan Party, has presented his candidacy
America Antigua and Barbuda A series of heavier taxes next year will hit consumers; drinkers and smokers will be hit by a 10% excise tax on alcohol and tobacco, and the tax will also include cannabis products
America Paraguay A controversial pension law has been sanctioned creating the Pension and Retirement Superintendence, which aims at having the state regulate public and private entities managing workers' funds
Africa Botswana Botswana MPs strongly opposed the proposal to remove the passport requirement for travel between Botswana and Zimbabwe
Oceania Nauru The country has a new Taiwan ambassador, after Joseph Chow's transfer from his previous role as representative in Fiji was approved
Africa Benin Costumed locals have performed the traditional mask dance during an annual festival in Ouidah
America Nicaragua Recently crowned Miss Universe, Sheynnis Palacios has become a symbol of resistance, triggering the government to accuse the pageant and Palacios of an "anti-patriotic conspiracy," resulting in arrests and a crackdown on the competition
Europe Bulgaria A petition to maintain the national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria on 3 March received over 10.000 signatures in support of holding a referendum