Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Europe Norway A new poll indicates that seven out of 10 Norwegians now support euthanasia, or what they call aktiv dødshjelp (literally, active help to die); to receive it, however, they still have to travel abroad, because euthanasia remains illegal in Norway
Africa Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières said its team was attacked in Khartoum, warning that it could suspend operations at one of the few hospitals still operating in Sudan's war-torn capital
Oceania Kiribati The Ark of Peace, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship, has arrived in the port of capital city Tarawa for a week-long visit to "provide humanitarian medical services to the local population"
Asia North Korea The revelation of new models from DPRK brands Samthaesong and Manmulsang reportedly proofs that the domestic electronics industry has recovered after being overshadowed at the start of the pandemic
Africa Algeria To make the most of its strategic location and key resources, the country will present itself at the Algerian-Chinese business forum as gateway to the Arab, African and even European area
Asia Afghanistan Carpet production across the country will be increased in a move by Ministry of Industry and Trade with the aim of employing 1,5 million people in the sector to meet growing demand, especially from China
Africa Botswana Hundreds of people took to the streets in Gaborone on Saturday to protest legislation that seeks to make same-sex relationships legal
Europe Russia Amnesty International denounces in a new report on repressive laws and practices in Russia that over 20.000 people have been subjected to heavy reprisals and the authorities are using increasingly vicious tactics to crack down on anti-war activists
America Brazil A Presidential decree will reduce civilian gun ownership from four to two weapons and limit ammunition; the move reverses the pro-gun policy of Lula da Silva’s predecessor Bolsonaro
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2023, a total of 5.236 suspected cases of monkeypox and 229 deaths among suspected cases were reported, according to a new report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Europe Denmark 2023 was a difficult year for country's universities: the government wants to reduce some master's degrees from 2 years to 1 and University of Copenhagen dropped in QS world university rankings for 2024 from 82nd to 107th place
Asia Turkmenistan Over 3,3 thousand tonnes of liquorice root have been exported in 2023 from the 'Buyan' agro-industrial complex of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan
Europe Italy The National Association of Partisans celebrates 80 years since the end of the fascist regime with the 'anti-fascist pastasciutta' at 220 events across the country in memory of the historic moment when the Cervi family offered pasta on 25 July 1943