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 Kyrgyzstan The Capital Construction Department of the Bishkek mayor's office is building a kindergarten in the Archa-Beshik residential district and said construction is 90% complete
Europe Serbia Almost a quarter of Serbs do not want members of the LGBTI+ population as co-workers, while almost one in three do not want to be friends with them; the country was shaken by the recent brutal murder of 18-year-old transgender Noa Milivojev
America Nicaragua The government has increased its investments in education, including building new schools and providing scholarships to students: to improve the quality of education in Nicaragua is a key development for the country
Europe Italy The country plans to reopen mines that were closed 30 years ago in an attempt to address the EU's shortage of critical raw materials, owning 16 of the 34 materials the EU is seeking to mine, process and recycle
Oceania Micronesia Ten high school students from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands traveled to the Northern Marianas to participate in the Junior State of America Civics Institute Micronesia earlier this month
Africa Malawi Alcoholic beverage giant Castel Malawi has joined the nation in the clean-up initiative by sweeping and cleaning the Ndirande market
Asia Laos Laos plans to release 62 million aquatic and wild animals to raise awareness of conservation work in the country; the initiative has been announced on the occasione of Wildlife and Aquatic Animals Conservation Day
Asia Georgia According to information released by the National Environment Agency, the quality of water in the Black Sea continues to meet the standards established in the analysis of 59 parameters in water samples from the region
Asia Kazakhstan More than 590 vegetable stores in operation do not appear in the statistics, according to the Trade Committee
Asia Israel Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered in front of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and army headquarters in the latest demonstration across the country against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned overhaul of the judicial system
Europe Austria Austrian energy company OMV is in talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. over the possible creation of a new combined petrochemical holding company as part of their respective shareholdings in Borouge and Borealis
Africa Madagascar The pilots' union of Air Madagascar has called for the introduction of new aircraft to strengthen the fleet of the national airline Madagascar Airlines
Asia Japan E-prescriptions have not caught on in Japan: due to cost and time-consuming procedures, only 2% of Japanese medical institutions and pharmacies have introduced prescription sharing with online pharmacies