Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Europe Malta A new national airline will make its first flight on 31 March next year, replacing the current national airline, which will make its last flight on 30 March; the government plans a partial privatisation of the new airline
Asia Maldives All media stations in the Maldives are collaborating to organise a telethon to help civilians in Gaza under siege
Europe Iceland MAST, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, will be equipped with its own vessels and an increase in staff to better monitor fish farms
America Bolivia President Luis Arce was expelled from the MAS party due to his refusal to attend the party's congress, deepening his rivalry with former President Evo Morales, who was named MAS sole candidate for the 2025 elections
Asia Japan A bill pending in Saitama Prefecture that would have made it illegal for guardians to leave children unattended at home or let them play outside and going to school by themselves will be withdrawn following a public uproar
Asia Iran The condition of a 16-year-old Iranian girl, in a coma after an alleged assault on the Tehran metro because she wasn't wearing proper attire, has 'deteriorated' in hospital, local media reported
Europe Moldova Some 5,7 million lei (almost €300.000) will be allocated from the government's reserve fund to liquidate the consequences of last summer's natural disasters
Europe Latvia 400 kindergartens received similar threatening e-mails yesterday as those already received by 300 schools on Tuesday; State Police immediately informed the kindergartens that these were low-level threats and it wasn't necessary to evacuate the facilities
Asia Kazakhstan The number of complaints by Kazakhs about the Internet and mobile communications has increased 2,5 times
America Argentina Argentina has climbed to the third spot globally in egg consumption, with each person now consuming 322 eggs per year, according to the Argentine Poultry Producers Chamber
America Canada Skylar Park won her second straight gold medal, defeating 2023 world champion Nahid Kiyanichandeh of Iran in the w 57-kilogram final at the Taiyuan World Taekwondo Grand Prix in China; she now sits fourth in the world ranking
Africa Morocco Western Union grants commission-free international money transfers for Moroccan earthquake victims and relief donations; consumers can use money transfer services to send donations directly to the Moroccan government's special fund