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
Africa Lesotho More than 20.000 children aged between 9 and 59 months have been vaccinated against measles and rubella in the country during Africa Vaccination Week in April
America Guyana The country welcomes its first adult open-heart surgeon, Dr. Pradeep Ramkoomar, who will offer coronary artery bypass surgeries, heart valve replacements, and other open-heart procedures
Asia Afghanistan The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed for the first time that British special forces are at the centre of a war crimes investigation in Afghanistan
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai-based Aster DM Healthcare has announced the launch of Medcare Royal Hospital in Al Qusais, a new 126-bed hospital that will be operational by December 2023
Oceania Australia Professor Ana Cody, Dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney University, has been appointed as Australia's new Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Asia Mongolia The pilot plan for the closure of the Salkhit Silver and Gold Mine aims to improve land use, provide a safe and healthy living environment for the population of the mining area, and improve social and economic benefits when the mine will be closed
Europe Switzerland Following the capture in January of Matteo Messina Denaro, head of Cosa Nostra, the Anti-Mafia District Directorate in Palermo, Italy has sent a new rogatory to Switzerland to clarify the boss dealings with Swiss funds, perpetrated for years
Africa Guinea-Bissau President Sissoco will ask foreign doctors specialised in different areas to contribute to the training of national technicians who will be placed at the Inssenhe Na Caminé de Finete Health Centre
America Ecuador Local authorities, in collaboration with Starlink, will donate high-end satellite antennas to educational institutions in the Galapagos Islands, benefiting approximately 3.600 students
Europe Ukraine Unesco has condemned the attack by Russian armed forces with missiles on the historic centre of Lviv, considered a 'world heritage site' in western Ukraine, saying that 'historic buildings' were hit
Africa Algeria In the host cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza, 22 nations with 3.800 athletes are participating in the 2023 Arab Sports Games, competing in 22 sports
Asia Indonesia According to the head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, the number of terrorist attacks carried out in the country is showing a declining trend, thanks to "prevention and counter-terrorism countermeasures based on violence"
Africa Sierra Leone A watchdog group responsible for monitoring the elections reported major irregularities in turnout and vote shares between the presidential and parliamentary elections in several districts, demanding further clarification