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
Europe North Macedonia Removing barriers to labour market entry for LGBTI people would increase the annual GDP of North Macedonia and Serbia by an average of 0,6%, according to a new World Bank report
Africa Senegal The project for a museum of the Prophet Mohammed, inspired by the one in Saudi Arabia, was presented in Senegal by the Minister of the Interior on the occasion of the celebrations of Mawlid, the birth of the prophet
Europe Slovakia The orientation of Slovakia's foreign policy will not change, said Smer-SD President Robert Fico
Oceania Vanuatu Port Vila City Council has been suspended by the Minister of Home Affairs on the basis of an inspection report that confirmed maladministration and malpractices by the current management
Asia Myanmar The military junta is reportedly using access to vaccines as a political weapon; like with international aid shipments, basic inoculations are being distributed on the basis of political loyalty
Africa Tanzania Five million quelea birds have been killed by Tanzania to prevent them from destroying rice paddies, using drones and aircraft
Africa Nigeria The country ranks sixth in the world and second in Africa for organised crime, as stated by the Global Organised Crime Index 2023, reflecting the challenges to security, corruption and other criminal activities that Nigeria continues to face
Europe Latvia EU Competition for Young Scientists in 2025 will be organised in Latvia; director of National Centre for Education said that in the last 7 years new opportunities have been created for Latvian students to participate in scientific research
Europe Andorra The Ministry of Social Affairs and Civil Service is studying the possibility of creating a benefit for non-professional carers, like a family member or a person who leaves work to care for a relative or close relative with a disability or who is dependent
Asia Georgia The UN World Tourism Organization has unanimously endorsed Georgia to host World Tourism Day in 2024
Asia Saudi Arabia Today marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
Asia Armenia Following the latest Azerbaijani offensive, thousands have already left their homes from Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, a fleeing that threatens to wipe out an entire community
Europe Finland The "World of Statistics" page of social networking platform X ranked Finland first on the list of countries that consume the most coffee in the world with 9,6 kg per person per year