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 Bosnia and Herzegovina The office of the President Milorad Dodik has filed the first criminal complaint for defamation, which was recently criminalised in Republika Srpska
America Panama Panama and Costa Rica's presidents aim to address the migration crisis during their visit to the Darién area this upcoming week, seeking international support and considering relocating bus drop-off points to minimize the impact on their shared frontier
America Nicaragua Nicaragua has opened a Center for Open Education in Managua, offering free Russian language classes with the collaboration of Russia's Korolenko State Pedagogical University and the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
Asia Armenia All 349 injured by the Azerbaijani attack and fuel depot explosion were evacuated from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia by airlift or overland
Africa Algeria 73 local and international bids for 15 solar power projects with a total generation capacity of 2.000 megawatts have been opened by state-owned Sonelgaz, responsible for electricity and gas distribution in the country
America Antigua and Barbuda The Calvin Ayre Foundation came to the aid of accident survivor Andy Edwards, who was transported to the Cayman Islands for orthopaedic surgery abroad
Europe Italy Almost 1,2 million people in the Naples metropolitan area are actually living inside the two 'red zones' identified by the latest plans for the volcanoes Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei caldera; evacuation tests have not been carried out since 2006
Africa Lesotho Lesotho's third Country Programme Framework, the framework for medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA, has been signed for the period 2024-2029
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh would plunge into an era of darkness if her party does not remain in power, said Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina
Oceania Solomon Islands A team from the World Trade Organisation Secretariat visited Honiara last week to hold consultations ahead of Solomon Islands' next trade policy review, scheduled for 2024
Oceania Australia The Australian market value for leadership development programmes will exceed $3.635,63 million by 2033, fueled by the digital, according to data recently released by Future Market Insights
America Paraguay Paraguay and the EU reached an agreement to prevent the repeal of an educational support convention dating back to 2020, securing US$40 million for the country's education system, with a shift in terminology to align with Paraguay's legal framework
America Mexico Mexican employers, through the Coordinating Business Council, are working on an initiative to offer training and temporary employment opportunities to migrants in transit through the country, thus addressing labor shortages