America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Africa Ivory Coast Ivory Coast could be buying its entire stockpile of cocoa beans as stocks pile up in a low of the international market; the move would help thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers, who are the backbone of the world's largest producer
Europe Serbia The Russian personalized mRNA cancer vaccines will be available to patients in Serbia starting in 2026, said Minister without portfolio Nenad Popovic speaking from Moscow following meetings with Russian Health Minister
Asia North Korea Tons of meat products worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been shipped in from Belarus -reports independent media project Zerkalo- while North Korea supplied automotive parts to a Belarusian truck manufacturer that also produces missile launchers
Oceania New Zealand With Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson and Dane Menzies qualifying for the men’s snowboard big air final, the Kiwis accounted for a quarter of the 12-strong field at Milano-Cortina Olympics, but no medals came to New Zealand in the first day of races
Europe Andorra 17 of the 114 films and documentaries released in Catalan throughout 2025 were screened in Andorra, 15% of the total says report by Plataforma per la Llengua on the presence of cinema in Catalan
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The International Conference on the 150th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery will culminate in an academic dialogue between two São Toméan historians and several foreigners: excluding reputable local historians from the panel has left many doubtful
Oceania Tonga Food sales and food-related gatherings in Hofoa have been restricted from 27 January to 27 March 2026 as a preventative measures to contain the spread of typhoid fever; the announcement came from the Ministry of Health earlier this week
Africa Senegal Hundreds of apartments remain empty in Dakar, while thousands of households struggle to find housing in the capital; the unprecedented phenomenon for a city where rental demand has long exceeded supply reflects a market in complete imbalance
America United States President Trump posted a video on his social media that included a portrayal of the Obama couple as apes; condemned by critics and some allies, was then removed; the only Black Republican senator called it the "most racist thing" ever from the White House
Africa Algeria The inauguration of the railway station in Tindouf saw the presence of a ministerial delegation that saluted the first passenger train service to Bechar via the 950-km western mining railway line connecting Bechar, Beni Abbes, Tindouf and Gara Djebilet
Africa Zimbabwe A mass seizure of stray dog has started earlier this week in Chegutu; the campaign at municipal level has been organized in partnership with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and aims to curb increasing dog bites episodes
Africa Zambia The Zambia Police Service has warned the public against false job alerts circulating on social media, clarifying that no recruitment exercise is currently underway; the viral fake announcements have caused a flow of calls and emails
Asia Uzbekistan Amendments to the Administrative Code introduce an administrative penalty in the form of an administrative warning for minor traffic violations; issued in writing or online, it will be applied once a year per person if the individual is clear of offenses