Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Asia Afghanistan The impressive show of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan secure a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I on Sunday 26 March, their first ever series win against Pakistan
Africa Djibouti A branch of the Confucius Institute was inaugurated in Djibouti, located next to the premises of the Djibouti Industrial and Commercial High School
Europe Denmark A majority of the parliament voted in favour of joining the European Defence Agency, after Denmark decided to abolish the EU defence reserve last summer
Europe Vatican City The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue released his wishes for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan and Id al-Fitr, urging both Christians and Muslims worldwide to join for a “more peaceful, harmonious and joyful coexistence” as opposed to “a culture of hate”
Asia South Korea Total births have decreased over the past decade, shrinking from 471.000 in 2011 to 261.000 in 2021, while the rate of premature births grew from 6% to 9,2%; figures are published in new statistics from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
America Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves stated that the country is spending over US$300 million annually to host migrants, which is why he is requesting assistance from the US and Canada, countries that receive migrants who generally pass through the state to get there
Asia Qatar Record-breaking numbers of international arrivals have been registered in 2023: a total of 730.000 visitors entered Qatar this January and February, a 347% increase on 2022
Asia Bhutan About 6.000 international tourists paying the new SDF fee have visited the country since the reopening of borders six months ago
America Venezuela To reorganise the national crypto department and investigate corruption involving the country's oil company, the state's energy supplier has temporarily closed down its cryptocurrency mining facilities
America Canada PM’s wife Sophie Trudeau took US First Lady Jill Biden to the curling rink on her first trip to Ottawa, then to the National Gallery of Canada to take in an exhibit of works by female Canadian artists
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati has the highest infant mortality rate in the Pacific, according to Childfund and the fact is linked to unsafe drinking water; climate change is worsening the situation with rising sea water, periods of drought and sporadic rainfall
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A newly formed local food export business exported last week a container of vegetables and fruits from SVG to the US Virgin Islands; it included first time export products and products processed in SVG
Oceania Tonga The much-awaited National Rugby League competition for Secondary Schools kicked off over the weekend after 3 years