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
America Brazil The state has evicted almost all illegal gold miners from the Yanomami territory, its largest indigenous reservation, and will remove miners from six more reserves this year, reportedly by using satellite imagery
Africa Morocco Morocco’s national football team made history on Saturday, scoring a win against heavy-weight, five-time world cup winner Brazil in a friendly match
Asia Cyprus The new online tax payment system Tax For All went live today, replacing the old Taxisnet system; to allow users to familiarise with it, the new submission date for filing tax returns from Q4 last year has been extended to April 26
Europe Montenegro Do Kwon, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency Terra, was arrested in Podgorica on Thursday trying to board a flight with falsified ID; South Korean authorities are expected to ask Montenegro for his extradition
Africa Lesotho Tainted South African bank notes from ATM bombings and cash in transit heists have flooded Lesotho; citizens in possession of legitimateSA bak notes are also stuck as local retailers have started rejecting all SA Rands to try and avoid the tainted notes
America Cuba Cuban professionals discussed the sugar agro-industry and the impact of climate change in a seminar at the National Sugar Training Centre
Europe Luxembourg About 70% of the people living in Luxembourg City are foreigners and about 90% of them have not yet registered to vote in local elections
America Dominica The pilot train-the-trainer programme for construction professionals has been launched; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Developmen hopes it will create a professional network and that participants will make good use of knowledge
Europe Greece The ten worst forest fires since 2003 have destroyed more than 280.000 hectares of vegetation, according to a study by the National Observatory of Athens
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital's clinical genetic amplification laboratory has been inaugurated by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Biaguê Na N'Tan, and the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Guo Ce
Europe North Macedonia Commission for the Use of Personal Names has issued a negative opinion on the use of the name Ivan Mihailov submitted by the association of the same name from Bitola, which is considered a provocation to the national feelings of the Macedonian people
Asia East Timor The maiden flight of the first Timorese-flagged aircraft, an A320 operated by the national airline Aero Dili Transport Service S.A., took place on 20 March 2023
Africa Liberia Liberia's leadership in building a strong national community health workforce program has been described as a remarkable example of partnership, commitment, and innovation, by Dr. Juan Pablo Uribe of the World Bank