Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Africa Equatorial Guinea Eight more cases of Marburg virus disease have been confirmed, bringing the total to nine since February, when the disease was first declared
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Electoral Commissioner will consult with relevant authorities like Department of Justice and Attorney General to review the cost of legal fees charged by private firms on elections petitions and other matters
Asia Japan Official campaigning for quadrennial unified local elections started, with the results likely to determine whether PM Kishida will decide to dissolve the lower house for a snap general election
Asia Kyrgyzstan There has been an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, according to the National Centre of Physiology, 4.018 patients (or 60 per 100.000 people), compared to 3.891 (58,1 per 100.000) in 2021
Europe Lithuania Lithuania ranks 20th in the World Happiness Report and is the happiest country among its neighbours
Asia Mongolia Mongolia women's national football team will participate in the AFC 2024 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Thailand in April 2023 to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympics
America Mexico In an attempt to make news more engaging and innovative, local news outlet Grupo Fórmula has presented “Nat”, Latin America’s first ever AI-generated news anchor
Oceania Nauru Fisheries Minister Wawani Dowiyogo and Japan's Ambassador Fumihiro Kawakami signed a grant contract to formalise the project to purchase a crane truck for the Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority
Asia Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated two coal-fired power plants in Tharparkar, describing them as a testimony to the enduring partnership between China and Pakistan
Asia Bangladesh Effective measures should be taken for the registration of online news portals, suggested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The government has decided to invest over USD 200 million over the next five to ten years to build a resilient and sustainable water infrastructure
Europe Kosovo The Kosovo Olympic Committee, in a statement on its official website, expressed its concern about the discrimination of Kosovar athletes by countries that still mix sport with politics
America Ecuador A state of emergency has been declared as a magnitude 6,8 earthquake struck the Baláo region, leaving over 1500 people affected and resulting in the deployment of emergency agents to the area in order to provide food and shelter