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
Europe Iceland New data collected from young eagles that have been tagged since 2019 allows Icelandic researchers to learn more about the behaviour of these birds, especially in their first year of life
Europe Malta Two out of five non-EU workers in Malta in 2021 were overqualified for their jobs, reports a Eurostat study
America Ecuador Intense rains in the Manabí area have affected around 80.000 locals and left over 2.800 hectares underwater, causing the government to have to resort to the building of emergency shelters for the hundreds of displaced families
America United States Silicon Valley Bank, a leading lender for technology start-ups, collapsed in consequence of wrong decisions and panicked customers in the largest failure since the 2008 crisis; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stepped in to guarantee stability
Europe Italy Claudio Anastasio, newly appointed CEO of the public company 3-I by the government, resigned in consequence of his e-mail to the Board of Directors in which he quoted fascist leader Mussolini’s infamous speech on the murder of antifascist deputy Matteotti
Europe Russia Putin summoned the oligarchs on 16 March, asking for support as the $4 billion from companies to plug the Russian budget hole in January-February was not enough; in return, the oligarchs asked for the decriminalisation of the crime of money laundering
America Grenada Guardian General Insurance Limited has once again partnered with Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited and six other corporate partners to raise funds for the rebuilding of the Carlton Home
America Colombia Along with Ecuador, the country has launched a joint alert system meant to protect the Indigenous Awa communities from attacks by armed groups in the border region between the two countries, with the aim of alerting state officials about potential attacks
Asia Kazakhstan It has been announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kazakhstan this year, although the dates of Putin's visit have not been specified
Africa Malawi A state of calamity has been declared in several southern districts, including the city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy returned and killed nearly one hundred people
America Jamaica Scores of members of the Jamaica Teachers' Association have opted to withdraw from the union after its delegates voted to accept the Government's new compensation package
Asia Laos The programme for the Laotian New Year festival in Luang Prabang has been announced, with a range of activities for visitors and residents from 11 to 20 April
Asia Georgia Dream ruling party, in the face of days of violent local protests and sharp criticism from the West, is withdrawing its controversial "foreign agents" legislation; the bill would have considered as such ONGs and media with over 20% foreign financing