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
America Nicaragua State authorities have closed the Superior Council of Private Enterprise - the country's largest private business association - therefore shutting down numerous enterprise bank accounts and causing great distress among entrepreneurs
Europe Ireland Bus operator Go-Ahead reported concerns to the Department of Transport about accommodation, which is a 'huge obstacle' for drivers from other countries, and stated that some of them have returned to their home country
Africa Liberia Illegal mining taking place on the Lofa River is damaging the river and threatening sustainable forestry and biodiversity
America Suriname The Surinamese Red Cross has honoured local entrepreneur Hemradj Dassasingh for having donated blood for the 100th time
America Canada Two First Nations have reached an agreement with Ontario to build a road to potential mining sites in the Ring of Fire area, about 500 km north of Thunder Bay, thought to be rich in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries
Asia Japan The head of an upscale inn and onsen in Fukuoka apologised for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing legionella bacteria to breed 3.700 times over the standard limit
Europe Portugal Guia’s Zoomarine theme park will reopen today promising a new attraction for the summer season and a sharper focus on sustainability
Asia South Korea The world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheel, 180-meter tall, will be built on the banks of Han River in Haneul Park, near the World Cup Stadium in northwestern Seoul, by 2027, announced the city’s metropolitan government
Asia Maldives State Electric Company brought a new generator to K. Himmafushi, increasing the island's electricity generation capacity
America Dominican Republic The damage caused by the road of the construction site of the wall at the border with Haiti will be unrecoverable, said the Natural Sciences Commission: the disrespect of environmental regulations puts at risk crucial wetland area Laguna Saladillo
Asia Turkmenistan Meetings of the 258 candidates elected by organizations and citizens began; they compete for 125 seats in parliament in the elections to be held on 26 March 2023, announced the “Watan” news program of the Turkmen television
America Paraguay 7.000 farmers marched to Asuncion City to denounce President Mario Abdo Benítez's alleged failure to comply with the agreements reached in March 2022, where the state promised to support family farming and resolve the producers' debts
America Trinidad and Tobago As debate over human trafficking and prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago continues, an official list of convicted sex offenders has been made public for the first time through an online registry, the Trinidad and Tobago Public Sex Offenders Website