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 France Some 47% of French people in all age groups are overweight, a number that has increased by almost 10% in the past 25 years, according to a study by the League Against Obesity
Asia Tajikistan Avalanche damage to energy facilities in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region has been estimated at 1,7 million somoni (€145.000); the risk of further avalanches remains high in the country
Europe Switzerland The government will invest more than 11 billion francs to improve roads with expansion projects by 2030
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Work on the multi-dimensional undertaking of the New Kingstown harbour continues even though the sand issue remains to be resolved, with dredging of the material still under consideration
Oceania Tonga Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala is visiting Australia as part of the Canberra Fellowships Program
Africa Madagascar As expected, Cyclone Freddy touched down in south-east Madagascar with a storm that ripped roofs off houses and killed at least four people
America Dominican Republic The mayor of Santo Domingo said that the city is in a seismic-vulnerable zone and the councilor of the National District for the Dominican Liberation Party raised the need for a seismic vulnerability and resilience study to create resistance conditions
Asia Philippines The order to import about 450.000 tonnes of sugar by the Department of Agriculture is aimed at managing inflation and building up a reserve stock to adequately meet the country's needs
Asia Qatar Qatar's national breast and bowel cancer screening programme, 'Screen For Life', led by the Primary Health Care Corporation, achieved significant results in early detection and with more people getting screened
Europe Denmark Claus Hjort Frederiksen, defence minister from 2016 to 2019, was again charged with sharing state secrets; the 75-year-old retired member of Venstre has pleaded not guilty and trial could be behind closed doors
Africa Guinea-Bissau Nine groups performed on Monday at the first day of the national parade; the audience included members of the government, the diplomatic corps and the Senegalese delegation on top of general public
Africa Botswana To promote indigenous knowledge, Botswana Innovation Fund calls on innovators or communities that would like to develop Indigenous Knowledge-(IK) based products and services to make their submissions
Africa Egypt A renovated wing of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo - which houses a 16-metre papyrus scroll recovered last year - has been inaugurated; it is the first phase of wider renovations to the ancient complex