Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Africa Mauritania By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%
Oceania Papua New Guinea Nadzab could be turned into a city after the completion of the new terminal in a new project by the government, which has promised to work closely with landowners to make it an industrial hub for the country
Africa Ethiopia The conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Axum, in the Tigray regional state, will be supported with a contribution of €2 million by the Italian government
Europe Czech Republic 246 CV90 combat vehicles will be purchased from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds of Örnsköldsvik in a SEK 22 billion (€2 billion) deal; for the country, this is the largest military purchase in its modern history
Africa Togo Every educational region in Togo will have a science high school by 2024, with construction starting next year; the upcoming project is part of a broader plan to reorganise and improve schooling across the country
Asia North Korea The country's first military reconnaissance satellite will be launched in June to monitor live US military activities, state media KCNA reported
Europe Luxembourg A record number of calls for the emergency services is recorded in 2022, with Luxembourg's CGDIS responding to almost 72.000 incidents last year, a 7% increase on 2021
Africa Zimbabwe In economist Steve Hanke's annual poverty index, with reference to very specific indicators, i.e. unemployment and inflation rates, the debt rate and GDP growth, Zimbabwe tops the list as the 'most miserable' country in the world
America Dominica Dominica's Next Supermodel 2023, Dainisha Eusebe of Grandbay, will receive $10.000 today during the official award ceremony
Africa Cape Verde Veterinary doctors and zootechnical engineers from São Vicente and Santo Antao will finish today, in Mindelo, a training session on artificial insemination of goats, an initiative of the Association Friends of Nature
Asia Vietnam Streetlights are being switched off and generating companies are shifting operations to off-peak hours to keep national electricity system running, as record temperatures in some areas have caused a surge in demand
Asia Turkey The province with the highest average period of education for residents over 25 was Ankara, with 10,6 years, states the Education Report for 2022 of the National Institute of Statistics
America Barbados Barbadians are urged to insure their homes and plan for the likelihood of disaster with an above-average hurricane season, which formally runs from June 1 to November 30