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 Cape Verde Mayor of Mosteiros, Fábio Vieira, considered that 'the time has come' for the Association Projecto Vitó to 'take over the management of the implementation process' of the Biosphere Reserve on the island of Fogo
Asia East Timor Prime Minister has participated in a fraternization dinner with the ambassadors of friendly countries in Jakarta
America Honduras Deputies have finally appointed the state’s new Supreme Court judges, after weeks of debate and previous attempts failed due to conflicts between the left-wing party of President Xiomara Castro and the right-wing opposition
Africa Djibouti The UDJ party continues its quest for the votes of the Djiboutian population with UDJ candidates who went to meet the residents of Khartileh and Ambouli, two popular areas of the capital
Europe France Électricité de France reported a record loss of €17,9 billion in 2022, the third largest in French corporate history and the worst in over two decades
America Guatemala With US Vice President Kamala Harris placet, a major Japanese manufacturer has started operations in the country to help generate jobs and prevent Guatemalans from feeling the pressure to emigrate to the US
Africa Morocco A pre-forum on human rights closes today in Rabat, as part of Morocco's participation in the third World Forum on Human Rights to be hosted by the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, next March
America Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro to sign an agreement designed to improve trade and lift import duties on dozens of manufactured goods, thus easing trade and travel between the two countries
Asia Brunei Ahead of next month's Higher Education Expo, Universiti Teknologi Brunei unveiled five new degree courses for the 2023 academic year, from cybersecurity to digital media
Europe Moldova The country denied entry to a boxing team from Montenegro for security reasons, according to sources from Chisinau, over concerns that foreigners could infiltrate a big pro-Russian protest due in Chisinau on Sunday 19 February
America Peru The Machu Picchu site has been reopened for tourism while the ongoing protests against appointed President Dina Boluarte have caused a one month extension of the state of emergency and further deployment of armed forces
America Dominica Adicia Burton, representing the Kalinago Territory, has been crowned Miss Dominica 2023; she took home prizes for Best Performing Talent and Best Response to Question
Oceania Micronesia Micronesian bloc of Pacific Islands Forum says it's "ready" and "already working" to attend special meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders; President of the country said the sub-region's leaders made "big decisions" at Micronesian Presidents' Summit