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 Croatia The number of migrants entering Croatia illegally has increased since the country joined the Schengen area on 1 January; out of 2.500 in January, 1.400 applied for asylum
Europe North Macedonia Albanian’s Party's decision to join the coalition government in North Macedonia increases its thin majority in parliament and boost its chances of passing a key but hotly disputed constitutional change
America Saint Lucia The 2022 National Population and Housing Census was a huge success in Soufriere - said Director of Statistics, Sean Mathurin, encouraging results in the eastern and southern districts of the island
Europe Finland Last year, Russian citizens bought property in Finland at a record rate, up 64%, managing to circumvent new rules that do not allow them and other non-EU citizens to obtain a permit from the Ministry of Defence
America Chile The country’s most southern region has declared its worst drought in 50 years, with it being so dry that grass isn’t even growing, thus raising great concerns among local farmers
America Dominican Republic The Tigres del Licey won the 2023 Caribbean Series with a 3-0 victory over host club Venezuela in Caracas; it marks the 11th time the Tigres have won the title and the 22nd championship for the Dominican Republic
Europe Serbia Indoor smoking could soon be banned in Serbia, with Ministry of Health seeking public support for law banning smoking in enclosed spaces; every year an average of 6.000 people fall ill with lung cancer and 4.600 die from it
Africa Angola 3.178 children aged six months to 10 years and pregnant women suffering from malnutrition in the Kunene province have benefited from food supplements provided by the non-governmental organisation World Vision
Europe Slovakia All public bus and trolleybus stops in Bratislava will become on-demand stops from today 13 February, as the capital's public transport company seeks to save money; the company believes the move will reduce fuel consumption and save almost €0,5 million
Africa Togo The country intends to restore the landscape of Koutammakou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to a feasibility study recently approved by the Togolese Ministry of Culture and Tourism and its partners
Africa Chad The education situation in the country improves, with a ratio of one teacher for every 32 students, which is above international standards; however, there are challenges such as the anarchic creation of colleges with almost no students and teachers
Europe Poland Poland threatened Minsk with sanctions against the country after a court in Grodno sentenced Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist living in Belarus, to eight years in prison
America Nicaragua After extensive dialogue with the American government, the country has decided to finally release over 200 political prisoners, and relocated them mainly in the US