Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Asia Vietnam Vietnamese acrobatic artists Giang Quốc Cơ and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, known internationally as the 'Giang brothers', have set a world record in their latest international performance in a Guinness World Record show in Milan, Italy
Africa Senegal Senegalese mathematician Mouhamed Moustapha Fall has won the 2022 Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries; he is the second African to win after Gabonese Philibert Nang, more than a decade ago
Europe Norway What has been called the world's first long-term autonomous vehicle pilot project, sponsored by Mobility Forus, Boreal, Nordland County Municipality, Bodø Municipality and Sensible 4, has been successfully concluded in Bodø
Africa Burkina Faso 16th edition of Ouagadougou International Handicrafts Fair has kicked off under the theme 'African handicrafts, lever of development and factor of resilience of populations'; 16th edition, inaugurated with transitional president Traore, will finish today
Europe North Macedonia The lead-up to the 151st birthday celebrations of Goce Delcev – a hero claimed by both North Macedonia and Bulgaria – has further soured relations between the two neighbouring nations
Africa Uganda The country scored 90% in legal enforceability, according to Absa Index, a score that reflects a high level of market transparency by financial market participants and a high degree of enforceability of standards
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country's public schools are starting the 2023 academic year on credit because of delays in government disbursement of funds
Europe Liechtenstein No oil and gas heating in new buildings and compulsory photovoltaics: from 2024 the country will become significantly more energy efficient; over 70% of buildings in the country are still heated by oil or gas
Asia East Timor East Timor made its debut at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on Friday, marking a step towards its full ASEAN membership
Asia East Timor A public consultation is underway to prepare the second national voluntary review of the Sustainable Development Goals
Asia Malaysia More than 100 people have lost more than RM4,6 million (€989.000) since 2018 to online rewards scam
Asia United Arab Emirates The Friends of Arthritis Patients of the Sharjah Department of Health Promotion's Supreme Council for Family Affairs concluded the first Al Dhaid Charity Marathon with 1.000 runners
Asia Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan denied involvement in the suicide bomber attack who struck a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar killing over 100 people, saying acts against religious sites would also be condemned under TTP rules