Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Europe Germany The country decided to automatically extend the validity of visas issued to earthquake victims in Turkey until August
America Panama The Coordinating Commission of Creative and Cultural Industries CCICC, newly created, will be responsible for coordinating initiatives and identifying strategic interventions to improve the country's creative and artistic economy
Africa Botswana A major power outage occurred early Monday; according to a statement from the Botswana Power Corporation, which says that "grid disturbance" has shut down both Morupule A and B power plants that supply almost all of the country's electricity
America Dominican Republic The country is "emerging unscathed" from international inflation - said the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development - thank to sacrificing investments to avoid price increases
Africa Republic of the Congo The Alliance for Democratic Change in 2026 (2AD2026) met on Sunday 7 May for its first convention, bringing together opposition parties, including the Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD) of former President Jacques Joachim Yhomby Opango
Asia Brunei Brunei hurdles athletes finished sixth in the men's team relay during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia
Africa Mauritius A cancer awareness workshop for trainers, organised with WHO, was launched by the Minister of Health and Welfare who recalled the alarming number of occurrences in the country
Africa Equatorial Guinea The three new chairmen of the Geproyectos Board of Directors, recently appointed by the Presidency of the Republic, were sworn in yesterday before His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Asia Azerbaijan President of the Republic and the First Lady have attended the opening of the Zarislichay pumping station in the village of Dashalti
Africa Angola Angola will continue to promote vaccination against COVID-19 despite the declaration of the end of the pandemic as a global emergency by WHO
America Peru Peruvian migrants heading to Chile have blocked the highway that crosses their shared border as a means of protest since they are not being let into Chilean territory; authorities have been sent to the area to try and alleviate the issue
Africa Mali Slavery by descent and the resulting violence perpetrated by so-called 'nobles' or 'masters' against people born into slavery persist in Mali, UN experts said, urging the criminalisation of this phenomenon
Europe Russia There is tension over the tightness of security at the celebrations to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany, an event that has always been a propaganda tool for Putin; this year it was cancelled in dozens of cities