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
America Bahamas The direct medical costs and productivity losses of gun-related violence in the Bahamas amounted to almost $49 million in 2019, a CARICOM report has revealed
Asia Bangladesh Around 2.000 disadvantaged and disadvantaged women have received training on various courses and many of them are becoming independent thanks to the Women's Skills Development Training Centre
Asia Cambodia This year the country will celebrate the royal ploughing ceremony, marking the start of the crop planting season in the country, in the Trapaing Russey municipality on 8 May
Africa Gabon Gabonese athletes will not be able to compete under its flag, a result of the World Anti-Doping Agency declaring Gabon's National Anti-Doping Organisation non-compliant
Europe Estonia The Estonian police decided to ban public gatherings related to the 9 May celebrations in Harjumaa, Lääne and Ida-Virumaa counties
Europe Finland The country counts the highest number of heat pumps per 1.000 households in Europe, according to preliminary statistics from the European Heat Pump Association
Africa Gambia Gambia's National Human Rights Commission said it is deeply concerned about the tense political situation in the country ahead of the elections for mayors and chairpersons
Africa Cameroon In April 2023, the three dessert banana producers operating in Cameroon exported 13.928 tonnes, according to figures just published by the Cameroonian Banana Association, a decrease of 23,6% in relative value
Asia Georgia Condition of Georgian monuments in Abkhazia is alarming according to the activists of Movement for Cultural Heritage; pictures taken in Ochamchire district in particular show the degradation of churches dating back to the X century
Asia Myanmar Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said they will not return to Myanmar to 'be confined to camps' after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation
Africa eSwatini It was announced that parliamentary elections will be held on 29 September in the country, the last absolute monarchy on the continent
Europe France Sales of dashcams are starting to take off in France, but their use falls into a legal grey area; authorities strongly suggested not to use them
Oceania Palau Several employers complain that many foreign workers have abandoned their contracts in Palau after obtaining US visas from the US Embassy in Palau