Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Republic of the Congo The WHO office launched a 3-days workshop ending today in the city of Brazzaville that focused on the community complaints mechanism as part of the prevention of and response to sexual abuse and exploitation
Africa Zambia President of the Republic of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week has promised to open a permanent embassy in the UAE to cope with increased trade and opportunities between the two countries
America Saint Kitts and Nevis A new group of eight scholarship holders from St. Kitts and Nevis will travel to Cuba at the end of January for university studies under the government's education cooperation programme
America Saint Lucia National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Saint Lucia held its leadership and membership training workshop at the University of Southern Caribbean
Africa Mauritius A Tax Series 2023 training on the theme "Demystifying the Mauritian Tax Administrative System" has been launched by the Financial Services Institute, in collaboration with Andersen Ltd Mauritius
Africa Zimbabwe Economist Gift Mugano has denounced the country's fiscal and monetary authorities, saying their policies and measures are counterproductive and predicting that annual inflation will be 400% by June
America Guatemala The state accused Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, who led a Guatemalan anti-corruption unit, of committing illegal acts; Colombian President Gustavo Petro has rejected any arrest warrants, thus rising political tensions between the 2 countries
America Venezuela After the government accused the US of being “criminals” due to its sanctions against the country, the US sent an official message to President Nicolás Maduro stating that no sanctions will be removed unless concrete steps towards a democracy are taken
Europe San Marino Over a thousand entries, from 31 countries, have been received for the second edition of 'Una voce per San Marino', the festival that will award the winner with participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest as a representative of the Republic
Asia Kuwait At least 1.875 expatriate teachers in Kuwait will be made redundant at the end of the 2022/2023 academic year, as part of a Kuwaiti education jobs plan
Asia Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan, regarding his country's neutrality, has made it clear that if foreign interests intend to grab the country's massive natural gas reserves, they will have to abide by the rules of Ashgabat
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest
Africa Liberia The Liberia Electricity Corporation has reported a sharp increase in power consumption that is affecting the country's energy supply