Europe Sweden Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have discovered a new species in Swedish forests: it is a fungus that parasitizes lichens
Africa Sudan The President of South Sudan and the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council agreed to establish a joint security force to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons
Africa Cape Verde The municipality of Porto Novo, Santo Antão, will receive investments to improve sanitation services worth over €150.000 throughout the year 2023, with the start of investments planned as part of Santo Antão water and sewerage program
Europe Belarus Cooperation between the Belarusian State University and the University of Belgrade, including the exchange of students between the two institutions, was discussed in Belgrade, Serbia
Oceania New Zealand An alliance of 22 organisations is calling on all political parties to prioritise an 'anti-pollution home renovation programme' for hundreds of thousands of New Zealand homes, with latest census finding more than 300.000 homes are always or sometimes damp
Africa Comoros 2Africa cable has just landed in the country; Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Digital Economy added that the cable deployed in the country has a capacity of 500GB instead of 26GB
Africa Nigeria Women's Security Dragon Squad Limited, founded in 2018, employs only women of a certain weight and shape, creating a safe space for plus-size women to excel in a traditionally male-dominated field, that of bouncers
Asia China As many as 60.000 people have died from Covid in the country in just over a month, Beijing authorities announced in the first toll released since restrictions were relaxed
America Chile President Gabriel Boric plans to open an embassy in Palestine to ensure representation and respect for Palestinians under international law, despite the potential conflicts that it might cause to its relations with Israel
Oceania Palau Koror State Government received two trucks for collecting rubbish from Taiwan; the government collects waste from all households free of charge, separates and recycles it, and what cannot be recycled is taken to the national solid waste site in Aimeliik
Asia Nepal Dozens of people have been killed after a Yeti Airlines plane from Kathmandu to the resort city of Pokhara with 72 people on board crashed near an airport in central Nepal
America Cuba In the first 13 days of the year alone, US authorities repatriated 1.115 irregular migrants in actions that are part of the bilateral immigration agreements established by Cuba
Europe Andorra In December, MoraBanc achieved its target of a 15% reduction in electricity consumption under the Government's Energy Saving Agreement thanks to six lines of action
Europe Netherlands The government has earmarked €11 million for an 'action plan' against sexual harassment and violence, saying that 22% of women and 6% of men have been victims of sexual violence