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
Europe Kosovo The country reaffirmed its commitment to a stronger partnership with the US and to integration into NATO
Asia Laos The mayor of Vientiane Capital reported annual economic growth of 4,83% in 2022, with the city's gross domestic product exceeding LAK 62 billion (USD 3 million)
Asia North Korea Last year, several North Korean drones entered the Republic of Korea's airspace and even violated a no-fly zone near the presidential office; this is likely to further complicate relations between the two countries this year
Europe Luxembourg Households threw less waste with a 16% decrease in the amount ending up in black bins since 2018, although, of the residual waste ending up in black bins, one third is organic waste that could be thrown in the green bin and turned into biogas or compost
Asia Thailand Today sees the opening of Can't Stop Won't Stop, a photo exhibition reliving the work of the Bangkok Community Help Foundation over the past two years of the pandemic, celebrating its 500 volunteers
Europe Latvia After Rīga public transport company Rīgas Satiksme launched a new ticket offer and revised its mobile application, passengers complained of problems with money disappearing from their accounts or tickets not working
Asia Maldives The Prime Minister of Cambodia is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the Maldives at Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s invitation on January 15th and 16th
Africa Libya Director of the CIA Burns visited the country on the eve of a meeting convened in Washington by the US Ambassador and Special Envoy for Libya, Richard Norland, to discuss the steps to be taken to facilitate elections in the country
Asia Vietnam Bus, train and plane tickets are selling out fast after many companies allowed their employees to leave early to return to their hometowns to celebrate the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday
Europe Lithuania The municipality of Panevezys, a northern town in Lithuania, will continue to subsidise public transport fares for Ukrainians: among other things, all school-age war refugees will be entitled to a free monthly public transport pass
Asia Bhutan The Miss Universe 2022 pageant starting today in New Orleans, USA, is confirmed to be featuring Bhutan for the first time ever
America Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley said there are no plans to cancel Carnival or introduce safety restrictions similar to those implemented in 2020, notwithstanding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases
Europe Liechtenstein The Hilti Group wants to minimise its CO₂ emissions with various measures, intending to invest between 500 and 1.000 million Swiss francs over the next ten years in adapting business processes