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
Oceania Micronesia President Panuelo will deliver the State of the Nation Address today 13 January 2023 at the Congress House in Palikir; all FSM citizens, residents and friends are invited to attend in person or watch the livestream
Europe Sweden Prime Minister Kristersson has warned his compatriots against falling prey to Moscow's propaganda, after Russian media spread false reports that his country was planning to allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime
Asia Afghanistan A suicide bombing in front of the Foreign Ministry left several people dead; police in Kabul said five people were killed, but another Taliban official put the death toll at 20
Europe Norway The Oslo daily Dagsavisen and two other regional newspapers in its media group are the latest to cut the number of weekly editions from six to three, in a bid to reduce costs by relying more on their digital editions
Asia Singapore Advertising and Marketing Association of Singapore has expressed disappointment following news of SPH Media's inflation of circulation numbers, saying absolute transparency is needed
Africa Burkina Faso World Food Programme will conduct a study on school feeding in the country, the first of 11 African countries selected by WFP to carry out this study
America Peru The country’s top prosecutor’s office launched an investigation on new President Dina Boluarte, as deadly protests have swept the state following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo, leaving over 40 people dead
Asia Bangladesh Huge crowds have invaded the streets of Bangladeshi cities to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and new elections, amid public anger over rising food and fuel costs
Africa Cameroon The country has been declared a non-cooperating country by the European Commission in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, due to inadequate control of the national fleet and the absence of sanction mechanisms
Africa Tanzania The number of journalists censored for their work in Tanzania has fallen slightly, raising hopes that press freedom is improving in the country
Europe Belgium Dutch and Belgian customs will continue their cooperation against drug smuggling in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp in 2023
Africa Uganda Uganda has declared an end to the Ebola virus outbreak, which emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people in the country
Asia Israel Although thousands demonstrated against new government on 7 January with motto 'Together against fascism and apartheid', Minister of National Security ordered to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, calling its display an act of 'terrorism'