Asia Philippines A persistent infestation of soft scale insects continues to threaten Philippines’s sugar industry, damaging crops and reducing yields in key producing provinces; Authorities are expanding monitoring and pest-control measures to contain the outbreak
Europe Serbia NATO's mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has rejected the Serbian government's request to send up to 1.000 police and army troops to Kosovo after clashes between Serbs and Kosovo authorities
Europe France Applications for the Eiffel scholarship are accepted until today; open to international students, it is the most prestigious scholarship offered by the government for students of master's, doctorate or PhD programme at any French university
Africa Gambia President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has promised to maintain a stronger partnership with the Gambian government and businesses in 2023 to record greater growth and development in the public and private sectors and the national economy
Africa Libya A preparatory forum for a comprehensive national reconciliation conference has kicked off in Tripoli, with the participation of representatives of the various Libyan parties
Africa Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou visited the headquarters of the Policy Analysis and Evaluation Unit to provide it with working material
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The president of the São Tomé Court of Accounts said that there have been voluntary payments of 'large sums' to the state coffers after the institution issued eight financial liability judgments last year
Asia Myanmar Green Power Energy has successfully commissioned the Taung Daw Gwin solar project in Myit Thar, Myanmar, its subsidiary Gold Energy having won the tender to develop the 20 MW plant
Asia Azerbaijan For the first time in Azerbaijan, at the Yeni Clinic medical agency, it has been possible to detect COVID-19 in a high-quality, fully automated closed system using the Cobas® 6800 device
Asia Pakistan The country raised more than $9 billion at an international conference to support its recovery from last year's devastating floods, a billion more than requested
Africa Chad The Children's Light association organised a ceremony to accompany young Anicet, whose eyes were gouged out by individuals, to the boarding school of the Centre for Education and Training of the Visually Impaired and Blind
America Panama In 2022 the country nearly doubled the irregular migrants crossing its border on the way to the US, reaching approximately 250.000 migrants, over half of them being Venezuelan
Africa Liberia Two Executive Orders by the President address critical national issues, suspending the rice import tariff and establishing the West African Police Information System
America Suriname In order to continue its fight against illegal fishing, the state has passed a legislation that prohibits fishing vessels to set sail without a fishing license, and includes severe repercussions for those who violate such regulation