Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Asia Taiwan Bainian Youtiao, or “hundred year youtiao”, a small family business in Tainan, will be shutting down after over a century of making youtiao; founded in 1901 and run by the same family for three generations, closes for poor health conditions of the owner
Oceania Australia Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put black Carnaby's cockatoos at risk, as the plan for tree cutting directly impacts a critical breeding area for the endangered parrots
America Argentina Several thousand unemployed people marched with torches towards the center of Buenos Aires and then camped in front of government headquarters, demanding greater social aid due to uncontrollable inflation and poverty that affects 40% of Argentines
America Peru Former President Alejandro Toledo has surrendered to US authorities as a preliminary step to being extradited to his country, where he is accused of the alleged crimes of money laundering, collusion, and influence peddling
Africa Tanzania Moody’s gives Tanzania favourable credit rating; the positive outlook is due to lessened political risks in Tanzania, the country’s engagement with the international community and its structural reform agenda
Asia South Korea Seoul's central district of Yongsan plans to refurbish pavements and install CCTV cameras to help the smooth flow of crowd traffic and avert another disaster like the Halloween stampede that took 159 lives last year
Europe North Macedonia A bid to remove three faux galleons erected in the Vardar river a decade ago has run aground
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina New protests have been organised for today 24 April by the organisation ReStart in front of the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo to express rebellion against the actions of High Representative Christian Schmidt
America Costa Rica Several off-duty police manifestations occurred in protest against the reduction of rest hours imposed by the government to carry out a special operation against organised crime
Africa Benin Benin has become the first African country for cotton production, after Mali halved production
Europe Belarus Belarusian air carrier Belavia will launch direct flights to the Russian city of Murmansk on 23 May according to the airline's press service
America Saint Lucia Sixty sea moss drying tables and floating devices have been donated to sea moss farmers in Eau Piquant, Vieux Fort by Export Saint Lucia; a first donation of equipment had reached the Praslin Sea Moss Farmers Association in March
America Dominican Republic A modern underground car park at the Senate of the Republic is being built at a cost of more than $240 million to alleviate the lack of space plaguing deputies and employees of the institution