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
Oceania Marshall Islands Six Marshallese arrived at Xavier High School; the total number of Marshallese students at prestigious Xavier High School in Micronesia this year is 11, according to headmaster Martin Carl
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
Europe Austria The country has installed more than 1.000 MW of solar power and has now reached over 4,2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity
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
Europe Greece Greek seismologists have warned that the magnitude 4,9 earthquake that shook the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos early Saturday morning, causing rock falls and minor damage to old houses, may not be the main event
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Head of State visited the works of the Baney bypass, needed to relieve the heavy traffic
Europe Belarus A law on asset forfeiture was published on the website of the National Register of Legal Information, adopted in view of the need to respond immediately and effectively to existing threats to the national interests of Belarus
Europe Germany The draft of a new law would allow foreigners residing in Germany to obtain citizenship without having to renounce their original nationality
Africa eSwatini Government has dispatched a team from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to assess roads and infrastructure that have been affected by the ongoing heavy rains across the country
Asia Iraq A memorandum of understanding has been signed with the American Concrete Institute to increase cooperation and coordination in the field, announced the Iraqi Ministry of Construction
Asia Uzbekistan Uzhydromet has issued an emergency statement for a cold air mass formed in the northern areas of the European part of Russia that will enter the territory of Uzbekistan on 9 January from the Volga region
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The unusually high temperatures for this time of year have caused a lot of problems for farmers, particularly beekeepers: there is a risk that bees will freeze as the warmer weather will drive them out of their hives
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Chess Federation organised its first FIDE-rated tournament, won by 27-year-old Karma Sonam