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
Africa Central African Republic According to the latest data published by the Population Movement Commission, as of 30 November there were 518.000 displaced persons in the Central African Republic and 750.000 Central African refugees registered in neighbouring countries
Africa Zambia Government has made an upward adjustment to the minimum wages of the country's vulnerable workers such as domestic workers and shopkeepers
America Bahamas 2022 saw a surge in influx of illegal migrants, with most coming from Haiti, and the largest number of repatriations of illegal migrants in a long time; up to early December 2022, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force RBDF recorded the apprehension of at least
Europe Slovenia Caver and researcher Jure Tičar and the Slovenian Speleological Association are driving the public attention to caves as a natural treasure - around 14.700 are registered at present in the country - and conducting a survey on their pollution grade
Asia Sri Lanka Three coal shipments are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka today January 05, then on Jan 09 and 16, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said
America Chile The country has launched a new scientific mission to explore Antarctica by using new equipment that will allow for its exploration even during winter in order to better understand rising sea levels and temperatures
Oceania Australia Record rains are provoking floods in Kimberly and Canberra, while Fitzroy River flows breaks the records of 2022; evacuation operations are being performed from homes, hospitals and public buildings, with incessant use of helicopters
Europe North Macedonia Radical Islamist content online in North Macedonia has decreased, but experts say those behind it have grown more sophisticated in their use of Internet propaganda
America Cuba At least 20.000 visas a year will be issued to Cubans by the US Embassy in Havana, reopening visa and consular services for the first time since 2017; priority will be granted on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the US
Europe Malta Several former employees of a taxi fleet claim that they have not been paid months’ worth of salaries, with some amounts running into thousands of euros; some of them have opened cases with the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations
Oceania Papua New Guinea Health authorities have conducted a mass burial of 92 unclaimed bodies, including 40 children, after a video showing overflow from Port Moresby General Hospital's morgue being stored in a shed went viral
Europe Lithuania Military assistance to Ukraine will continue in 2023 in six main areas: acquisition of weapons, transfer and repair of military equipment, training, education and rehabilitation of military personnel, expert support in defense reforms, cyber security