Africa Mauritius Genre Statistics 2025 still show men dominate the economy and retain most of the political power, but show increasing weaknesses in education, health and certain social behaviors
Africa Uganda It hasn't been possible yet to start testing the three experimental Ebola vaccines due to the fact that 'there is a lack of new cases' of infection according to Health experts at the Ugandan Ministry of Health
Africa Ethiopia The maternal and infant mortality rate in Ethiopia has decreased over the last 30 years, revealed the Ethiopian public health institute, and in particular it has decreased in the period 2000-2019
America Haiti MSF in Haiti is supporting the cholera vaccination campaign launched by the national health authorities in response to the resurgence of the disease, which has affected more than 15.000 people and caused more than 300 deaths since the end of September
Africa Nigeria Biovaccines Nigeria Limited, a joint venture between the government and May&Baker Nigeria, will start production of vaccines before the second quarter of 2023; the company already has a site in Ota where the factory will be built
Europe Croatia On 1 January 2023, Croatia becomes the 27th country in the Schengen area, the world's largest visa free zone, with customs and border controls abolished between Croatia and other Schengen member states for persons crossing by road, rail or water
America Honduras The 400-year-old church of St Francis of Assisi in Luquigüe, in the diocese of Yoro, as a valuable cultural and architectural heritage has been destined a donation by the Pope to begin restoration work
Europe Belgium The net monthly salary of public and private sector workers will increase by €600 net per year from January, due to the adjustment of the tax scale and the calculation of withholding tax
Europe Portugal Portuguese doctors were paid less in real terms for their life-saving work in 2020 than in 2010, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission
Asia Maldives British Airways will be commencing scheduled flights to the Maldives for the first time this new year
Asia Kyrgyzstan The country will be able to import 10.000 electric vehicles duty-free in 2023 thanks to a tariff exemption decided by the Eurasian Economic Union
Oceania New Zealand After six months of planning, a spectacular display ringed in 2023 after Covid restrictions cancelled last year's event: 500kg - about 3500 individual flares - have been let off over three levels of the Sky Tower in Auckland in just five minutes
Asia China State media said traveller’s Covid-19 testing requirements imposed around the world in response to a surging wave of infections in China and to the fact of no longer publishing daily data were “unfounded” and “discriminatory” to the point of "sabotage"
Europe Vatican City Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died yesterday at the age of 95