Asia Georgia The EU annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World noted “severely curtailed” human rights in Georgia, reduced bilateral political contacts and dialogue between Brussels and Tbilisi amid “significant democratic backsliding”
America Canada The excise tax on alcohol was set to increase by 6,3% starting April 1, which would have been the largest hike in over 40 years, but it was instead temporarily capped at 2% after the outcry from microbrewers and distillers
Europe Kosovo A conference organized by BIRN Kosovo before the International Fact-Checking Day, set for yesterday 2 April, called for new strategies and partnerships to counter the 'virus' of fake news and disinformation
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country suspended over 300 fishing vessels for fraudulently flying its flag
Europe Sweden The Swedish Tax Agency has been commissioned to conduct a national census to get a better picture of who is staying illegally, said the Minister of Finance and leader of the far-right Sweden Democrat party
America Dominican Republic To keep citizens informed of any mobility contingencies and to provide alternative routes for those affected by such issues during the recent XXVIII Ibero-American Summit, the government of the District National has used the Waze mobility platform
Europe Bulgaria Early parliamentary elections, the fifth in the past two years, have opened, with the conservative Gerb party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who has led the government for almost a decade, favoured
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The education of some 750.000 children has been disrupted in the two provinces most affected by the conflict in the east of the country, according to new figures released by Unicef
Africa Kenya In 2022, more than 150 cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances were recorded in Kenya, according to a report by the NGO coalition Missing Voices, which points out that the figure represents a downward trend
Europe Poland Wojtyla's monument was daubed with the inscription 'Maxima culpa' from the title of the book that accuses the pontiff of covering up child sex abuse perpetrators when he was archbishop in Krakow
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Agri Expo 2023, 29th edition of the annual agriculture exhibition, has opened under the theme ‘Today for Food Soverignity’
Europe Croatia After arriving unannounced in Kyiv, PM Plenkovic praised the bravery shown by Ukrainians in the resistance to Russian aggression; he reached Ukraine’s capital together with the Moldovan President and the Slovak and Slovenian Prime Ministers
Asia Lebanon Civil society organisations and lawmakers in Lebanon have expressed concern over the awarding of a multi-million dollar contract to build and operate a second terminal at Beirut International Airport
Oceania Papua New Guinea Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae has joined nation leaders in paying tribute to former PM and member of Kokopo, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, who passed away on Friday 31 March in East New Britain, his home province