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
Europe Poland New consumer-protection regulations will be introduced on 1st January 2023; among other provisions, they will make online shopping more transparent and set new rules regarding purchases made during showcases and excursions
Asia Taiwan Restaurant chain operator Wowprime Corp., which owns the Wang Steak, Tasty and Tokiya brands, announced that it will distribute year-end bonuses equivalent to 1,5 months' salary to its employees
Asia South Korea The annual bell-tolling ceremony to celebrate New Year's Eve will resume after two years of suspension due to COVID-19; hosted by the Seoul metropolitan government, it will take place at 11:30 pm at Bosingak Pavilion with about 100.000 people attending
Africa Liberia The National Electoral Commission said the conduct of biometric voter registration is expected to begin on 20 March 2023 and end on 11 May
America Belize The country is currently working on a project to deliver 10.000 homes to low-income families, and this week it has started handing out the first dozen of them
Europe Iceland With data collected between 2010 and 2022, the Medical Journal of Iceland published a report on firework-related injuries in the countr; during this period, 248 people were sent to hospital for firework-related injuries, aging from 9 months to 79 years
Africa Uganda MTN Uganda has announced its sponsorship of the Tooro Kingdom's end of year party to be held today at Fort Portal; the King of Tooro, His Royal Highness King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, will be the chief guest of the party
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The JNF General Hospital water supply has been fully restored after a pump failure that caused a temporary water shortage earlier this week; the hospital is serviced by a dedicated tank that holding enough water for up to two months
Asia Uzbekistan The export of IT services by Uzbek companies will exceed $100 million in 2022, announced the Minister of Information and Communications Technology Development
America Suriname For the very first time, the country has established diplomatic relations with Cape Verde, and will be focusing primarily in cooperating for better access to climate finance and disaster management
America Panama The state has launched a government-regulated system so that all students now have the ability to make purchases by only using their identity card
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines New Coast Guard base opens on the island of Bequia, supporting the key role of the Coat Guard in maintaining the safety of SVG as well as of visitors
Africa Egypt 1.200 new mosques were opened across Egypt this year financed by the Ministry of Awqaf, while others were built privately under government supervision - the ministry reports