Asia Brunei The Basic Haj and Umrah Course 1448H/2026M has began at selected mosques nationwide to equip prospective haj and umrah pilgrims with essential knowledge on the rites and provide physical, spiritual and mental guidance
Africa Somalia Somali opposition leader Siad Abdi Nur urged Russia to deploy forces in civil war-torn Somalia as a counterweight to the Western presence in the area
Asia Turkmenistan A standard for the construction of green buildings has been developed as part of the joint project of the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Africa Ghana The use of the R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been authorized by the Food and Drugs Authority
America Chile As part of President Gabriel Boric’s promise to provide a better work-life balance, the national congress has approved a law that gradually reduces the workweek from 45 to 40 hours
Africa Malawi The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen to more than 1.000, according to President Lazarus Chakwera
Europe Estonia The Year of the Sauna is celebrated this year 2023 and coincides with the 800th anniversary of a Christian miracle that occurred in a sauna in 1223, an original story with no similar traces in legends of other areas
Africa Botswana The Department of Wildlife and National Parks is investigating four rhinos, two found dead and two injured, with horns still intact at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Europe Finland Around 700 skiers from 19 different nationalities are expected to participate to the Ylläs-Levi Hiihto today April 15; the event offers two different distances, 70 km and 55 km
Asia Turkey An action plan to neutralize threats posed by harmful invasive species affecting aquatic biological diversity in terrestrial environments and inland waters has been implemented by the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks
Africa Libya Coastal archaeological sites in Cyrenaica are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion according to a study by researchers from the University of Ulster and Benghazi
Oceania Tonga The country has launched a labour mobility strategy at a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific raises concerns due to the continued migration of thousands of workers overseas
Africa Algeria The country is deporting sub-Saharan migrants without documents to Niger with unprecedented frequency; according to Alarm Phone Sahara cooperation project, over 11.000 in the first three months of this year
America Grenada A cell phone line has been activated for the Princess Alice Hospital to guarantee a 24-hour response, after fibre-optic cables serving regular phone and internet at the facility were broken as a wall portion at the Old Church, Grenville collapsed on them