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
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
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
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
Europe Slovakia Two Christmas trams are offering free rides in the centre of Bratislava until 6 January
Asia Lebanon New Year's Eve celebrations will change in Lebanon this year due to a new security plan that aims to eliminate "celebratory gunfire" defined as "delinquent and criminal acts"
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
Europe San Marino Palazzo Begni hosted the annual press conference of the Congress of the State, in which each Secretary of State presents the work done in 2022 and the goals for 2023
America Paraguay A new study by the World Weather Attribution organisation found out that this year’s record-breaking heat was 60 times more likely thanks to the world’s climate change
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 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 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 Guyana The country has completed the construction of the first 100 households that will be fully donated to low-income families, this being the first step of the government’s promise to deliver 50.000 houses
Asia Sri Lanka The country expelled 1.955 foreign nationals upon various charges between 2018 and 2021, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration's performance review report