Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Oceania Tonga The much-awaited National Rugby League competition for Secondary Schools kicked off over the weekend after 3 years
Asia Qatar Record-breaking numbers of international arrivals have been registered in 2023: a total of 730.000 visitors entered Qatar this January and February, a 347% increase on 2022
Africa Lesotho Tainted South African bank notes from ATM bombings and cash in transit heists have flooded Lesotho; citizens in possession of legitimateSA bak notes are also stuck as local retailers have started rejecting all SA Rands to try and avoid the tainted notes
Asia Nepal Public opinion questions the rationale of the national identity card, officially launched with a distribution campaign in 2018, as it will be a long time before the card replaces the citizenship certificate
Asia Georgia Prime Minister Garibashvili stated in Parliament that there have been many attempts to open a "second front", pushing for Georgia's involvement in the war, describing conspiracy theories as the greatest danger to the country
Europe North Macedonia Commission for the Use of Personal Names has issued a negative opinion on the use of the name Ivan Mihailov submitted by the association of the same name from Bitola, which is considered a provocation to the national feelings of the Macedonian people
America Cuba Cuban professionals discussed the sugar agro-industry and the impact of climate change in a seminar at the National Sugar Training Centre
America Dominican Republic Bilateral trade between the EU and the country rose to €4,1 billion in 2022, an increase of 20% compared to 2021, with the main products exported being bananas, avocados, nuts, medical equipment, metal smelters such as ferronickel, cocoa and tobacco
Europe Greece The ten worst forest fires since 2003 have destroyed more than 280.000 hectares of vegetation, according to a study by the National Observatory of Athens
Europe Norway About two-thirds of Norwegian museums are struggling with electricity bills so high that they may have to close during part of the winter
Oceania Marshall Islands Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world were sent to the country after a three-year absence
Europe Moldova National Army will conduct exercises with Armed Forces reservists in April, May, June and September to test aptitude and familiarise them with the equipment and armament
America Dominica The pilot train-the-trainer programme for construction professionals has been launched; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Developmen hopes it will create a professional network and that participants will make good use of knowledge