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
Europe Ireland New fears of job losses hit Ireland after Facebook's parent company Meta announced it would cut 10.000 workers globally, making it the first Big Tech to announce a second round of mass layoffs as the industry braces for a deep downturn
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Government has given an ultimatum for the alleged occupants of land belonging to the River Gambia Development Organisation (OMVG) ) to remove their signs
Europe Italy Claudio Anastasio, newly appointed CEO of the public company 3-I by the government, resigned in consequence of his e-mail to the Board of Directors in which he quoted fascist leader Mussolini’s infamous speech on the murder of antifascist deputy Matteotti
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan entered the foreign exchange market with an intervention for the first time in the past month, selling USD 35 million
Europe Russia Putin summoned the oligarchs on 16 March, asking for support as the $4 billion from companies to plug the Russian budget hole in January-February was not enough; in return, the oligarchs asked for the decriminalisation of the crime of money laundering
Europe Malta Two out of five non-EU workers in Malta in 2021 were overqualified for their jobs, reports a Eurostat study
Africa Malawi A state of calamity has been declared in several southern districts, including the city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy returned and killed nearly one hundred people
America Grenada Guardian General Insurance Limited has once again partnered with Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited and six other corporate partners to raise funds for the rebuilding of the Carlton Home
America United States Silicon Valley Bank, a leading lender for technology start-ups, collapsed in consequence of wrong decisions and panicked customers in the largest failure since the 2008 crisis; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stepped in to guarantee stability
America Colombia Along with Ecuador, the country has launched a joint alert system meant to protect the Indigenous Awa communities from attacks by armed groups in the border region between the two countries, with the aim of alerting state officials about potential attacks
Europe Iceland New data collected from young eagles that have been tagged since 2019 allows Icelandic researchers to learn more about the behaviour of these birds, especially in their first year of life
Europe Hungary Today Hungary celebrates National Day to commemorate the Revolution and War of Independence against the Austrian-Hapsburg rule (1848-1849); traditionally, cities are decorated with the flag’s three colors and access to iconic parlament building is free
America Ecuador Intense rains in the Manabí area have affected around 80.000 locals and left over 2.800 hectares underwater, causing the government to have to resort to the building of emergency shelters for the hundreds of displaced families