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
Asia Qatar The International Committee of the Red Cross signed an agreement with Qatar to establish headquarters in Doha
Asia Afghanistan UN stated that Taliban restrictions on the rights of women and girls have 'effectively trapped' most of them in their homes, turning Afghanistan into the 'most repressive' country in the world for women
Africa Egypt The country will return to daylight saving time this summer after a seven-year hiatus, the latest in a series of government efforts to save energy; clocks will be advanced by one hour starting on the last Friday in April
Africa Cameroon Enable Youth Cameroon, an gricultural value chain development program financed by the African Development Bank, has just launched recruitment to train 512 aspiring young Cameroonian entrepreneurs in agribusiness
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Organ transplantation process is still far from satisfactory, so a large number of patients decide to transplant their organs abroad; last year only 8 operations were performed, while in 3 months of 2023 only 2 organs were transplanted
Europe Austria Construction has begun on an expanded power line that will connect Germany and Austria, with an investment of EUR 600 million that is expected to increase grid stability and help provide cheaper power to industry in the region
Asia Turkey President Erdogan, who is seeking to extend his two decades in power, formally scheduled the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for 14 May, a month earlier than expected despite last month's devastating earthquake
Africa Botswana The government of Botswana has launched its national health services digitisation project with the hashtag "Go Digital Health"
Africa Algeria The number of women small business owners has increased by almost 18% over the past five years, reaching almost 182.000 female self-employed workers at beginning of March, according to the Algerian National Trade Register
Europe Portugal Average price of essential foodstuffs has increased by almost 30% since 2022: according to Portuguese Food Safety Authority, a basket of foodstuffs has risen from €74,90 at the beginning of 2022 to €96,44 today
Europe Vatican City War in Ukraine involves "imperial interests", with world "great powers" fighting there, Pope Francis said, recounting how he offered to go to Moscow to negotiate peace, but was rebuffed
Europe France The launch of a generalised vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in middle schools starting in grade five will begin in September and the vaccination will be free of charge and offered to both girls and boys
Europe Spain The government has put forward a proposal for a gender equality law according to which at least 40% of government ministers and managers of large companies and professional associations must be of the 'lesser represented sex'