Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Europe Andorra Council of Ministers approved, at the proposal of the acting Minister of Health, a decree increasing the liability rates for medical, dental and medical assistants of the Social Security Fund of Andorra
Africa Djibouti Dileita Mohamed Dileita, the new speaker of the Parliament elected by his peers deputies of the National Assembly chosen in the legislative elections of 24 February, was received by the Head of State
America Nicaragua State authorities have closed the Superior Council of Private Enterprise - the country's largest private business association - therefore shutting down numerous enterprise bank accounts and causing great distress among entrepreneurs
Europe Ireland Bus operator Go-Ahead reported concerns to the Department of Transport about accommodation, which is a 'huge obstacle' for drivers from other countries, and stated that some of them have returned to their home country
Asia Turkmenistan Meetings of the 258 candidates elected by organizations and citizens began; they compete for 125 seats in parliament in the elections to be held on 26 March 2023, announced the “Watan” news program of the Turkmen television
America Panama The country has now extended its protected ocean area to over 54% of its total waters, to fortify the preservation of valuable marine ecosystems, endangered species, and essential fishing resources located in its territorial waters
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Out of a total of 118 applications, 20 fishing loans were approved for the purchase of two dugouts and 12 engines under the Fleet Expansion Programme launched in June 2022
Africa Ivory Coast A special project promoting arts and culture is trying to develop knowledge of the traditional xylophone known as the balafon, as a significant cultural heritage of mankind
Africa Liberia Illegal mining taking place on the Lofa River is damaging the river and threatening sustainable forestry and biodiversity
America Dominican Republic The damage caused by the road of the construction site of the wall at the border with Haiti will be unrecoverable, said the Natural Sciences Commission: the disrespect of environmental regulations puts at risk crucial wetland area Laguna Saladillo
America Venezuela As part of the 10th anniversary of former leader Hugo Chavez’s death, who boosted cooperation with Russian oil, government officials met with their Russian counterparts to boost crude oil production and seek new business opportunities
Asia Japan The head of an upscale inn and onsen in Fukuoka apologised for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing legionella bacteria to breed 3.700 times over the standard limit
America Canada Two First Nations have reached an agreement with Ontario to build a road to potential mining sites in the Ring of Fire area, about 500 km north of Thunder Bay, thought to be rich in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries