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
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 Zimbabwe The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has attacked Al Jazeera's yet-to-be-screened documentary on corruption, money laundering and gold smuggling, produced by the network's Investigative Unit, involving the central bank
Europe Portugal Guia’s Zoomarine theme park will reopen today promising a new attraction for the summer season and a sharper focus on sustainability
America Suriname The Surinamese Red Cross has honoured local entrepreneur Hemradj Dassasingh for having donated blood for the 100th time
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
Europe Ukraine President Zelensky ordered reinforcements for Bakhmut, asking the General Staff for appropriate forces to help defend it, as "no part of Ukraine can be abandoned"
Africa Malawi The country received 20.000 tonnes of fertiliser from Russia, expressing gratitude to the Russian Federation for the gesture, saying it was an act of goodwill resulting from good bilateral relations
America Belize During the country’s celebration of Women’s Month, the government announced that it will officially eliminate the General Sales Tax on all women’s sanitary products, now being classified as part of the basic supplies of a household
Europe Malta Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that 1,8 million guests stayed in hotels and other accommodation facilities in 2022
Europe Russia More than eleven thousand Ukrainian soldiers were killed in February in the conflict against Russia, in the estimate provided by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to which Kiev army's losses increased by more than 40% compared to January
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso and his Costa Rican counterpart, Rodrigo Chaves, have signed a historic free trade agreement between both countries, which includes free trade for 97% of Ecuadorian products and over 90% of Costa Rican products
Oceania Marshall Islands A large turnout from the Ministry of Health and Human Services and the community came together to celebrate the opening of Iakwe's first mental health ward, the first of its kind in the RMI
Africa Mozambique Multotec Services Mozambique recently celebrated 10 years of operations in the country, where it has opened a branch office to serve coal mining customers in the Tete province