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
Africa Djibouti Djibouti voters chose a new parliament on Friday in an election boycotted by the main opposition parties; Union for the Presidential Majority is one of only two participating parties and it claims it is certain of victory
Asia Armenia Foreign Minister arrived in Aleppo, Syria, and visited the Shaar region, where Armenian rescuers carried out search and rescue operations during the first days after the earthquake
Africa Senegal The inhabitants of the Senegalese Saloum islands, a very touristy coastal area in the Delta close to the Gambian border, have observed a rapid rise in sea level since twenty-three oil wells were drilled off the tip of Sangomar
Asia Sri Lanka The distribution of school uniform fabric for 2023 has began; the first consignment of the uniform materials was officially sent to Provincial and Zonal: 1/3 of the fabric has been cut, packed and labeled so that it is given directly to the schoolchildren
America Venezuela State channels have begun using AI-generated “avatar reporters” to promote pro-government narratives, as recently seen in the circulation of online news stories highlighting the nation’s recent economic progress
Africa Mauritania The 7th Soninké International Festival, celebrating the culture of the Soninké people, opened at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott in the presence of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and members of the government
Europe Montenegro A church fresco defined ‘anti-Bosniak’ sparked dispute in local authorities in Rozaje, who called on the Serbian Orthodox Church to remove a fresco in the local church that depicts Bosniaks threatening a mother and baby with knives
Africa Sudan Sudanese transitional government and several opposition groups signed an implementation matrix for the Juba peace agreement and agreed on a roadmap for the next two years, local newspapers report
Oceania Australia Over AUS$31 million of illegal tobacco has been seized and destroyed after it was grown in fields in regional Victoria; raids at two properties near the border with New South Wales were carried out after an anonymous tip-off, uncovering the illicit haul
America Chile Along with Argentina, the country has opened its doors to more than 300 Nicaraguan opposition members who were stripped of their nationality by their country's justice system, and has offered them a citizenship and shelter
Europe Vatican City One year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, says the Holy See is continuing to strive for peace, following the lead of Pope Francis
America Argentina President Alberto Fernández arrived in Ushuaia this week to commemorate the Day of Argentine Antarctica by inaugurating a branch of the University of Tierra del Fuego and conducting the fourth official head-of-state visit to Antarctica
Asia China Some provinces are granting young newlyweds a month's paid leave in the hope of encouraging weddings and boosting a declining birth rate