Asia Indonesia After a 7,7 magnitude earthquake hit Flores, the scientific community said consecutive major earthquakes, (like Venezuela, Colombia) are normal: global earthquake rates remain steady, averaging about 16 major earthquakes, magnitude 7 or higher, each year
Africa Eritrea The Eritrean diaspora can take a united stand against the regime of President Isaias Afwerki by cutting one of its main revenue channels: the diaspora tax, which Eritreans living abroad should not be forced to pay
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina One of the greatest obstacles to the exercise of the journalistic profession is represented by the so-called SLAPP, specious lawsuits that seek to silence or limit the work of journalists and activists fighting for civil rights
Asia Singapore Singapore and India launched a real-time link to facilitate cross-border funds transfers between bank accounts or e-wallets, using mobile phones by linking Singapore's PayNow service to India's unified payment interface
Asia Laos FAO, through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, started two-week training courses on animal quarantine management in Sing district, border area with China, to accelerate safer livestock trade and improve exports
Europe Latvia Following decisions made by State Medicines Agency, government owns a total of €30.000 in compensation costs for four people in connection with severe and moderate damage to health caused by adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccine
Africa Tanzania Zanzibar has banned exports of all food products as an immediate measure to curb shortages and rising prices, instructing traders to release food products they have stored in warehouses promising a decrease in prices
Asia Georgia Despite his poor health, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili remains in prison; the legal battle for the release of Georgia's third president now continues at the European Court of Human Rights
Asia Thailand The death of a 49-year-old Uighur asylum seeker in Thailand has prompted rights groups to call for a humane solution to the situation of some 50 Uighur men detained for nine years
Africa Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda, considered Africa's most important cycling race, has begun its 2023 edition and will take place in different parts of the country until 26 February
Africa Burkina Faso MSF said that following the attack in which two staff members were killed on 8 February 2023 in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, all activities in the country will be suspended in order to analyse the risks to which the teams are currently exposed
Africa Seychelles The Chagossian community should be included in any negotiations about the future of the island, rather than just the UK and Mauritius government, said the chairperson of the Seychelles Chagossian Committee
Europe Slovenia Slovenian firefighters have become the latest group to demand higher pay, saying they are disappointed with the work of the government, saying it shows interest in firefighters 'only when it needs' them
America Ecuador Cocaine bricks mixed with gravel and cement for building houses have so far helped get rid of approximately 61% of the drugs confiscated in recent years, an innovative method implemented by Ecuador to use its tons of confiscated vegetal material