America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Europe North Macedonia Albanian’s Party's decision to join the coalition government in North Macedonia increases its thin majority in parliament and boost its chances of passing a key but hotly disputed constitutional change
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The government has promised to rebuild the five houses that collapsed on the Boa Esperança farm following the last windstorm, as announced by the Minister of Defence and Internal Administration, who visited the community
Asia Georgia Around 2000 guests rom 42 countries of the world are expected at the FIS World Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Championship, a milestone event in Bakuriani from February 16 to March 5, 2023; overall, 30 tournaments in 7 disciplines will be held
Europe Ireland Ireland underlined their status as the world’s number one rugby team as they overwhelmed defending champions France 32-19 on Saturday in a fantastic Six Nations match
Europe Croatia The number of migrants entering Croatia illegally has increased since the country joined the Schengen area on 1 January; out of 2.500 in January, 1.400 applied for asylum
Europe Finland Last year, Russian citizens bought property in Finland at a record rate, up 64%, managing to circumvent new rules that do not allow them and other non-EU citizens to obtain a permit from the Ministry of Defence
America Saint Lucia The 2022 National Population and Housing Census was a huge success in Soufriere - said Director of Statistics, Sean Mathurin, encouraging results in the eastern and southern districts of the island
America Dominican Republic The Tigres del Licey won the 2023 Caribbean Series with a 3-0 victory over host club Venezuela in Caracas; it marks the 11th time the Tigres have won the title and the 22nd championship for the Dominican Republic
America Brazil Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest declined by a staggering 61% during the first month of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's term in office, who vowed to revitalize environmental conservation efforts
Africa Angola 3.178 children aged six months to 10 years and pregnant women suffering from malnutrition in the Kunene province have benefited from food supplements provided by the non-governmental organisation World Vision
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Bishkek City Council approved an increase in tariffs for the collection and burying of household solid waste, to be applied from March
America Chile The country’s most southern region has declared its worst drought in 50 years, with it being so dry that grass isn’t even growing, thus raising great concerns among local farmers
Africa Somalia The country officially reopened its embassy in London after 32 years and will provide consular services to the thousands of Somali citizens