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
America Guyana This week, the state marked the 57th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement, which settled the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, however, Venezuela publicly rejected the agreement, claiming that Guyanese territory belongs to Venezuela
Oceania Nauru Digicel Nauru donated a recharge voucher worth $5.000 to the Covid Task Force at its Aiwo headquarters
Oceania Marshall Islands Miss Jaluit Claret Chong Gum of the Rikpikareej clan was crowned the new Miss Marshall Islands by former MMI Billma Peter
Africa Benin Confederation of Tunisian City Enterprises began its trade mission to Benin, an investment opportunity in the country for companies operating in the construction, digital services, higher education and pharmaceutical industry sectors
Asia Afghanistan According to Saturday's Guardian report, the governemnt banned the sale of all contraceptive drugs and devices to women in Afghanistan
Africa Burundi Four human rights activists were arrested while trying to travel to Uganda for a meeting with civil society organisations; reason for arrests was not immediately known but arrests of this kind have been frequent in recent years in Burundi
Africa Namibia Residents of Aminius Constituency, counting some 13.000 inhabitants, are forced to transport the remains of dead relatives to Gobabis mortuary, around 175km away, since their mortuary broke down several months ago
Asia Myanmar USAID will provide additional humanitarian aid to the population with USD 50 million; in 2023, more than 17 million people, almost one in three, will need humanitarian assistance, compared to less than one million in 2020
Europe Estonia According to Elektrilevi, its current network can supply about 50% of the charging needs of electric cars in private homes and 25% in apartment buildings
Asia Iran The head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce said Iran will open a trade centre in China by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (20 March)
Asia Bangladesh For the second consecutive quarter, the US became the main source of remittances for Bangladesh, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in second place
Europe Greece The government has decided to resume pre-earthquake inspections of public buildings, prioritising some 30.000 structures deemed to be of critical importance, such as schools, hospitals and other places of major aggregation
Africa Lesotho Ahead of the reopening of the 11th parliament, opposition parties in Lesotho are up in arms, accusing the new government of failing to provide the most basic services, while crime and corruption are at their peak