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
Europe San Marino Controversy is raging over light pay envelope of salaried workers of Public Works Company assigned to the snow ploughing service during last month's heavy snowfall, given the non-recognition of overtime informally communicated to trade union at the last
Asia Syria Over 160 aid planes have arrived in the country since the earthquake disaster; Syria continues to receive international aid, with 17 planes landing at Damascus, Latakia, and Aleppo over the weekend
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
Oceania Nauru Digicel Nauru donated a recharge voucher worth $5.000 to the Covid Task Force at its Aiwo headquarters
Africa Guinea Evolving development context, accelerating climate change and environmental degradation could have a serious impact on Guinean children, say findings of the Climate Landscape Analysis for Children in Guinea
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and Armenia held the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October, amid rising tensions over the Karabakh region
Europe Malta Annual Malta Drug Report released on 17 Feb 2023 reports 513 drug-related emergencies and 5 deaths in 2021; cocaine and synthetic cannabis were the main drugs leading to medical assistance for intoxication and 1.990 individuals were undergoing treatment
Africa Uganda The country lost €18 million that the European Union had made available to facilitate the rehabilitation and repair of the 375 km long Tororo-Gulu metre gauge railway
Asia Yemen The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified meetings with European officials to mobilise European efforts to pressure Houthi militias and support economic reforms
Europe Switzerland Gennady Gatilov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, says he is closely following the discussions in the Swiss legislature, which could allow Swiss arms to be transferred to Ukraine under certain conditions
Asia Tajikistan The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region government has written on its Facebook page that a power rationing is expected to be introduced in the region
America Uruguay The government has declared a health emergency after detecting the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in hundreds of dead swans, thus suspending all current events and expositions related to birds