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 Morocco A pre-forum on human rights closes today in Rabat, as part of Morocco's participation in the third World Forum on Human Rights to be hosted by the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, next March
Africa Tunisia Tunisian National Observatory for Migration launched a platform for national migration information system, with accurate statistics, unbiased figures and unified working tools to increase coordination and improve data processing and analysis
Asia Brunei Ahead of next month's Higher Education Expo, Universiti Teknologi Brunei unveiled five new degree courses for the 2023 academic year, from cybersecurity to digital media
Europe France Électricité de France reported a record loss of €17,9 billion in 2022, the third largest in French corporate history and the worst in over two decades
America Dominica Adicia Burton, representing the Kalinago Territory, has been crowned Miss Dominica 2023; she took home prizes for Best Performing Talent and Best Response to Question
Asia East Timor Prime Minister has participated in a fraternization dinner with the ambassadors of friendly countries in Jakarta
Europe Liechtenstein All copies of the Wingertesel carnival newspaper that have not yet been sold will be collected, as the content violates personal rights, the data protection office explained
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, will present Budget 2023 during a session of the Nevis Island Assembly at Hamilton House on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 10am
Asia Jordan Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating library, left the port of Aqaba on Thursday 16th after a 20-day stopover; over 25.000 book enthusiasts boarded the vessel during its stay
Asia Kazakhstan Astana will host the BIZZ Awards Eurasia 2023 from 25-28 May, the national Kazakh Tourism company announced, conceived as an opportunity for companies to showcase their success, connect with industry leaders and explore new business possibilities
Europe Hungary Production has started from the first well of the Nyekpuszta unconventional gas field in the south-east of the country
America Mexico To prevent further harm to sharks and their habitats, the government has implemented an indefinite ban on tourism activities related to sharks in specific areas
Africa Eritrea President Afwerki accused the US of supporting Tigrinya rebels during the civil war in northern Ethiopia, saying the peace agreement was wanted and accelerated by the US to prevent the rebels from losing on the battlefield