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 Kenya A team of archaeologists has unearthed some of the oldest stone tools ever used by humans, dating back some 2,9 million years; they give evidence the tools were used by other branches of early humans not just ancestors to Homo Sapiens
Europe Sweden Terrorist threats against Sweden have increased, the Swedish Security Service warned in a press release, citing the Koran burning outside the Turkish embassy in February as one of the main reasons
Europe Bulgaria The Sofia Dessert Fest comes to a close today at the Sofia Mega Mall, where sweet lovers enjoyed cakes, pastries, cupcakes as well as handmade themed products for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday
Africa Burkina Faso 'Faso Dan Fani', a fabric completely made in Burkina, the first to be certified as such, will soon characterise the clothing of the country's students with new school uniforms made of this fabric, as desired by the Ministry of Education
Europe Belgium Eleven Belgian universities have appealed to the authorities to make the movement of foreign researchers and students in Belgium easier
Asia South Korea Apple Pay digital payment service will finally be launched in South Korea; the announcement made official the collaboration with local partner Hyundai Cars, who also released a statement saying it is ‘looking forward’ to the event
Oceania Kiribati Nippon Foundation-GEBCO's Seabed 2030 project has entered into a MoU with Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport to collaborate as part of the global effort to advance ocean science and obtain a comprehensive map of entire ocean floor
Africa Senegal A group of Senegalese civil society organisations and citizens have filed a complaint with the Dakar court asking the judiciary to deal with the case of mismanagement of Covid-19 funds
America Dominican Republic 8 earthquakes have been recorded in the country between 9 and 10 Feb; the National Seismology Center of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo said the most relevant event reached a depth of 30,1 km off Catalina Island and 3,4 on Richter scale
Africa South Sudan South Sudan said it will retain the death penalty despite repeated calls for a moratorium on executions in the country
Oceania Australia For the first time in history, the Environment Minister has blocked the creation of a coal mine about 10km from the Great Barrier Reef under environmental laws
Africa Gambia President Adama Barrow said a special tribunal should be set up to try those named in the enquiry report that examined crimes committed under the previous government of Yayha Jammeh
America Colombia Dozens of teachers have been protesting for days outside of Congress to demand what they consider to be failures in the healthcare service they receive, and to request that there should be a proper reform of the current healthcare system