Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Africa Algeria The Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights informally announced its dissolution dictated by a court ruling, before which it was not even summoned
Africa eSwatini Escalating tensions in the kingdom of Eswatini were heading the list of topics of the agenda of the extraordinary meeting of the Southern African Development Community SADC that took place in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Tuesday
Africa Mauritania The country awaits the first visit of a senior Russian official, in the person of its Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov; meanwhile, another delegation from US is already at work in Nouakchott, in a delicate balance between Russians and Westerners
Africa Seychelles Airtel Seychelles celebrated its 25th anniversary by unveiling its silver jubilee logo and motto for the year: 'Young, Smart and Strong'
Europe Portugal Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy obtained an environmental licence to build the largest photovoltaic project in Europe and fifth in the world in São Domingos, near Santiago do Cacém, with 1.200 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity
Oceania Solomon Islands The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme continues to offer a lifeline to many unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled workers who can help respond to labour shortages across rural and regional Australia
Europe North Macedonia Bulgaria has returned its ambassador to Skopje after tensions with North Macedonia escalated over the past three weeks
Africa Zimbabwe The country registered a decline in wildlife poaching last year, according to a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Europe Denmark Since 1995, the non-governmental organisation Transparency International has published its annual Corruption Perception Index: this year, the country ranked as the first least corrupt country in the world, with a score of 90 out of 100
Asia Nepal Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive this week; Ministry of Health says 76,5% of Nepalis have been fully vaccinated
Oceania New Zealand Northland has lifted its state of emergency yesterday after the overnight storm did not prove as severe as feared
Europe Belgium The Tihange 2 nuclear reactor - the second largest of the three reactors in Tihange - has been shut down for good after 40 years of operation, making it the second nuclear reactor to be shut down in the country
Europe Austria Austria, with Hungary, decided not to send weapons to Ukraine to avoid further escalation, said Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky