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
Oceania Australia Psychiatrist Michael Dudley of UNSW and Professor Louise Newman of Monash University argue that a Royal Commission on Immigrant Detention Policy is needed, investigating the costs and human rights impact of this policy, as well as increasing transparency
Asia Iraq Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived on a working visit to the Iraqi capital Baghdad and is expected to meet with President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani
America Barbados Face-to-face classes have resumed at Parkinson Memorial School, the Ministry of Education, Technology and Vocational Training has announced, after it was closed due to student and teacher illnesses last week
Africa Gambia More than 1.000 onion beds are in danger of dying in Jariumeh Koto village due to lack of water; women gardeners in Jariumeh Koto said there has not been enough water for their beds for three weeks
Europe Estonia Noise pollution from the weapons and exercises at EDF's central training area disturbs local residents, with houses shaking and animals becoming frightened, and a generally disturbed quality of life
Africa Chad The Chadian League for Human Rights denounces that soldiers of the Chadian National Army carried out the hanging of eleven peaceful citizens in the Lake Chad region
Africa Eritrea Ministry of Information organised two weeks of theoretical and practical training for 51 staff members, including 2 members of the Ministry of Agriculture, focusing on photography techniques and the development of camera technology
Africa Central African Republic The National Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was installed earlier this month with the task of developing an appropriate legal and institutional framework through the ratification of several international human rights instruments
Europe Belarus An exercise will be held in Klichev District today 7 February and tomorrow to check coordination between government bodies in response to acts of terrorism
America Panama The Panama Canal is celebrating 21 years of reforestation, and has commemorated it with the planting of the area’s 5 millionth tree, representing one tree for each Panamanian
Africa South Sudan Pope's first ever visit to the youngest recognized country has come to an end; the Pontiff, in front of displaced persons and representatives of humanitarian organisations, openly spoke of the need to stop violence
Asia China The country said it reserved the right to take further action after the United States shot down what it claimed was a spy balloon off the South Carolina coast, described by the country as a weather balloon that had lost its way