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
Asia Mongolia The number of passengers crossing the Mongolian border reached 2016,2 thousand in 2022; compared to the previous year, the number of passengers increased by 3,1 times
Africa Burkina Faso After some protests against the presence of French troops, the ruling military junta asked Paris to withdraw within a month the special session task force Sabre, present in the country since 2010
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The annual Prostate screening, organized by Nevis health promotion, took place after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and registered pre-pandemic participants’ numbers
Asia Nepal The process of promoting the Nawa Durga temple in Omsatiya Rural Municipality Constituency No. 4 in Rupandehi district as a peeth (pilgrimage destination) has begun
America United States 1.214 people have been killed in the first weeks of 2023, including 120 children, and 39 mass shootings occurred; the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit research group, warns the figure will increase to thousands for the ready availability of weapons
Asia South Korea Face masks will no longer be required indoors starting Monday 30th Jan, except in high-risk places such as hospitals and on public transportation; schools, kindergartens, child care centers and department store will be mask-free
Europe Italy There is great debate in the country about whether or not the invitation made by Amadeus, artistic director of the famous Sanremo festival, a song competition, to Ukrainian President Zelensky is appropriate
Europe Monaco Isabelle Costa, currently advisor to the Prince's Cabinet, has been appointed High Commissioner for European Affairs and will oversee the negotiations between the Principality and the European Union
Asia Turkmenistan A draft agreement on the delimitation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea was discussed in Ashgabat by the delegations of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan, reported the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry
Africa Ethiopia According to data compiled by Quartz, the country lost $145,8 million due to government-imposed internet blackouts in 2022 that directly harmed over one million people
Asia Taiwan A group of 200-300 dolphins made their way into Taichung Harbor on Lunar New Year's Eve, swimming in the protected waters for over an hour; the very rare episode did not disrupt port traffic, authorities underline
America Bahamas Prime Minister has ordered an immediate, involuntary departure from Haiti of all diplomatic personnel, as soon as security conditions permit, out of an abundance of caution over the security situation that has become less stable over the past days
Africa South Africa Scheduled blackouts due to the inability of the state-owned energy company Eskom to ensure a sufficient supply of energy resulted in the death of 40.000 chickens on an industrial farm in the country