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
Oceania Tonga Tonga's first national university will open its doors today 27 January, in an attempt to increase educational opportunities to replace the many qualified Tongans who have left to work abroad
Asia Cyprus The recent spike in flu type A cases has led the Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela to call on the people to get the flu vaccine, especially the elderly and the fragile
America Colombia The Wayúu community of La Guajira began an indefinite strike, notifying President Gustavo Petro to seek solutions to the various crises that the indigenous community is facing, such as food security and access to water
Asia Singapore The Ministry of Transport is helping Nepalese authorities recover and process data read from the flight recorders of Yeti Airlines Flight 691, which crashed in Pokhara on 15 January
America El Salvador Over 60.000 gang members have been arrested since the beginning of the country’s state of emergency; now the government has stated that after nearly 2 decades, thousands of families whose houses were stolen by gangs are getting them back
America Guatemala As the amount if irregular Dominicans has nearly doubled in the past year, the country will now request a visa from people with citizenship from the Dominican Republic in order to stop the irregular migration heading towards the US
Oceania Vanuatu To clean up the grounds of the Vila Central Hospital, Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and staff from the Prime Minister's Office joined Health Minister Rick Tchamako Mahe
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is not ready to move out of LDC status - said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Jeremiah, identifying trade as a support to the economy
America United States Former President Donald Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram more than two years after he was banned for inciting violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021
Asia Yemen $4,3 billion are needed by the UN to fund its humanitarian activities in the country this year to support 17,3 million of its most vulnerable people
America Canada PM Trudeau will host a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb 7th as his government looks to finalize a deal on health-care funding with the provinces, who have been demanding a meeting to press him for a multibillion-dollar increase to the funding
Asia Thailand On Thursday evening, hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil in downtown Bangkok in support of two political activists on hunger strike, whose health condition is rapidly deteriorating
Europe Serbia The 16th edition of 'Kustendorf', the international film festival dedicated to young directors and film students, opened on Wednesday evening in Drvengrad, an idyllic mountain village built entirely of wood in western Serbia