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
Asia East Timor East Timor made its debut at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on Friday, marking a step towards its full ASEAN membership
Asia East Timor A public consultation is underway to prepare the second national voluntary review of the Sustainable Development Goals
Europe Vatican City The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in South Sudan with Pope Francis on a 'peace pilgrimage', have called directly on leaders to seek peace
Asia Mongolia Prime Minister approved an order and a working group in charge of organising and implementing the project for the construction of a sports complex for children and youth approved during a visit to China in November 2022
Asia Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan denied involvement in the suicide bomber attack who struck a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar killing over 100 people, saying acts against religious sites would also be condemned under TTP rules
Asia Oman The three-week Muscat Nights festival has come to an end; over 500.000 citizens, residents and tourists are estimated to have visited the four venues during the event
Asia Malaysia More than 100 people have lost more than RM4,6 million (€989.000) since 2018 to online rewards scam
Africa Uganda The country scored 90% in legal enforceability, according to Absa Index, a score that reflects a high level of market transparency by financial market participants and a high degree of enforceability of standards
Europe Norway What has been called the world's first long-term autonomous vehicle pilot project, sponsored by Mobility Forus, Boreal, Nordland County Municipality, Bodø Municipality and Sensible 4, has been successfully concluded in Bodø
Europe North Macedonia The lead-up to the 151st birthday celebrations of Goce Delcev – a hero claimed by both North Macedonia and Bulgaria – has further soured relations between the two neighbouring nations
Europe United Kingdom According to the Sun, Buckingham Palace has decided to also invite Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to the coronation of King Charles III on 8 May
Africa Senegal Senegalese mathematician Mouhamed Moustapha Fall has won the 2022 Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries; he is the second African to win after Gabonese Philibert Nang, more than a decade ago
Africa Republic of the Congo The painter Simplice Somi Nzuayaya, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is exhibiting his works from 2 to 25 February at the French Institute of Congo in Brazzaville, with the theme of the exhibition being "The Clock"