Africa Seychelles Parents whose autistic children didn't meet medical assessment criteria for support in November 2024 - June 2026 will now be eligible for assistance under the Children Neurodivergent Disorder Needs Scheme CNDNS, introduced by government in July 2026
America Brazil The country has recorded its strongest trade surplus in 17 years, driven by its sales of mainly crude oil
Asia Malaysia More than 100 people have lost more than RM4,6 million (€989.000) since 2018 to online rewards scam
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
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country's public schools are starting the 2023 academic year on credit because of delays in government disbursement of funds
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 Russia Some 40 countries could boycott the Olympic Games to be held in Paris next year, nullifying the entire event, after several countries rejected an International Olympic Committee plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in the event
Asia Iran Jafar Panahi, the film director imprisoned on charges of carrying out anti-government propaganda with his work and banned from making films for 20 years, has been freed; the release came 48 hours after he began a hunger strike in protest
Asia Lebanon On the occasion of the delivery of a Brazilian humanitarian donation of 38 water purifiers, Brazilian Ambassador participated in a ceremony together with General Mohammad Kheir, head of the High Relief Committee and representatives of Lebanese NGOs
Europe Kosovo PedaKos project, focusing on early childhood education in Kosovo, which began in 2018, has concluded; it was supported by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development and implemented by Volantari nel Mundo RTM with the support of the Italian Embassy
Oceania Vanuatu Paul Pio has been appointed as the new director of the Department of Tourism by the Public Service Commission
Asia Cyprus Over 470.000 passengers travelled through Larnaca and Paphos airports in this January, +105,6% on 2022 and +12% on the passenger traffic of January 2019, a record year; the largest traffic was coming from Greece, the UK, Israel, Poland and Germany
Oceania Palau The Palau International Coral Reef Centre celebrated its 22nd anniversary with a gala fundraising dinner, which raised $88.000