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
America Costa Rica The government has reformed its fishing regulations, eliminating the requirement for fishing companies to pay a fixed quota, and instead instituting a quota system based on the amount of fish caught - a change intended to decrease the overall catch
America Antigua and Barbuda In a general election to elect members of the House of Representatives, Labour Party retained an absolute majority of 15 seats in the House of Representatives after the 2018 general election, with Gaston Browne remaining as prime minister
Africa Seychelles Seychelles Medical Services has launched its new 24-hour on-call medical service for homes, hotels and offices under the name "Doctor 24:7"
Europe Switzerland Fribourg secondary school pupils will have the opportunity, from the beginning of the next school year, to obtain a bilingual baccalaureate in which one of the two is Italian, an education that also includes a one-year stay in a Ticino school
Asia Sri Lanka Three officials appeared before the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) following a subpoena for the continuation of planned power cuts despite the ongoing G.C.E. 2022 Advanced Level Examination
Africa Liberia Liberia, West Africa's most forested country, with rainforests covering about two-thirds of its territory, has seen about 22% of the nation's tree cover lost to deforestation since 2000
Africa Tunisia Amazigh - an indigenous ethnic group present in North Africa for thousands of years - now officially represent only a small minority of the country's population, but in the mountains of the south, the Amazigh culture and language still survive
Africa Rwanda Rwandan army anti-aircraft fired at and hit a fighter jet of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Fardc) yesterday that had 'violated Rwandan airspace'
Africa Cape Verde President of the Cabo Verde Stock Exchange challenged the government and other entities to start thinking about green bonds, in addition to the blue bonds whose subscription started yesterday
Africa Gambia The country has agreed with Senegal to strengthen cultural relations, under the terms of a cooperation agreement signed yesterday by the two countries, which covers in particular the organisation of a "Week of Friendship and Fraternity"
Asia North Korea Authorities have warned of extreme weather conditions as a cold wave is sweeping across the Korean peninsula with temperatures potentially dropping below -30°C in the northern regions, which are also the poorest area
Europe Norway Enjoy Travel ranked the country first in its list of the 25 best countries in the world in which to raise a family, taking into account education, childcare, safety, wages, rental prices, policies, healthcare and services
America Cuba Scientists from various research centres in the biopharmaceutical industry, including the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Pedro Kourí Institute, are working rapidly on the creation of a Cuban dengue vaccine