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
Europe Greece A total of 17.801 e-cars were circulating on Greek roads in 2022, with 7.498 new e-car registrations in the period January-November 2022, accounting for 7,6% of all new registrations in the country
Africa Eritrea Eritrean troops left the ancient city of Axum, Tigray, but remained in two other towns in the war-torn Ethiopian region
Asia Georgia More than 20 million GEL (EUR 13.5 million) will be allocated to disaster-stricken populations in January, in line with the government's order to allocate funds to municipalities for measures to eliminate the consequences of the recent natural disasters
Europe Iceland The country yesterday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Eldfell eruption of 1973, which took place on Heimaey, the largest and only inhabited island of the Westman Islands
Asia Iraq Central Bank governor has been replaced after Iraqi dinar slumps; the currency hit new lows on Friday, reaching around 1.670 to the US dollar
America Chile The government has extended its state of emergency in the Viña del Mar area for another month as over 300 households still remain affected from the wildfires, providing them with further humanitarian and financial aid
Asia Kyrgyzstan In 2022, fines of 1,7 million soms (18.000€) were imposed for violations of land and water laws
Africa eSwatini UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemned the "brutal killing" of a prominent pro-democracy activist in the country, which is one of the world's few remaining absolute monarchies
Europe Estonia Estonia Ambassador to Russia Margus Laidre has reportedly been summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry and given until 7 February to leave the country
Europe Kosovo The Emergency Council of the Kosovo Football Federation yesterday visited football pitches damaged by recent floods in the country
Oceania Fiji Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka hopes the Kiribati government will approve the return to the Pacific Islands Forum family
Africa Guinea-Bissau The executive director of the NGO Palmeirinha, Nicolau Mendes, said that sea turtles are a "source" of balance and "an excellent indicator of the environment", but they face many threats, the result of human actions
America Jamaica At the Jamaica China Goodwill (JCG) Infant School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, a $9 million library has been set up to encourage children to read and to improve literacy at the institution