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
Africa Senegal Almost a year before the 2024 presidential elections, at least six opposition leaders have already expressed their desire to run for the highest office
Africa Madagascar The first tropical storm of the season in Madagascar has flooded 700 homes; no casualties are counted but one person is missing
Europe Germany According to official statistics, the number of people living in the country increased due to record immigration, reaching an all-time high of 84,3 million in 2022
Africa Lesotho Lesotho leads the continent in the number of suicides, followed by Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast, according to recent study by Forensic Medicine Unit of Anatomopathology Department of Treichville University Hospital Centre in Ivory Coast
America Argentina Along with water distribution experts, the government is seeking new measures to battle drought, as 50% of its territory is suffering from lack of water and over 26 million livestock animals are at risk
Europe Poland Members of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party want to make it easier for Polish authorities to conduct electronic surveillance of citizens by giving agents easier access to their emails and social media posts
Africa Ivory Coast The country has made progress in the fight against corruption, as stated by the president of the High Authority for Good Governance, with evidence by international rating agencies' assessments of good governance and observation of corruption in the world
Europe United Kingdom Brexit has caused the loss of 330.000 workers from the UK economy, according to new research published by thinktanks UK in a Changing Europe and Centre for European Reform
Africa Gabon Foreign Minister, Michael Moussa Adamo, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting; reacting to his death on Twitter, President Bongo paid tribute to Moussa Adamo, whom he called "a friend and a great diplomat"
Africa Uganda The country has issued a final tender to a TotalEnergies subsidiary for the construction of a $3,5 billion pipeline to Tanzania
Africa Ethiopia Lionel Messi, Argentina's recent World Cup-winning football star, announced on social media that he will collaborate with the company OrCam to donate visual aids to visually impaired Ethiopians
Asia Maldives The Bank of Maldives has reduced the interest rate for student loans to 5%, effective from 1 February
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugees from the Congolese Tutsi community in the Great Lakes region have petitioned the UN Security Council to denounce the human rights violations they suffer in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo