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
Asia Qatar The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will present its most famous opera, 'Scheherazade', evoking 1.001 symphonic tales, at 7.30 pm on Saturday at the Opera House in the Katara Cultural Village
Africa Egypt The Egyptian Lawyers' Association has announced an "indefinite" strike to protest the jailing of six colleagues over a fight with clerks earlier this month
Africa Sierra Leone The just approved Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act states that 30% of government and private sector jobs in the country will be reserved for women
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
Europe Ukraine Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk declared that "stopping arming Ukraine is like leaving a woman alone in a lift with her rapist"
Asia Afghanistan UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, was in Kabul for a four-day visit to urge the government reconsider and reverse the bans on women's participation in public life; she believes progress is being made
Africa Nigeria The upcoming presidential elections are approaching and several local celebrities have taken to the streets or social media to urge their fellow citizens to obtain their permanent voter cards in due time
Africa Rwanda Eleven investors will start commercial farming on 4.000 hectares in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub project in April this year, with the aim of increasing the country's exports and replacing imports
America Bolivia As numerous reporters were harmed during recent protests from the opposition, the government promised to provide the necessary legal support to all local reporters in order to protect the country’s right to freedom of press
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry
Asia Qatar Al Rayyan International University College, in partnership with the University of Derby in the UK, has added a new world-class MBA programme
Africa Mozambique The Mozambican Basketball Federation needs 9 million meticais (about $140.860) to allow the national women's basketball team to participate in the Afro-Basketball qualifiers to be held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, from 20 to 28 next month
Europe Moldova The first container with Moldovan apples from the 2022 harvest has arrived in India and four more will arrive at their destination later this month: a joint effort of the government, fruit exporters and development partners