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 Guyana Recent reports show that the country has doubled its oil exports throughout this past year, nearly half thanks to European buyers seeking alternatives to Russian suppliers
Asia Brunei QueUp, a popular mobile application for making appointments with public services, will be taken offline following a data breach, local media reported
Asia China The People's Bank of China said it will extend three carbon reduction lending products - also in the textile industry - as part of its efforts to support green development
Africa Cameroon Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea are building a 500-kilometre undersea cable to facilitate traffic exchanges, reports the World Bank in its recent document on the digital economy
Asia Kuwait Rahma International Society is organizing a $90.000 relief campaign for Jordanians and Syrian and Palestinian refugees; aid consists of a food basket, heaters, blankets and gas and includes the selection of 30 patients for cardiac operation
Asia Cambodia The Cambodian People's Party concluded its two-day extraordinary congress, setting out the party's priority goals for the 2023-2028 period, with more than 3.000 members from across the country in attendance
Europe Russia Russian workers have begun the complete demolition of the Azovie neighbourhood of the occupied city of Mariupol, including houses not damaged by the war, in order to build 'elite' housing
Oceania Papua New Guinea Elizabeth Genia was appointed Acting Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea after 35 years of experience in the bank - the announcement was made by Prime Minister James Marape
Asia Syria The areas under wheat cultivation exceeded one million hectares, with an 89% implementation rate of the government plan, stated Ahmad Haidar, Director of Crop Production at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Africa Mozambique The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaking in Maputo, said it was necessary to intensify efforts to combat terrorism in Cabo Delgado as part of a global response
Africa Republic of the Congo The government has decided to end timber exports, with forestry companies now having to process all their production locally in order to create more jobs; many NGOs question the problems with this decision
Europe Montenegro State Prosecutor's Office said it has failed to create a database of Montenegrin citizens who were part of paramilitary units during the wars of the 1990s due to a lack of cooperation from other countries of the former Yugoslavia
Asia Pakistan As government struggles to arrest deepening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to allay concerns sayid that the country is the only one founded in the name of Islam "and Allah Almighty cares for its development and prosperity"