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 Colombia A new UN mission has been sent to the country for this year, consisting in the effective verification of its new rural reform to boost local agriculture, and to check on the progress of the country’s indigenous representation
Europe Romania The executive approved a decision initiated by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitisation to pay Romania's pending contribution to the European Space Agency and a part of the one of 2023
Africa Mauritius A Tax Series 2023 training on the theme "Demystifying the Mauritian Tax Administrative System" has been launched by the Financial Services Institute, in collaboration with Andersen Ltd Mauritius
Europe Poland Polish President Andrzej Duda said in Davos that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is trying to "enslave Ukraine" because the latter wants to be part of the European Union and NATO
Africa Liberia The Liberia Electricity Corporation has reported a sharp increase in power consumption that is affecting the country's energy supply
Europe Slovenia Slovenia's only nuclear power plant has obtained an environmental permit, a prerequisite for extending its lifespan by 20 years, until 2043; the permit was issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Asia Kuwait At least 1.875 expatriate teachers in Kuwait will be made redundant at the end of the 2022/2023 academic year, as part of a Kuwaiti education jobs plan
Africa Zambia President of the Republic of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week has promised to open a permanent embassy in the UAE to cope with increased trade and opportunities between the two countries
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest
America Costa Rica The country will begin exporting its first ever carbon neutral pineapple: it follows a specific production protocol to have a carbon footprint equivalent to zero
America Saint Kitts and Nevis A new group of eight scholarship holders from St. Kitts and Nevis will travel to Cuba at the end of January for university studies under the government's education cooperation programme
America Panama 2022 is known as the year of record-breaking inflation levels; however, the country has reportedly been the Latinamerican state with the lowest overall inflation of the past year
Oceania Samoa Mr and Mrs Nico and Jo Ioane are hoping to contribute to the revival of the sport of hockey in Samoa, which has taken a hiatus after 2019 like all things affected by the pandemic, involving children and adults in the country