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
Asia Mongolia The number of passengers crossing the Mongolian border reached 2016,2 thousand in 2022; compared to the previous year, the number of passengers increased by 3,1 times
Asia Nepal The process of promoting the Nawa Durga temple in Omsatiya Rural Municipality Constituency No. 4 in Rupandehi district as a peeth (pilgrimage destination) has begun
Africa Niger In six years health authorities managed to halve the number of women who died of haemorrhage during childbirth by adopting a series of simple procedures and administering an inexpensive drug, according to a study published in medical journal The Lancet
Oceania Nauru Students in the country were encouraged to get vaccinated before returning to school; parents were asked to keep children under the age of 5 at home to avoid contracting the Covid-19 virus
Europe Monaco Isabelle Costa, currently advisor to the Prince's Cabinet, has been appointed High Commissioner for European Affairs and will oversee the negotiations between the Principality and the European Union
Asia Vietnam The Paris Peace Accord, signed on 27 January 1973, which ended the Vietnam War, is commemorated today in its 50th anniversary
Europe Serbia The 16th edition of 'Kustendorf', the international film festival dedicated to young directors and film students, opened on Wednesday evening in Drvengrad, an idyllic mountain village built entirely of wood in western Serbia
America Colombia The Wayúu community of La Guajira began an indefinite strike, notifying President Gustavo Petro to seek solutions to the various crises that the indigenous community is facing, such as food security and access to water
Europe San Marino The €4 million fine imposed on Facebook in 2019 for dissemination of personal data of about 12.700 San Marino citizens has been confirmed, a ruling that could set a dangerous precedent for the social network
Asia United Arab Emirates Some delivery companies have decided to cancel all orders during unstable weather and heavy rains to preserve the safety of their traveling workers
Oceania Tonga Tonga's first national university will open its doors today 27 January, in an attempt to increase educational opportunities to replace the many qualified Tongans who have left to work abroad
America Canada PM Trudeau will host a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb 7th as his government looks to finalize a deal on health-care funding with the provinces, who have been demanding a meeting to press him for a multibillion-dollar increase to the funding
America El Salvador Over 60.000 gang members have been arrested since the beginning of the country’s state of emergency; now the government has stated that after nearly 2 decades, thousands of families whose houses were stolen by gangs are getting them back