Europe Hungary Hungary has become the only country in Europe without a printed political daily as Magyar Nemzet switched to a weekly publication yesterday 1 August; smaller European media markets are likely to follow
Asia Brunei Brunei's economy grew by 0,9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, recovering negative growth in the last six quarters from 2021, according to latest official data
Asia Oman Muscat Festival, first held in 1998 and discontinued since 2020 for COVID-19, has undergone a rebranding to Muscat Nights; it will open tomorrow and last until February 4 202 in Qurum Natural Park in Muscat and Al Naseem Public Park in Seeb
Europe Serbia Russia should stop its efforts to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its paramilitary group Wagner in Ukraine, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said
Europe Vatican City Twenty students attended their first day of classes on Monday at the Fabric of Saint Peter as part of the new "School of Arts and Crafts" launched by the Vatican to offer technical training to future stonemasons, carpenters and marble craftsmen
America Grenada Local Rastafarian community will receive funding from PM Dickon Mitchell and the Democratic National Congress administration following a pledge to give them a prominent place in the plan to commercialise the medical marijuana industry
Europe Malta Voice for Choice said it was concerned about the government's suggested changes to Bill 28, stressing that the law is already the bare minimum and should pass as is without further amendment
Oceania Kiribati Two Kiribati fishermen have been found by the crew of an Air Force Orion after they went missing for six days at sea
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the United States to learn how to use the US Patriot air defence system
Asia Yemen There are 81.000 patients registered with the National Oncology Centre from across the country, seeking free treatment that is increasingly limited by shrinking funds and restrictions on the flow of goods into the import-dependent country
Africa Malawi Academic activity is resuming in primary and secondary schools in Malawi's two main cities after the cholera epidemic that killed hundreds of people imposed the closure of schools and public spaces
Europe Denmark Some 1.382 pets were abandoned by their owners in 2022, according to Dyrenes Beskyttelse, the organisation that goes by the name Animal Protection Denmark, a number that has set a sad new record
Europe Iceland Last year Icelandair carried 3,7 million passengers, compared to 1,5 million in 2021, a 150% increase, reaching 91% of pre-Covid 2019 capacity
Asia Taiwan The Taiwan Army has announced it will soon allow reservists to voluntarily enrol in reservist training, also open to women; it will be the first time the Taiwan Army will include discharged female military personnel in its reservist training programme