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
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
America Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the first to respond by completely rejecting the idea of a single currency in all of Latinamerica proposed by Argentinian and Brazilian Presidents, Alberto Fernández and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Asia Singapore The Ministry of Transport is helping Nepalese authorities recover and process data read from the flight recorders of Yeti Airlines Flight 691, which crashed in Pokhara on 15 January
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
Europe Slovenia The new line under construction between the port of Koper and the Divača junction in the hinterland will be expanded into a double-track railway in the future, with the government having approved the plan
Asia Yemen $4,3 billion are needed by the UN to fund its humanitarian activities in the country this year to support 17,3 million of its most vulnerable people
Asia Vietnam The Paris Peace Accord, signed on 27 January 1973, which ended the Vietnam War, is commemorated today in its 50th anniversary
Asia Cyprus The recent spike in flu type A cases has led the Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela to call on the people to get the flu vaccine, especially the elderly and the fragile
Asia Uzbekistan The Uzbek economy is projected to grow by 4,5-5% in 2023, according to the Central Bank declaration following the board meeting
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
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
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
America United States Former President Donald Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram more than two years after he was banned for inciting violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021