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
Africa Liberia Liberia, West Africa's most forested country, with rainforests covering about two-thirds of its territory, has seen about 22% of the nation's tree cover lost to deforestation since 2000
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The head of São Tomé and Príncipe's diplomacy said that the country will need the support of partners to adopt some recommendations from the final report of the European Union (EU) observer mission to the presidential elections
America Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association has chosen a new slate of officers for the 2023-2025 term, electing its second female president, Shellyanne Wilson
Africa Mauritania The trial of the former President of the Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, for economic crimes and corruption during his term in office, has opened; he was arrested after refusing to hand himself over to the police of his own free will
Europe Spain Aragon's ski resorts recorded the highest levels of snow this season in Spain, with over four metres accumulated on the slopes of Candanchú
America Costa Rica The government has reformed its fishing regulations, eliminating the requirement for fishing companies to pay a fixed quota, and instead instituting a quota system based on the amount of fish caught - a change intended to decrease the overall catch
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Demerara Bank Limited has signed a loan agreement with the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to finance the purchase of 50 prefabricated timber houses from a Guyanese supplier
Europe Switzerland Fribourg secondary school pupils will have the opportunity, from the beginning of the next school year, to obtain a bilingual baccalaureate in which one of the two is Italian, an education that also includes a one-year stay in a Ticino school
America Venezuela Patricia Bullrich, leader of the opposition in Argentina, announced that she has submitted a request to the US Drug Enforcement Agency to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro due to the allegations linking him to the El Soles Cartel
Africa Tunisia Amazigh - an indigenous ethnic group present in North Africa for thousands of years - now officially represent only a small minority of the country's population, but in the mountains of the south, the Amazigh culture and language still survive
Africa Seychelles Seychelles Medical Services has launched its new 24-hour on-call medical service for homes, hotels and offices under the name "Doctor 24:7"
Europe Vatican City An international conference on women's contribution to interreligious dialogue, entitled 'Women Build a Culture of Interreligious Encounter', is being held in Rome this week
Europe Romania In today's session, the government will approve the establishment of the Commission for the Resolution of Appeals on Immovable Cultural Property, through an ordinance amending Law 422/2001 on the Protection of Historical Monuments