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
Africa Niger The creation of a state school dedicated to the mining sector was approved by the Council of Ministers in recent days, establishing an administrative public body called 'Ecole des Mines de l'Aïr'
Europe Kosovo The country reaffirmed its commitment to a stronger partnership with the US and to integration into NATO
Africa Morocco The new observation satellite project, that Morocco wants to launch as part of its space programme, is considered one of the most important development levers for the local economy and is attracting international attention
Asia North Korea Last year, several North Korean drones entered the Republic of Korea's airspace and even violated a no-fly zone near the presidential office; this is likely to further complicate relations between the two countries this year
Asia Vietnam Bus, train and plane tickets are selling out fast after many companies allowed their employees to leave early to return to their hometowns to celebrate the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday
Asia Uzbekistan In order to improve the legal protection of women and children, the Ministry of Justice has proposed through a bill to toughen penalties for certain crimes against sexual freedom and inviolability
Asia Maldives The Prime Minister of Cambodia is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the Maldives at Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s invitation on January 15th and 16th
America Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley said there are no plans to cancel Carnival or introduce safety restrictions similar to those implemented in 2020, notwithstanding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases
Africa Kenya Women from the Ilpolei Twala Cultural Manyatta Women group are taking action against an invasive cactus that kills their livestock and makes their land difficult to cultivate, using a machine to grind it to a pulp, which they use to produce biogas
Europe Latvia After Rīga public transport company Rīgas Satiksme launched a new ticket offer and revised its mobile application, passengers complained of problems with money disappearing from their accounts or tickets not working
Asia Bhutan The Miss Universe 2022 pageant starting today in New Orleans, USA, is confirmed to be featuring Bhutan for the first time ever
Europe Lithuania The municipality of Panevezys, a northern town in Lithuania, will continue to subsidise public transport fares for Ukrainians: among other things, all school-age war refugees will be entitled to a free monthly public transport pass
Europe Luxembourg Households threw less waste with a 16% decrease in the amount ending up in black bins since 2018, although, of the residual waste ending up in black bins, one third is organic waste that could be thrown in the green bin and turned into biogas or compost