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 Bhutan The Miss Universe 2022 pageant starting today in New Orleans, USA, is confirmed to be featuring Bhutan for the first time ever
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
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
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
Europe Switzerland Rents in Switzerland are getting more and more expensive: in 2022, average rents for new or re-rented flats rose by an average of 3%, with some cities showing variations of up to +6,7%
Europe Norway The Oslo daily Dagsavisen and two other regional newspapers in its media group are the latest to cut the number of weekly editions from six to three, in a bid to reduce costs by relying more on their digital editions
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Courts across the country have issued at least 172 arrest warrants for suspects, accused and convicted war criminals who cannot be brought to justice because they are no longer in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asia Afghanistan A suicide bombing in front of the Foreign Ministry left several people dead; police in Kabul said five people were killed, but another Taliban official put the death toll at 20
Africa Cameroon The country has been declared a non-cooperating country by the European Commission in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, due to inadequate control of the national fleet and the absence of sanction mechanisms
America Peru The country’s top prosecutor’s office launched an investigation on new President Dina Boluarte, as deadly protests have swept the state following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo, leaving over 40 people dead
Asia Saudi Arabia There will be no limits this year to the number of believers who can participate in the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, after three years of restrictions due to the pandemic
Europe Hungary The government is trying to avoid a new potentially damaging conflict with EU after the EU Council informed that country's universities, operating as private foundations governed by a board of trustees, will not be eligible for Erasmus + funding
Asia Bangladesh Huge crowds have invaded the streets of Bangladeshi cities to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and new elections, amid public anger over rising food and fuel costs