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 Sao Tome and Principe The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest
Europe Russia Mirjana Spoljaric, the new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will fly to Moscow, stating that "urgent humanitarian issues will be raised with government officials and the Russian Red Cross"
Europe San Marino Over a thousand entries, from 31 countries, have been received for the second edition of 'Una voce per San Marino', the festival that will award the winner with participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest as a representative of the Republic
Africa Liberia The Liberia Electricity Corporation has reported a sharp increase in power consumption that is affecting the country's energy supply
America Colombia A new UN mission has been sent to the country for this year, consisting in the effective verification of its new rural reform to boost local agriculture, and to check on the progress of the country’s indigenous representation
America Dominican Republic In 2023 and 2024, chicken, rice and other goods of great importance to the Dominican population, will enter further tariff reduction processes
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
Asia Tajikistan According to data from the Statistical Agency of the President of Tajikistan, about 1 million foreign tourists visited Tajikistan last year, a number 3,4 times higher than 2021
Oceania Solomon Islands Washington has announced its intention to reopen the US embassy in the Solomon Islands; according to some, the move is an attempt to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the United States to learn how to use the US Patriot air defence system
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 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
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