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 Oman The Royal Oman Police celebrates its Annual Day today 5 January with a parade in the wilayat of Nizwa; it a way for the country to pay tribute to the ROP personnel for keeping citizens and residents safe, with a special effort in tech security
America Cuba At least 20.000 visas a year will be issued to Cubans by the US Embassy in Havana, reopening visa and consular services for the first time since 2017; priority will be granted on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the US
Europe Monaco The calendar of public holidays in Monaco in 2023 has been released, with the reminder that if any falls on Sunday, the Monday after is an official public holiday
America Costa Rica In recent years, the amount of women graduating from STEM careers has remained the same, as a response, throughout the past year the government granted over 1.000 scholarships for women studying STEM subjects
America Bahamas 2022 saw a surge in influx of illegal migrants, with most coming from Haiti, and the largest number of repatriations of illegal migrants in a long time; up to early December 2022, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force RBDF recorded the apprehension of at least
Europe North Macedonia Radical Islamist content online in North Macedonia has decreased, but experts say those behind it have grown more sophisticated in their use of Internet propaganda
Europe Denmark A 2022 new study of ethnically-Danish people’s attitudes towards immigrants suggests that while young Danes (18-30), generally sympathetic to the plight of refugees, wouldn't like them, or immigrants, to be educated at the same schools as theirs
America Chile The country has launched a new scientific mission to explore Antarctica by using new equipment that will allow for its exploration even during winter in order to better understand rising sea levels and temperatures
Africa Lesotho A rabies outbreak in the country has let authorities to start a massive vaccination campaign; deaths have been reported after bites of stray dogs
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Nevis geothermal project is pushing ahead its development, with drilling as next step, thank to the recently approved funding of $17 million by the Caribbean Development Bank; it aims at increasing energy security with less emissions and costs
Europe Slovenia Caver and researcher Jure Tičar and the Slovenian Speleological Association are driving the public attention to caves as a natural treasure - around 14.700 are registered at present in the country - and conducting a survey on their pollution grade
Asia Jordan Umm Qais has been selected as one of the world's “Best Tourism Villages” in 2022 by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation; 32 villages were selected from 18 countries across the world
Oceania Papua New Guinea Health authorities have conducted a mass burial of 92 unclaimed bodies, including 40 children, after a video showing overflow from Port Moresby General Hospital's morgue being stored in a shed went viral