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 Sri Lanka Three coal shipments are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka today January 05, then on Jan 09 and 16, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said
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
Asia Kuwait Flamingos in migration are dotting Kuwait Bay beaches amid the moderate weather; Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences is involved as part of “Kuwait Month of Sciences,” educating the public about biodiversity and birds conservation
Africa Burkina Faso 28 bodies were found in Nouna over the weekend: the government started investigation immediately; the Collective Against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities denounced "abuses" by Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, army auxiliaries
Europe Montenegro Government confirms borrowing 50 million euros from Hungarian-owned CKB bank – days after another Hungarian bank approved major loan to the Bosnian Serb entity, Republika Srpska
Asia Japan Emperor Naruhito offered prayers for people’s happiness and world peace as him and his family waved to crowds of New Year’s well-wishers from the balcony at the Imperial Palace in the celebration halted for the past two years
Europe France An audience rebound of +59.2% on 2021 has been registered by the French National Cinema Centre; according to the figures released, audience numbers were three-quarters of their pre-Covid attendance numbers with 152 million admissions in 2022
Oceania New Zealand A collection of century-old artifacts being auctioned internationally is raising questions about whether they are ethical to buy and sell; they include moa leg bones, a golden huia beak brooch, a kiwi skeleton, a taxidermied bird, two types of Māori clubs
Europe Norway Oslo was the only major city in the country to drop traditional fireworks displays at midnight on New Year's Eve this year after the City Council voted against funding an official display for several reasons including “to use the money on things that last
Africa Tunisia Staff from state-owned public transport firm Transtu have demonstrated outside the prime minister's office yesterday; the strike, called by UGTT union, reportedly froze "the majority" of transport services across the capital of almost three million people
Europe Kosovo Kosovo will host five persecuted Afghan journalists, a government decision praised by the European Federation of Journalists for 'showing an exceptional sense of solidarity with journalists in distress around the world'
Oceania Tonga Today is the last day of the Tonga Police's annual Christmas and New Year holiday operation that began on 22 December with the aim of preventing crime and ensuring public safety
Europe Netherlands An extreme right-wing group calling itself White Lives Matter has claimed responsibility for projecting racist slogans on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam during the New Year festivities