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
Europe San Marino 159 kg of poorly preserved and unlabelled food were seized in a restaurant as part of a Civil Police inspection carried out together with officials from the Prevention Department of the Veterinary Health and Food Hygiene Unit
America El Salvador This past year the country broke its personal record for renewable energy generation, by producing 83% of its total electricity through sustainable means
Europe Andorra Workers who are hired by companies offering cleaning services complain that they have a minimum work contract that prevents them from enjoying the benefits of CASS and brings them low wages, thus asking for a 40-hour contract
Africa Mauritania Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on trial on suspicion of corruption, said on Thursday that he was banned from leaving the country
Asia Iran The country has drawn huge international condemnation after executing two young civilians - karate champion Mohammad Mehdi Karam and volunteer children's coach Seyed Mohammad Hosseini- for participating in anti-regime protests
Europe Czech Republic The Czech retail market once again proved its attractiveness for retail brands, with 38 new arrivals last year, the same figure as in 2021 but an increase of around 50% compared to 2019 and 2020
Asia India University Grants Commission has allowed foreign universities to set up campuses in India for the first time ever, as part of the National Education Policy 2020
Asia Bangladesh The country has been declared free of the dangerous pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The unusually high temperatures for this time of year have caused a lot of problems for farmers, particularly beekeepers: there is a risk that bees will freeze as the warmer weather will drive them out of their hives
Asia East Timor The government wants to impose the use of Portuguese in schools, insisting that teachers and students learn the European language by announcing an amendment to the education law
Europe Hungary In Forbes Hungary list of billionaires, for the first time in several years, Mészáros did not take first place, occupied instead by Sándor Csányi, CEO of Hungary's largest bank, OTP; he is the first person to cross the 500 billion threshold
Africa Guinea Fund for Social Development and Indigence harvested the pilot phase of its agricultural project in Kantily, a district under the prefecture of Boffa; the initiative aims to provide rice to vulnerable people in this locality
Africa Guinea-Bissau The government has decided to change the name of the Bafatá stadium to Estádio Pelé, in response to Fifa president Gianni Infantino's call for a worldwide tribute to the former Brazilian footballer