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 Burundi Junior national team players from several countries have left for Burundi to represent their countries at the East African U14 and U16 individual and team championships
America United States Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday
Africa Ivory Coast Among 148 cultural works asked to France is the Djidji Ayôkwé, a priceless 'talking drum', confiscated in 1916 and currently kept at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, ready to return to the country
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority reports that for the third consecutive month, visitor arrivals have recorded a significant increase compared to the base year of 2019
Europe Slovakia Footballer Hamšík, addiction expert Okruhlica and Canadian-Slovak photographer Dojč are just some of the 28 personalities to whom President Čaputová conferred state honours
Oceania Tuvalu Speaker of the Tuvalu Parliament Samuelu Penitala Teo will meet President Tsai Ing-wen during his visit to Taiwan in 8-12 January, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asia Nepal Forecasters predict no rain until the end of January, with warm, dry westerly winds that will affect winter crop production
Africa South Sudan Media rights groups have called on the South Sudanese authorities to release six journalists, detained after a video was leaked showing President Salva Kiir urinating on himself
America Paraguay Due to rising Dengue cases, various local governments have established new regulations that dictate how fines will be imposed to citizens that don’t maintain their properties and respective lawns clean
Asia Turkey More than 10.000 megawatts (MW) of electricity have been generated from waste at the regular solid household waste storage facility in central Turkey, established by the Bitlis Solid Waste Association (BI-KA) with the help of EU funds
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Port Authority CEO Eranda Kotelawala has joined the board of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, elected vice-president for the Southeast Asia and Oceania region
Asia Laos The country recorded the highest number of accidents in the capital Vientiane in 2022, over 1.000, with most accidents caused by speeding
America Venezuela After the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to dissolve the interim government, Juan Guaidó will be no longer recognized as the country’s legitimate leader by the US