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 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
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
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
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
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 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 Lithuania Military assistance to Ukraine will continue in 2023 in six main areas: acquisition of weapons, transfer and repair of military equipment, training, education and rehabilitation of military personnel, expert support in defense reforms, cyber security
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 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
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
Europe Malta Several former employees of a taxi fleet claim that they have not been paid months’ worth of salaries, with some amounts running into thousands of euros; some of them have opened cases with the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations