America Venezuela Flight connections with the Dutch island of Aruba, less than 30km off Venezuela's coat, will be resumed for the first time since 2019; Maduro had suspended them after humanitarian aid was flown in, judging the move as international interference
Asia Vietnam The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has ordered banks to continuously reduce input costs with the aim of reducing interest rates on loans
Asia Maldives Municipal Council of Male' has declared that from now on it will officially take care of funeral announcements for all deceased persons in the city of Male', so a Facebook page called 'Kashunamaadhu' has been launched in the name of the Municipality
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the Papua New Guinea airline, has again successfully passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), giving the company validation for the next two years
Asia Kyrgyzstan The number of parents migrating for work abroad has exceeded 2.500 in Kadamjai district, the region's police department reported
Africa Zimbabwe Most hotels are fully booked in major tourist destinations in the country, which has seen a significant increase in visits this festive season according to the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
Oceania Solomon Islands The casket of the late Solomon Islands Ambassador to PRC was saluted on the tarmac by PM yesterday; John Moffat Fugui, key to the Pacific nation’s growing ties with China, has died during Beijing’s Covid wave, stunning diplomats
America El Salvador The government has deployed 10.000 troops to the gang-controlled areas of the country, planning to surround all of the areas and extract the members one by one to place them in the country’s newest, dedicated prison
Europe Romania To cover the current shortage of doctors in the country, the Minister of Health intends to attract qualified medical staff from non-European Union countries
America Saint Lucia The country will soon launch web and mobile application Skill 758, a new web-based initiative to address youth unemployment
Oceania Tonga King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u, with members of Tonga's Royal Family, are celebrating the Christmas and New Year holidays in 'Eua
Europe Luxembourg Alcohol has been the cause of 20% of all fatal road collisions in the country between 2017 and 2021, Statec report finds
Africa Mali United Nations Mission in Mali will receive a $1.5 million grant to foster "a more inclusive environment for blue helmeted women serving in the country, while improving their living conditions"
America Venezuela At the beginning of 2022 the country established new policies favouring rice plantations with the goal that all rice in the future would have to be local and not imported, as a result, this year’s rice production went up by 112%