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
Europe Kosovo A Serb, a member of the Kosovo police force until his recent resignation, has been arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes in 1999 during a Yugoslav Army operation near the town of Vushtrri/Vucitrn
Asia Israel Renowned Jewish philanthropists Stewart and Lynda Resnick have pledged $50 million for the development of a research and development facility to study sustainability in the face of a rapidly growing world population
Africa Kenya Thanks to a system of training and education to raise awareness of the importance of childbirth in health facilities and the establishment of a fund, Linda Mama, 'protect the mother', maternal mortality has been greatly reduced in the last ten years
Africa Kenya The number of Kenyans affected by drought is expected to reach 6 million by January, according to the latest projections by the National Drought Management Authority
Europe Lithuania Despite the soaring food prices, the Lithuanian government will not intervene to regulate this market and will instead try to support the purchasing power of the country's households, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said
Africa Togo To implement the electrification of 317 communities with mini-solar grids, Togo received aids from the West African Development Bank and now the African Development Bank is contributing with €3,73 million
Europe Finland Christmas cards and greetings messages are important to recipients: over 50% thinks cards, letters and parcels sent for Christmas are the most popular postal items, shows a survey by Posti, Finland's leading postal service
Africa Eritrea Biniam Girmay is the winner of the 11th African Cyclist Trophy for the third consecutive year and with 2022 he has won 7 titles in 11 years
Europe Malta Hundreds of presents donated by the public have been laid under a big Christmas tree in Castile Square; they will be distributed to children in need in the initiative “Give a Gift with love”, at its 3rd edition
Africa eSwatini Eswatini opposition parties and civil society adopted the eBundu Declaration during a meeting in South Africa, calling on the public to continue to put pressure on King Mswati III
Asia Cyprus Prisons Director and her assistant announced they will quit, following the Attorney-General’s decision not to prosecute a drug squad chief amid the corruption investigation on the prisons
America Dominican Republic On average, 64.6% of Dominicans, in 6 different age groups starting from 15 years of age, avoid going out at night for fear of crime, states this year’s National Household Survey
Africa Cape Verde The National Convention of the Movement for Democracy (MPD) has been announced for 26-28 May 2023, during which the strategic political orientation motion will be discussed