Europe United Kingdom England's entire coast has opened for hikers; with 2.689 miles of continuous trails, it's the longest organized coastal footpath in the world
Asia Iraq Tickets are now on sale for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, to be held in Basra from 6 January to 19 January 2023
America Bahamas The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a $43,3 million loan to the government for the construction and rehabilitation of two schools in East Grand Bahama, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The value of the carbon retained by the Congo Basin forest is $30 billion a year, making it the most important tropical carbon sink
Africa Sudan Three lions were killed in Sudan in recent days after attempting to escape from their cages inside a paramilitary rapid support force base
Africa Cameroon Cameroon-born writer Imbolo Mbue has won the "Les Afriques" 2022 literary prize with her novel "May we live long", which tells the story of a small West African village
Europe Bulgaria Outside the capital, the largest number of companies that applied for the first procedure under the Recovery and Resilience Plan came from the regions of Plovdiv, Varna and Ruse, said the Ministry of Innovation and Growth
Asia Mongolia At the Chinggis Khaan Museum, the opening ceremony of the exhibition of new stamps dedicated to the '860th birth anniversary of Chinggis Khaan' was held
Asia Maldives As part of his visit to the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited Dhaandhoo, where he met with residents of the island; the first time in 20 years that a Maldivian president has visited the island
Europe Liechtenstein According to a new census, more and more people in the country feel they do not belong to any religion
Europe Lithuania Several Lithuanian municipalities will switch off their Christmas lights for an hour as a sign of solidarity with war-torn Ukraine, as part of an international campaign called '60 minutes of darkness'
Oceania Marshall Islands Club Mejerik, representing First Lady Ginger Kabua and the wives of Nitijela members, as well as some local businesses and the ROC Embassy, sponsored the Christmas lighting ceremony
Europe France After the attack on the Ahmet-Kaya cultural centre and the killing of three militants, Kurds are again protesting in the streets, with the Kurdish Council spokesman demanding protection from France
Asia Armenia Red Cross vehicles from Artsakh to Armenia will return with medicines, according to Zara Amatuni, head of the ICRC's communication programmes in Armenia