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
America Haiti The crew of an US Coast Guard cutter repatriated dozens of people, men women and children, to Haiti after attempting to enter the US illegally
Africa Liberia According to the 14th Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report, revenue generated from extractive industries increased by $13,1 million in 2021 from the previous year to $84,6 million
Africa Tunisia Tunisia's powerful trade union, the UGTT, has warned the country's president that chaos could ensue if the second round of parliamentary elections is not postponed
Europe Greece Yesterday, President of the Republic Sakellaropoulou received carolers who performed traditional local Christmas carols sung in many parts of Greece, from Thrace to the island of Kastellorizo
Africa Mozambique The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the third largest party with parliamentary seats, has criticised the late announcement of this year's public service thirteenth month pay cut, just days before Christmas
Oceania Fiji After the tensions of 2022 general elections, the head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong in his Christmas message says the country needs “healed and peaceful politicians and leaders”
Africa South Africa Eskom's CEO has promised a Christmas Day respite from the prolonged and unprecedented power cuts the country has been experiencing for months, though the state-owned company warned that people must prepare for a prolonged electricity crisis
Europe Belarus Belarusian President Lukashenko visited the Gagarin Cosmonaut Research and Testing Centre in Russia; the centre is selecting Belarusian candidates to fly in space
Europe Italy This year falls the 800th representation of the Nativity Scene staged for the first time in Greccio in 1223 by will of St. Francis of Assisi; real cave, live animals, manger and peasants aimed at making the birth of Jesus accessible to the simplest people
Asia Laos Lao authorities have rescued and repatriated about 1.680 victims of human trafficking and forced labour in a Special Economic Zone run by China since it was established in 2007, according to a report
Africa Equatorial Guinea As part of its national expansion plan, the National Bank of Equatorial Guinea officially opened the BANGE Annobón Agency today, in a formal ceremony presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati Tourism Authority has appointed Carl Obst and Mark Lound as specialists to support the organisation and the Ministry in developing appropriate indicators to measure the performance of the tourism industry
Europe Estonia The country is sending a mobile sauna unit and laundry facility to the frontline in Ukraine, as a morale boost for Ukrainian fighters there through the winter months