Oceania Papua New Guinea Condemning a man to a 3 years sentence, a Judge explicit said women harassed or abused at work should report the episode to the police, underlining no one has the right to touch women without their consent
Asia Turkey A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, just six months before the scheduled elections
America Guatemala The eruption of the volcano Fuego, one of the most active in Central America, forced authorities to close the country's largest airport and major highways because of ashes spewed and flowing lava
America Bahamas Food distribution non-profit organization Hands for Hunger Executive Director Keisha Ellis said soaring costs are contributing to a growing need for food in Bahamian society that outpaces charitable efforts
America Panama The government has begun planning a project to nearly double its power transmission, which includes also nearly doubling its hydro, wind and solar projects for this upcoming year
Asia Brunei Brunei has been accredited by the Singapore Food Agency as source of chicken eggs and will therefore start to export eggs to Singapore after the visit of Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Commercial Court announced that assets subject to foreclosure will be put up for public auction
Oceania Palau Students from Palau High School and Ibobang High School participated in an event to end violence against women; 1 in 4 women in Palau experience domestic abuse and 1 in 10 some form of sexual violence in their lifetime
America Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has announced his interest in resuming diplomatic relations with neighbouring Brazil after years of interruption as Brazil's elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is about to take office
Asia Iraq The climate-stressed country must pursue 'green growth', the World Bank has suggested, proposing to diversify its economy given its heavy reliance on oil
Europe Greece Greece has repaid ahead of schedule €2,7 billion in loans owed to eurozone countries as part of the first bailout it received during its decade-long debt crisis, a Finance Ministry official said
Asia Bhutan By July next year, the country should have a national tourism policy and implement it; according to Director General of the Bhutan Tourism Council, the final draft of the policy will be ready by this month
Asia East Timor East Timor and Australia signed a $73,4 million financing agreement for the development of President Nicolau Lobato International Airport