America Bolivia 77 gold bars seized at Viru Viru Airport in compliance with a court order have been delivered to the Central Bank of Bolivia; the total weight recorded during the valuation process is 189.503,9 grams with an average purity over 90%
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan will finance the construction of a Turkmen language school in the Tajik province of Khatlon, which will accommodate 540 pupils; according to some figures, some 25.000 ethnic Turkmen people live in four districts of Khatlon province
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea has owned, since 20 December, the first Saint Catalina Labouré Diocesan Centre of Spirituality, conceived and entirely financed by the nation's First Lady
America Suriname The Dutch government has begun working on an official apology for 250 years of slavery in its former Surinamese colonies, and will also help the country establish a robust national plan to fight against ongoing internal racism
Oceania Micronesia According to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sea levels in Micronesia have risen much faster over the past 5.000 years than previously thought
Africa Mali Bamako Encounters, the African Biennial of Photography, is underway in the capital, in a context of a major security crisis; 75 artists from Africa and the diaspora have been invited
America Ecuador Thousands of students have taken to the streets to demand a higher budget for public universities and better job offerings for them, successfully resulting in a scheduled public talk with the National Assembly to discuss these issues and more
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati's head of transport said his ministry intends to re-establish air links with the Line Islands and improve the runways on the Fanning and Washington Islands
Asia Qatar World Cup over, people interviewed have expressed sadness over the event ending but said they feel privileged to have been a part of it
Africa Senegal 1.300 spectators are expected at the first screening in Dakar of the film 'Tirailleurs', already presented last May at the Cannes Film Festival and starring French-Senegalese actor Omar Sy
Asia China State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines with a 15-minute maiden flight; the C919 arrow-body passenger plane is milestone in China’s aviation ambitions
Europe Malta Hourly wage costs in the third quarter of last year dicreased in Malta while they rose in the rest of the European Union, except Germany; on average, hourly labour costs rose by 2,9% in the euro area, Eurostat said
America Guyana The Police department has been awarded with a budget increase, as this year general crime went down by almost 20%
America Honduras The government has signed an agreement with the UN to establish an anti-corruption commission in the country, which will consist of UN professionals directly investigating possible corruption links in public and private infrastructures