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%
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
Africa Botswana Trans-Kalahari Railway (TKR) is moving closer to reality, as Botswana and Namibia have recently met and emphasised the need for speedy implementation of the project aimed at promoting trade and tourism
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ever since Opposition MP Daniel Cummings leaked information that he claimed was taken from the 2018 Poverty Assessment Report, this report has been at the centre of controversy between the government and the opposition
Asia Afghanistan Some 79% of Afghan households reported severe water shortages, which means it is difficult to access clean and safe water, according to a UNICEF survey
Africa Lesotho Radio presenter Abiel Sebolai was allegedly beaten and injured by a mob of Socialist Revolutionaries supporters, suspectedly drunk, after he tried to take pictures of their cars which belonged to the Ministry of Local Government
America El Salvador As of today authorities have arrested over 2% of the country’s adult population: the UN has warned that El Salvador should control the number of arrests it has been executing
Oceania New Zealand The government on 15 December updated prices and volumes of Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances for 2023 to levels significantly lower than those recommended by the national climate agency
America Argentina Argentina has become the winner of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, 36 years after winning its last football world title
Asia Myanmar The governments of Myanmar and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding and loan agreements to obtain an ODA loan of about $1,1 billion for the implementation of development projects, including the Yangon Urban Development
Asia Tajikistan A €20 million grant from German Government will support Tajikistan in adapting to climate change by reducing the risk of natural disasters, and a further €1,5 million grant will finance the construction of a paediatric tuberculosis hospital in Macheton
America Colombia The country has signed an agreement with Ecuador to join forces so they can protect their shared border from organised crime and drug dealing, which includes shared personnel training, combining of certain border laws, and joint border control
America Bolivia The country has established a credit line with the Inter-American Development Bank to increase its water security by approximately 25%, which will be done through establishing water pipelines and irrigation systems in the country’s most remote areas
America Dominica Six Caribbean Island Developing States are among the top ten world SIDS, with public debt greater than their GDP; based on 2020 data, Dominica ranks in fourth place