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%
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
Europe Germany One small hospital closes every month in Germany; politicians say the health care system can't afford to keep all them all open, while critics underline the need and the right of quality care in the countryside too
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
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
America Uruguay A new heat wave has struck the country, causing a record energy consumption higher than ever in its history; local environmentalists are alarmed both for the rise in temperature and for energy consumption
America Nicaragua The country has been openly warned by its former ally Taiwan that if President Daniel Ortega does not step down from his ongoing regime, then it won’t resume ties with the country anywhere in the near future
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
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
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
Europe Poland The Polish Prime Minister paid tribute to the victims of the 1981 repression by the country's communist authorities against striking miners in the southern city of Katowice, which he described as 'an open wound in Polish history'
Asia Taiwan The newly rebuilt Nanfang'ao Bridge in Yilan County will open today three years after the collapse that caused six deaths and 12 injuries
Africa Republic of the Congo New agents from the Ministry of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action attended a workshop in Brazzaville to learn about their missions on the ground in favour of vulnerable people
Asia North Korea North Koreans commemorated the 11th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death