Oceania Papua New Guinea Condemning a man to a 3 years sentence, a Judge explicitly 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
Europe Croatia The 54th Golden Spin, a competition of the ISU Challenger Series, closes today in Sisak with the participation of figure skaters from 38 countries
Asia Jordan A source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said the Royal Jordanian Navy on Thursday foiled an attempt to infiltrate and smuggle a large amount of narcotics through Jordanian territorial waters
Asia Bangladesh Secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Division said a new curriculum is being developed for bus drivers to make them aware of good manners and code of conduct in an effort to end sexual harassment in public transport
Africa Chad Transitional Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the Basket Fund for Transition Support in Chad on Saturday and expressed his satisfaction with phase 2 of the transition
Asia Cambodia Until November, the Directorate-General for Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Prevention found almost 1.000 non-compliant petrol stations and fuel depots, confiscating more than 23 tonnes of defective products with banned chemicals or expired
Africa Botswana The country has identified new sub-variants of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the government announced, stating that the sub-variants were dominant in other countries in Europe and Asia
America Bahamas A new 36-acre yacht club will be built on Elizabeth Island, a private area in the Bahamas, which will be 100 per cent solar-powered and carbon-neutral; much of the resort will be built on piers to avoid land excavation
America Cuba Aboriginal archaeology has achieved extraordinary development in Santiago de Cuba, as stated by Professor Duharte, specialist from Office of City Historian, highlighting the work of Martinez Arango, considered the father of modern archaeology here
Europe Czech Republic France's EDF, South Korea's KHNP and US-Canadian group Westinghouse Electric have submitted their first bids to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Olympic Committee has opened a boxing academy in cooperation with the Public School of the Armed Forces in Chundu, a centre that will offer training in a newly built hall; 11 girls and 11 boys are part of the initial group
Asia India iPhone production may be shifted to India sooner than expected as Apple builds the roadmap to move production out of China
Asia Kuwait The country has banned metal water bottles in all schools after an elementary school student attacked a classmate using a flask
Europe Bulgaria The interim government is continuing to work towards Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone; the country meets the debt and deficit requirements well, although they are currently waived