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 Russia Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has said that Russia will no longer supply oil to European countries after the EU decision to impose a price cap
Europe Moldova Over 300 soldiers recently enlisted in the National Army took their oath in a ceremony held in the municipality of Chisinau and the Bulboaca training centre
America Canada Canada’s jobless rate fell to 5,1% per cent in November; the Bank of Canada is viewing the labour market as still too hot for comfort
Oceania Australia The country argues against the UN putting the Great Barrier Reef on ‘endangered’ status; in July 2021 the UN proposal did not pass
Oceania Kiribati As Kiribati concluded 79th WW II commemoration on islands of Butaritari and Betio, south of Tarawa, Kiribati Tourism Authority said the many untold stories about events of 1943 make Kiribati an intriguing island destination for battlefield visits
Europe Ukraine A $200m superyacht owned by Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin who is under sanctions, is to be auctioned off by Kiev after being seized in Croatia
Asia Kazakhstan To boost local production of medical drugs, Roche Holding AG, a Swiss pharma, plans to launch a contract manufacturing company for cancer drugs in Kazakhstan
Africa Madagascar Farahantsana hydroelectric power plant, built and owned by the Italian holding company Tozzi Green, was inaugurated by President Rajoelina
Africa Sierra Leone Africell, a Sierra Leone-based mobile phone company, recently donated beach cleaning equipment worth thousands of dollars to two top clean-up organisations at its Lumley Beach Road branch
Africa Liberia Liberian musician Anthony "Experience" Nagbe, founding leader of the band called Tijajlu, a giant of Liberian music, passed away last week
Oceania Marshall Islands The 75 recipients of the Republic of China/Taiwan-RMI Presidents' Scholarship were honoured at the Marshall Islands Resort
Asia Myanmar Seventy Rohingya hiding in a truck carrying ginger were arrested north of Yangon after the vehicle crashed into a road channel, the Myanmar junta said
America Peru Authorities have had to sacrifice nearly 40.000 birds in a chicken farm due to one of the country’s heaviest bird flu epidemics in its history, which has also already naturally killed over 5.000 pelicans in recent weeks