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
Africa Seychelles Local artists learnt how to protect their artwork through copyright and ensure they earn the royalties due from digital platforms through a one-day workshop organised with Seychelles National Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts
Oceania Tuvalu The Pacific Community, with financial support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has deployed a team of nurses and experts to help the country with the pandemic
Africa Malawi The country has started a large-scale childhood vaccination campaign against malaria, the first campaign of its kind in the world; Malawian health authorities are using the only vaccine against the disease recommended by the WHO
Asia Yemen Parliament renewed its warning to the pro-aggression government not to sign suspicious deals and transactions, such as the signing of two agreements, the first with the IMF worth $300 million and the second with the Arab Monetary Fund, worth $1 billion
Europe Italy After a tragic landslide caused at least 8 victims in Ischia, it has been reported that not all of Italy is covered by geological maps, which describe the nature of the country palm by palm, and many are old in consequence of a funding cut
Europe United Kingdom For the first time since the Middle Ages, Christians are falling below 50% in GB, with a boom in the number of people describing themselves as 'non-religious': from 25,2% in 2011, when they were 14,1 million, they are now as high as 37,2%, or 22,2 million
Europe Portugal The construction of a new viaduct on the Portimão railway has begun, with the aim of channelling traffic away from the city's level crossing, which is at risk of accidents, and limiting traffic on the crossing to pedestrians only
Africa Tunisia The Tunisian online newspaper Business News has decided to boycott the early parliamentary elections in Tunisia, the campaign for which began on 25 November, thus not covering the elections
Asia Vietnam The Government pledged to promote sustainable fishing, conservation of marine resources and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing at the 19th regular session of the Western and Central Fisheries Commission
Asia Turkey Orphans from war-torn Ukraine, evacuated to Turkey thanks to the efforts of the first ladies of the two countries, were visited by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, who emphasised that Turkey is ready to do more for Ukrainian children
Africa Senegal The country expects to welcome 3 million tourists in 2023; the tourism sector in Senegal showed a growth rate of 3,2% in 2021 - 836.784 tourists compared to 454.450 in 2020
Africa Uganda Many farmers, with government assurance, have switched their sugarcane crops to Hass avocados; the soil and climate favour avocado cultivation and they are considered among the best even compared to the world's top ten exporters, like neighbouring Kenya
Europe Switzerland Federal government's request to downgrade the wolf from 'absolutely protected' to 'protected' species was rejected by Bern Convention; Federal Department of Environment wanted to give member states more room for manoeuvre in the event of attacks