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 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
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
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
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 Romania Motorola Solutions Romania submitted the only bid in the tender for the supply of 20.321 portable video cameras (body-cams) to the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, worth EUR 6,92 million
Asia Singapore The country passed laws to decriminalise gay sex and protect the definition of marriage against legal challenges; repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code, dating back to colonial times, was approved by a majority of 93 votes to 3
Asia Pakistan The Punjab government has launched a Web 3.0 portal to become the first province in the country to introduce the third generation of the World Wide Web
Africa Comoros A court in Comoros sentenced former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life imprisonment for high treason for selling passports to stateless persons living in the Gulf
Asia Palestine Nearly 200 organisations have sent letters to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor and the President of the Assembly of States Parties of the Court, asking them to intervene in the situation in Palestine
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates launched their rover to the Moon yesterday from the Cape Canaveral base in Florida, in the Arab world's first lunar mission, a five-month journey to the Moon
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The next presidential elections will be held on 20 December 2023, according to the calendar officially announced on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission
Africa Kenya The Kenyan Defence Force will give up one day's pay per month to help raise funds to combat the effects of the drought that has hit the country
Asia Lebanon Edro Khider, a disabled woman, was carried by her son to the Bank Audi branch, where she staged a sit-in after the bank management refused to release her $20.000 deposit