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
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Authority for Persons with Disabilities organised a workshop in Riyadh for different government sectors to raise awareness and to teach the basics of communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing people
Africa Sao Tome and Principe A coup attempt failed in the country, considered a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa; the attackers were arrested after attempting to attack the army headquarters
Europe Norway The public health institute will be forced to cut staff, as the government is cutting funding due to declining levels of Corona infection; the newspaper VG reported that all employees have been offered incentives to quit voluntarily
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
Africa Republic of the Congo The economy is recovering, with an estimated growth rate of 2,6 % in 2022; growth is linked to higher oil prices on international market, reforms undertaken as part of programme with IMF and reforms in Central African Union
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
America United States Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in 38 years and the alert level has been upgraded from an "advisory" to a "warning" - the highest classification
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
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
Africa Tunisia Ministry of Education announced that 132 new rural school transport bus routes will be operational in the various governorates in January 2023, following the delivery of 95 rural school transport buses, enabling 7.600 more pupils to benefit from it
Europe San Marino 14 people, including children, ended up in the emergency department for intoxication in the Tavolucci swimming pool; it was a case of inhalation poisoning, probably due to a mixture of sulphuric acid and sodium hypochlorite
Asia Syria After a huge explosion rocked a busy street in Istanbul, Ankara carried out a series of air raids against Kurdish military targets in Iraq and northern Syria; rumors of a possible Turkish invasion into the country are mounting
America Brazil Used by over 4 million passengers per day, the West-East Red Line of San Paolo subway will soon start to use face recognition technology to better monitor its stations