Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Europe Andorra The hair donation day in conjunction with World Breast Cancer Day for the newly created solidarity wig bank proved a great success with dozens of women donating under the motto "Change your hair for a smile"
Europe Belarus Belgospishcheprom food industry companies held a business meeting presenting Belarus's export potential, with seven heads of diplomatic missions and 37 representatives of the diplomatic corps from 27 countries
Africa Libya Global air traffic website Flightradar24 tracked a Turkish military cargo plane at Al-Watiya military base in western Libya; the cargo on board is not known
America Haiti Haiti is among 5 hungriest countries in the world; $400 million in subsidies were recently cut, driving up the price of petrol (+128%) and triggering an escalation in protests with gangs taking control of infrastructure
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and Hungary discussed cooperation between the two countries in the SME sector, reflecting on topics such as organising joint events related to SME cooperation and expanding ties between the two countries' business communities
Asia Cambodia The provinces of Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Svay Rieng are expected to become mine-free provinces by March 2023
Africa Eritrea Security agents in Eritrea have arrested and detained a Catholic bishop and two priests, a source in the country has confirmed to ACI Africa
Oceania Fiji The newly formed All People's Party based in Lautoka reveals that one of the policies it pursues is the restoration of corporal punishment, particularly in schools
Europe Russia President Putin signed a decree for Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, introducing martial law in the annexed regions and also restricting movement in eight areas bordering Ukraine
Africa Lesotho Financial services provider Letshego Group has launched a new digital wellness programme, LetsGo Digital Wellbeing, which aims to offer users affordable health solutions
America United States Alaska canceled all red king crab and blue king crab seasons for 2022-2023, after trawl surveys registered a fall in abundance up to -90%; in 2021 was unsuccessfully sought an emergency closure to bottom trawl to protect an area rich with female crabs
Africa Niger Students of the André Salifou University of Zinder organised a protest march to demand the payment of ten months of scholarship arrears, the settlement of one year of social welfare arrears 2021 and the resumption of work
America El Salvador The IMF has advised the country that if it doesn’t stop the use of the Bitcoin as a legal tender, it will no longer issue loans to the state