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
America Guatemala Dan Herbeck, a local cyclist from Minnesota, USA, is currently biking from Minnesota to Guatemala to raise awareness of economic disparities in the country and raise funds for minorities suffering from poverty
America Colombia With 1% of the population owning 81% of the land, the country suffers from one the highest unequal land distribution rates; as a first step to solve this, the country will grant 700.000 hectares of land to 12.000 farmers
Africa Mozambique African Development Bank has approved a $2,5 million grant to the government for the development of renewable energy resources and will be used to implement Mozambique's Renewable Energy Integration Programme
Asia Myanmar NETA Auto, a new-energy vehicle brand of Chinese company Hozon Auto, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Myanmar Grand Sirius Company Limited, marking its official entry into the country
America Ecuador This year, foreign investments have grown by approximate 218%, showing how the country’s investment policies that were implemented last year have been successful
America Nicaragua The EU has prolonged for another year the sanctions against President Daniel Ortega’s regime, which include frozen assets, a travel ban, and the unavailability of EU funds
Europe Portugal The Technical Commission in charge of the strategic and environmental assessment for the new Lisbon airport will examine five solutions and may propose others, working on both single locations and dual solutions encompassing the existing facility
Asia India The country will start manufacturing Russian Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles by the end of the year, produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture at a plant in Korwa, Uttar Pradesh
Asia Brunei Huawei Technologies in Brunei on Monday held a ceremony to officially launch its 'Seeds for the Future' 2022 programme at prestigious Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Africa Cape Verde On-site inspections conducted by the Independent Health Regulatory Authority in 2022 closed 25 food establishments across the country for non-compliance with health safety standards and conditions
America Uruguay The state has established a new programme to make electronic devices and internet plans more accessible for elderly people, as well as include proper training and assistance for them once the device is bought
America Argentina Local scientists have teamed up in a national project to find the cause of death of 30 whales stranded on the coast of Patagonia; the main speculation is that the deaths are due to poisoning by biotoxins produced by micro-algae
Europe San Marino The country celebrates the 200th anniversary of the death of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 2022 with a 2-euro coin depicting one of his sculptures