America Bolivia 77 gold bars seized at Viru Viru Airport in compliance with a court order have been delivered to the Central Bank of Bolivia; the total weight recorded during the valuation process is 189.503,9 grams with an average purity over 90%
Asia United Arab Emirates The new five-year green visa for residents comes into force today; targeting professionals, it offers the opportunity to stay in the UAE for longer, compared with the two and three-year limits on standard residency visas
Europe Russia Thousands of people lined the streets of Moscow to pay their respects to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev before his funeral on Saturday; Putin did not attend either the ceremony or the burial
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Around 300 young people will soon travel to Portugal to attend various vocational training courses for three years, a result of the work carried out by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship
Africa Madagascar The 2022-2023 school year began today for primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools across the country, a difficult start for parents because the price of school supplies has risen dramatically
Europe Sweden This weekend the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of 'H Day' – the day when everyone switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right, on 3rd September 1972
Europe United Kingdom Bristol Zoo, the fifth oldest in the world, closed after 186 years; it had welcomed about 90 million visitors since it opened and its conservation programmes had helped save many species from extinction
Africa Mauritius Over the weekend, at the Beau Vallon shopping centre in Mahebourg, in the context of World Sexual Health Day 2022, citizens benefited from an awareness day on sexual and reproductive health
America Colombia A historic change in drug policy has been announced by the newly elect government, currently considering to decriminalise cocaine to defeat cartels
Oceania Palau Surangel Supercenter Airai has opened today, offering a ‘customer is king’ experience of shopping, entertainment and food
Asia Taiwan The country will strive to attract 400.000 foreign workers over the next 10 years to compensate for the decrease in the working-age population, caused by declining birth rates and an ageing population
Europe Estonia According to data published by Statistics Estonia, both life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy decreased in Estonia last year; these figures could lead to a lowering of the retirement age
America Chile Today marks a historic date for Chileans, as they will head to the polls to vote for the newly proposed constitution, political turmoil is expected as there is a great division between the accepters and the rejecters
Asia Lebanon National internet blackout looms as employees of state-owned provider Ogero strike over pay; blackouts have already been reported in parts of Beirut and southern Lebanon