Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
Europe Andorra The parliamentary Democratic group seeks to put an end to the reckless driving by introducing an amendment to toughen penalties with fines of up to €60.000
Africa Ethiopia According to Unicef, the worst drought in 40 years in the Horn of Africa is reversing decades of civil progress made in combating early marriage and female genital mutilation across Ethiopia
Europe Serbia Serbian population continues to decrease, down to 6,83 million in 2021 from almost 6,9 million in 2020, according to estimates released by the Statistical Office; the population growth rate in 2021, compared to 2020, was negative (-9,4%)
Europe Moldova According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the next census in Moldova should be conducted in 2024; a new draft law establishes that the next censuses will be conducted at regular intervals, at least once every 10 years
Africa Tanzania Tanzania has doubled the cost of export permits by 93%, causing a huge slowdown in trucks heading to Kenya in the last week as traders and truckers were caught off guard by the new requirement
Europe Estonia An analysis of motor fuel sales data by region shows that the decrease in sales volumes was not equal and that consumption decreased more in regions with lower resident incomes
Asia United Arab Emirates Al Ain Zoo is now home to 19 Rothschild's giraffes, classified as 'endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; part of the efforts to protect rare and endangered species, it began housing Rothschild's giraffes in 1974
Asia Kazakhstan The Zhetysu region will implement 24 manufacturing projects, with a focus on production and processing of mineral raw materials, with the creation of 3.400 jobs
Europe Germany Digital association Bitkom has called on the government to launch the '#greencard22' programme aimed at easing the emigration of IT specialists from Russia and Belarus, provided they don't pose a security risk, to combat the shortage of skilled workers
Africa Togo The number of HIV/AIDS cases has decreased and the infection rate was cut by over 50% between 2017 and 2021, according to data published by the National Council for the Fight against AIDS
Africa Ivory Coast Yesterday closed the 4th edition of the Salon des Grandes Cimaises in Abidjan, where some sixty figurative artists exhibited their works amidst training events for artists
Asia Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has submitted its proposals for cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus on hydrocarbons, electricity, renewable energy and water to the UN
Africa Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio recalled that his government unanimously supported a law decriminalising abortion in the country; current abortion law dates back to 1861 and it allows the procedure only if the mother's life should be at risk