Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Africa Lesotho Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns to allow citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their biometric data and digital IDs, becoming the latest countries to join the trend that is rapidly gaining momentum across Africa
Oceania New Zealand Most of the country woke up to severe frost and freezing temperatures as low as -10C yesterday
Europe Belgium Federal government has extended a reduction of excise duty on diesel and gasoline to the end of the year to provide relief to consumers in the face of soaring energy prices - the measure was first intended until September
America Guatemala To increase the quality of cocoa production, president Alejandro Giammattei inaugurated a cocoa profit centre, that will help producers by establishing price floors on the good and providing them fiscal advice
America Canada While Ontario expands access to 4th COVID-19 vaccine to all people above 18, Health Canada approves Moderna vaccine for infants and preschoolers - the first one accessible to that age group in the country
Africa Kenya Only around 26.000 mortgages are issued annually; the limited access to affordable finance, high cost of land, low income and credit risk make it difficult for an ordinary employee to access a mortgage at the current rates
America Haiti As gang violence escalates, endangering more and more police officers, the Haitian National Police Union has launched a blood donation drive to ensure blood is available to injured officers
Europe Montenegro After Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic inaugurated the first phase of the Bar-Boljare motorway on Wednesday, watchdog organisations called on the authorities to reveal its exact cost and to investigate any linked corruption
Africa Mozambique Mozambican defence and security forces have captured the Catupa base, headquarter used by terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado
America Mexico The state has declared a drought emergency to enable authorities to take special measures to guarantee water supplies in affected areas, which will include holders of water concessions for agricultural or industrial use providing water to third parties
America Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association President Allan Ferguson was emotionally close to the Petit Bourg, San Juan paople as he apologized to the nation after the theft of a bell from the St John’s Anglican Church
Europe Luxembourg A petition calling for every Luxembourg worker, including cross-border employees, to be able to work from home two days a week has received over 9.000 signatures and it is now likely to be debated in parliament
Asia Iraq Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslim supporters of al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad for mass Friday prayers