Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
America Uruguay The privatisation of internet has been officially approved, thus allowing for the first time non-state firms to operate in the market for internet provision
Africa Sierra Leone President Maada Bio, and the accompanying delegation, visited Lusail Stadium, one of the stadiums of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, on the sidelines of his current visit to the State of Qatar
Africa Lesotho Emmanuel Maluke Letete has been appointed by the government as the new central bank governor for a five-year term
Africa Malawi Malawi youth have called on the government to set up youth corners in hospitals across the country to promote youth access to health services
Asia Kuwait The number of foreign workers in Kuwait decreased by about 134.000 at the end of last year compared to 2020, according to official figures
Asia South Korea BTS' new anthology album, "Proof," has topped the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart this week, becoming the sixth album from the South Korean group to top the chart
Africa Djibouti Minister of Communications with responsibility for Post and Telecommunications, Radwan Abdillahi Bahdon, presided over the closing ceremony of the training workshop for the country's media professionals
Asia China East China's Jiangxi province has stepped up its emergency flood control response in the wake of heavy rains over the weekend that affected thousands of people in the province
America Venezuela The country signed a 20-year “cooperation roadmap” with Iran, as the two countries pledged to increase bilateral ties amid their economic crises due to western sanctions
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's new ambassador to Taiwan, Bikenibeu Paeniu, presented his diplomatic credentials to President Tsai Ing-wen; Tuvalu is Taiwan's oldest ally in the Pacific region, since 1979
America Mexico The country won the world record for holding the largest ever boxing class with over 19.000 people attending; an in-person event led by the infamous boxing legend Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez
America Honduras A female-led community group in the dry south of the country diversified crops to adapt to the climate crisis, this led to them building a cashew company called ‘El Triunfo’, focusing on providing women a safe work environment
Africa Comoros Compared to 2018, with its 541 recruits, this 2022 edition of Feta - Formation Élémentaire toute Armée - presents a slightly lower number, with 383 young men and women who completed their 10-month training