Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Europe Albania The ruling Albanian party will vote on the resolution on the Srebrenica genocide after the previous rejection generated much outrage
Africa Togo The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will provide Togo and nine other African countries with hands-on training to help their top-level registries compete in the domain sector
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's EVA Airways was judged the best airline in East Asia at the recent Airline Passenger Experience Association ceremony, receiving the 'Five Star Global Airlines' rating for the fourth consecutive year
Africa Senegal The 14th edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar ends today; it has exhibited the works of 59 artists and collectives with the aim of making art more present in public space, in streets and squares, and welcoming more visitors
Europe Austria Receiving less gas from Gazprom, the government held an emergency meeting to signal a return to coal-fired power, which the country phased out in 2020
Africa Benin Possessors of fetishes will soon be counted in Natitingou, in the department of Atacora, following an initiative set up by a committee of hounnongan - traditional priests - and following the recent sacrifice of a boy to a fetish in Wikne
Asia Jordan On Refugee Day, UNHCR honored Jordan’s continued hospitality in welcoming and hosting refugees; new data shows 96% of Jordanians are sympathetic towards refugees and 81% supports their inclusion in national systems such as health and education
Africa Nigeria Among cities around the world, Nigeria's economic capital Lagos is the worst place to live according to the Economist intelligence unit based on five factors to assess livability
Africa Sudan The wheat crop is at risk of going to waste after the country's cash-strapped government backed out of a promise to buy it at a bargain price
Asia Georgia Georgians are preparing for a mass demonstration in support of the country's EU membership, just days after the European Commission recommended postponing Tbilisi's candidacy
Asia Malaysia The government recently said it will abolish the death penalty and stop all executions, in a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups as a rare step forward on the issue in the region
Europe Romania The government adopted a bill to purchase 32 used F-16 fighters from Norway; the aircraft will be upgraded in a Romanian factory and should be used for at least 10 years as a transition period to the acquisition of fifth-generation fighters
America Canada Ontario's new 'right to disconnect' law has created buzz about its potential to allow people to tune out of digital communications at the end of the workday, but experts and stakeholders say it's too vague to really impact work-life balance