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
Europe Switzerland The National Gotthard Museum at the top of the Gotthard Pass in a building dating from 1843 reopens today, totally renovated, after two years of work, with themed rooms and interactive stations
Africa Ivory Coast A draft law on refugee status in accordance with the 1951 Convention has been adopted in the Council of Ministers, filling the gap that existed regarding the protection of persons threatened with persecution in their country of origin
Europe Portugal Parliament has approved the first reading of four bills by the Socialist Party, Left Blocc, IL and PAN that regulate the decriminalisation of medically assisted death
Europe Latvia According to Linda Jakobsone, board member of the Lets Help Refugees association, the biggest problems for Ukrainian war refugees who have arrived in Latvia are their involvement in the labour market and the insufficient supply of housing
Asia Afghanistan Engineers and railway specialists from Turkmenistan arrived in Akina with machinery and equipment to resume construction of the Akina-Andkhoy railway line, connecting Turkmenistan and Afghanistan
Europe Austria The Social Democrats urged the government to increase spending to combat gender-based violence by creating dedicated facilities in the country, where 14 feminicides were already recorded in 2022
Africa Benin The government recently announced the recruitment of 500 new qualified health workers to strengthen the presence of qualified human resources in Benin's hospitals
Africa Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea's Vice President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, has threatened to expel the French ambassador over a corruption case in Paris
Europe Norway The National Museum of Norway was inaugurated yesterday, which will house, among other 6500 works, the famous 'The Scream of Munch'; one million visitors are expected in a year
Europe Bulgaria The country will lift its veto on North Macedonia's EU accession talks if 3 criteria are met: compliance with the framework position adopted by Bulgarian Parliament, inclusion of Bulgarians in Constitution and implementation of Neighbourhood Agreement
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Government and the Royal Caribbean Group to create job opportunities for Grenadians through a recruitment campaign
Africa South Africa A drop in the unemployment rate, the first in almost two years has been reported by the South Africa's statistics agency, Stats SA; 370.000 jobs were created between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022
Asia Jordan Irbid will be officially presented today as the Arab capital of Culture 2022 at Yarmouk University under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah, showcasing its cultural, artistic, intellectual, poetic and theatrical potentials