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 Liechtenstein In the first two months of official social media activity, government has allegedly spent 13.000 francs, around €12.000, on photos, videos and software
Asia Cyprus Cyprus is to become East Med data hub after Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed on a joint venture to lay undersea and land fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia; the project has been named the East to Med data Corridor (EMC)
America Colombia A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest, for allegedly failing to enact measures to protect the Los Nevados national park
Europe Switzerland After five years of pioneering work, Swiss Post has decided to abandon its drone project as the current regulation for unmanned aerial vehicles does not allow to use them widely enough or operate at a profit
America Ecuador To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, the country has established Canadian satellites and sensing technologies to push back against the industrial-scale theft of marine resources
Asia Turkmenistan Kerki International Airport in Turkmenistan is now offering foreign airlines free high-quality maintenance and refuelling services as a strategy to attract foreign airlines
Asia Bahrain Zain has completed an innovative street lighting solution that transforms existing streetlights into Zain 5G sites to enhance 5G deployment in Bahrain Bay
Asia Turkey About 250.000 Turkish citizens have quit smoking with the help of 'Alo 171', a telephone line that connects smokers with health officials who help them quit; the figure represents one third of the total number of calls, 700.000
Oceania Fiji The government is addressing gender inequality through budget allocations via the Institutional Capacity Building Initiative, calling on Fijians to work together for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
Europe Vatican City Praedicate evangelium, the Apostolic Constitution reforming the Roman Curia, published on 19 March, will take effect today, realizing a chief goal of Pope Francis’ pontificate
Asia United Arab Emirates The first café serving only dogs was opened in Dubai by Korean nutritionist and certified pet bakery chef Hyunsuk Ku, with food, coffee and sweets for dogs only
America Chile With over 5.000 years of age, an ancient cypress in the country is now classified by experts as the oldest single tree in the world whose age is scientifically confirmed
Europe Finland About a third of young Finns are worried that working life is too hard, reveals a survey commissioned by Economy and Youth; percentage of young people worried about the burden of working life has increased by 10 points since 2020