America Dominican Republic Bilateral trade between the EU and the country rose to €4,1 billion in 2022, an increase of 20% compared to 2021, with the main products exported being bananas, avocados, nuts, medical equipment, metal smelters such as ferronickel, cocoa and tobacco
America Dominica The pilot train-the-trainer programme for construction professionals has been launched; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Developmen hopes it will create a professional network and that participants will make good use of knowledge
Oceania Marshall Islands Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world were sent to the country after a three-year absence
Asia Myanmar Myanmar authorities recently arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia; Muslim minority faces restrictions on travel within Myanmar, with rights groups saying they live in apartheid conditions
Asia Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated two coal-fired power plants in Tharparkar, describing them as a testimony to the enduring partnership between China and Pakistan
Asia Kazakhstan With a turnout in the 2023 Kazakh parliamentary elections of 53,25%, the AMANAT party obtained 53,46% of the total votes
Europe Kosovo The Kosovo Olympic Committee, in a statement on its official website, expressed its concern about the discrimination of Kosovar athletes by countries that still mix sport with politics
America Ecuador A state of emergency has been declared as a magnitude 6,8 earthquake struck the Baláo region, leaving over 1500 people affected and resulting in the deployment of emergency agents to the area in order to provide food and shelter
America Mexico In an attempt to make news more engaging and innovative, local news outlet Grupo Fórmula has presented “Nat”, Latin America’s first ever AI-generated news anchor
Asia Bangladesh Effective measures should be taken for the registration of online news portals, suggested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Asia Kyrgyzstan There has been an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, according to the National Centre of Physiology, 4.018 patients (or 60 per 100.000 people), compared to 3.891 (58,1 per 100.000) in 2021
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Electoral Commissioner will consult with relevant authorities like Department of Justice and Attorney General to review the cost of legal fees charged by private firms on elections petitions and other matters
Asia Japan Official campaigning for quadrennial unified local elections started, with the results likely to determine whether PM Kishida will decide to dissolve the lower house for a snap general election
Oceania Nauru Fisheries Minister Wawani Dowiyogo and Japan's Ambassador Fumihiro Kawakami signed a grant contract to formalise the project to purchase a crane truck for the Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority