Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Asia United Arab Emirates The Al Dhafra region will host the fifth edition of the 60-FT Dhow Race of the historic Dalma Sailing Festival from today to 20 May 22, with over 3000 sailors competing covering over 80 nautical miles (125 km)
Africa Liberia U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy called on the Liberian government to strengthen its security forces against human rights violations such as lack of independence with the judiciary and restriction of press freedom
Africa Lesotho The public should brace itself for a significant increase in public transport costs after the government averted a crippling national taxi strike by agreeing to review public transport operators' demands for a 30% fare increase
America Brazil Inflation has reached a point that has led to Central Bank workers to protest for a 26% salary raise to compensate for losses to inflation in the past few years
Oceania Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said as a founding member of the University of the South Pacific, it gives Nauru immense pleasure to congratulate USP on its position in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022
Africa Chad The municipality of the 4th arrondissement of N'Djamena has started cleaning the gutters of the houses trying to limit the negative effects of the floods
Africa Kenya Independent aspirants aiming for seats in the August general elections have protested various conditions set by the electoral agency, like the requirement to obtain signatures from a specific number of supporters in the areas where they are seeking seats
Africa Comoros Comorian Youssouf M'changama is among five Ligue 2 players nominated for the Best Player of the Year award, the first time the National Union of Professional Footballers has nominated a Comorian for the individual award
Europe Italy Yesterday, Poste Italiane (the National post service) celebrated its 160th anniversary, "a long history that has accompanied that of Italy", as the President of the Republic Mattarella defined it
Europe Croatia Zagreb hospitals refused to perform an abortion on a pregnant woman whose 24-week-old foetus was diagnosed with a malignant and fatal brain tumour, reviving the debate on abortion in the Catholic country
Oceania Marshall Islands The Red Cross held a three-day blood drive at the old College of the Marshall Islands library last week, with funding provided by the USAID Office of Humanitarian Affairs
America Peru Poverty in the country has decreased by 22,1% over the last year according to an official statement lately released by the International Monetary Fund released
America Panama The National Assembly approved a bill that regulates the commercialisation and use of cryptocurrency, by giving it a legal stability and proper jurisdiction