Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
Africa Cameroon The country has signed an agreement with Russia on defence, with the two countries undertaking to develop military cooperation between their armed forces
Europe Sweden Debates are underway over the government's pension budget, in particular the proposal for a guaranteed supplement for the country's poorest pensioners, about half a million people
Oceania Australia Northern Territory schools were to be advised to help children as young as 14 transition their gender without their parents’ consent under draft guidelines that have now been scrapped
Africa Tunisia The danger of an oil spill in the Gulf of Gabes has been averted with fuel pumping operations from the ship Xelo, which sank a few kilometres off the Tunisian coast
Europe Liechtenstein Telecom Liechtenstein closed financial year 2021 much better than expected, registering a loss of 92.000 francs (€89.000)
Europe Czech Republic Health Minister Válek is calling for joint EU procurement of orphan drugs used against rare diseases, so potential EU contracts could reduce the price of the drugs and increase their accessibility for patients
Asia North Korea Officials called again for the country to step up efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a message carried by a main newspaper, stressing the need for officials to not let their guard down
America Antigua and Barbuda The public will be better protected in the event of an emergency as the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) has commissioned a new air wing to assist in everything from search and rescue to medical evacuations
Africa Angola The Angolan Academy of Letters is organising a lecture series in April to address the issues of suicide and rape in the country
Europe Vatican City Monsignor Powers, recently named rector of Pontifical North-American College, said that in these complex times seminarians and priests must be well trained, live exemplary lives and be ready to answer very complex questions
Asia Turkmenistan GDP is expected to grow by 6,0% in 2022 and 5,8% in 2023, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2022 recently published by the Asian Development Bank; inflation rates are forecast at 13,0% in 2022 and 10,0% in 2023
Europe Finland Private investors' investment activity in startups reached a new high in 2021, with 52,3M€ in 626 companies, the majority in companies that received their first investment
Africa Gambia Chris Dietrich, co-founder of TukTuk Gambia with Pa Modou Jobe, said TukTuk Gambia is the main distributor of Bajaj motorbikes and motorbikes after a recent agreement with the company