Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
America Canada Experts say Canada’s hospital capacity crisis, evident during the pandemic, will remain long after unless leaders finally address the deeper flaws in how the country’s health care is structured
America Trinidad and Tobago Wage negotiations with all public service associations/unions have commenced and 11 unions/associations will be received in the coming weeks for the review of terms and conditions for 90.000 public service employees
Oceania Tuvalu The country has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of ratifications of the treaty to 172 and underlining the Pacific island state's commitment to ending all nuclear tests, everywhere
Europe Slovenia Alojz Kralj, the last remaining member of the clandestine anti-fascist organisation TIGR, has died at the age of 101, said TIGR Primorska, an association promoting anti-fascist values
Asia Qatar A WHO delegation has evaluated the Ministry of Public Health's application for the six municipalities to obtain "Healthy City for 2022" accreditation and the University of Qatar's accreditation as a healthy educational city
Oceania Marshall Islands A National Women's Forum involved over 100 people to raise awareness of Marshall Islands gender equality, engaging women leaders to support the national approach in implementing these commitments
Europe Switzerland Federal Statistical Office on 1 April published March inflation data, at +2.4% on March 2021, and consumer price index (CPI) at +0.6% year on year; it also made public the average salary figures for 2020: CHF 6.665 a month working full time
Oceania Samoa Manu Samoa fly-half Melani Matavao has been named Manu Samoa Sevens captain at the Singapore and Vancouver Sevens in April as the team looks to begin its HSBC World Sevens Series campaign
Asia Thailand Phuket's Soi Dog Foundation plans to give a $250.000 grant to a clinic in Poland for Ukrainian pets whose owners fled the Russian invasion
Europe Norway 37% of female employees in Norway aged 20-66 worked part-time in 2020, over twice as much as men, with 17%; large gender differences in education contribute to reproducing differences in working life according to Statistics Norway
Asia United Arab Emirates The 3rd edition of the 'Ramadan Recipes Guide', featuring more than 30 original recipes over 30 days in partnership with local restaurants and cafes, has been launched by Brand Dubai, the creative agency of the Government of Dubai Media Office
Europe Slovakia The first comprehensive urban-landscape study of the future Bratislava Danube Park presents the 28km waterfront initiative as a measures to better protect the river and to make it more accessible, boosting local and foreign sustainable tourism
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan received Indian President Kovind, first ever presidential visit by an Indian head of state; a memorandum of understanding has been signed on the issue of financial intelligence