Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Europe Sweden The Migration Agency has asked for help from "anyone who can provide it" to cope with the flow of Ukrainian refugees; 3.500 Ukrainians have already applied for asylum in the country, of whom 900 have received help from the agency to find accommodation
Asia United Arab Emirates A recruitment day is scheduled today for Dubai's publicly owned taxi company searching for new drivers, as demand for transport soars; positions are open for men and women, who work in a “pink taxi” fleet that serves women and families only
Africa Cameroon This year marks the beginning of the link between Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition and Cameroon, which will be present for the first time with its own pavilion at the 59th edition
America Uruguay At the beginning of 2021, the country created a government entity solely dedicated for the livestock industry’s carbon footprint; today, the team exported its first ever meat with a government-certified carbon-neutral label
Asia Bahrain F1's Bahrain pre-season test, beginning today, is the last chance for teams to set up for the season beginning on the 18th; today also a video coverage with drones will be experimented to show speed more realistically
America Suriname Pensioners came together to ask the government at least a 17% increase in pensions; according to them, they need a purchasing power “boost” to keep up with rising inflation
Africa Equatorial Guinea Guinea's Punta Europa processing site will receive natural gas from Nigeria according to the latest agreement signed at the International Energy Summit in Abuja
Africa Ivory Coast Chocolate producers are expected to raise prices this year due to higher costs of cocoa from the country, the world's largest cocoa producer, struggling to meet demand because of unfavorable climatic events
Oceania Palau Senate Bill 11-42 proposes a process to resolve disputes over traditional titles, arguing that lengthy and costly processes create "persistent conflicts", diminish respect for Palauan tradition and degrade the "solidarity and harmony of Palauan society"
Oceania Vanuatu Current Covid outbreak has disrupted plans of reopening borders to tourism in March, university teaching and news service, while the authorities imposed a night lock-down
Africa Central African Republic WB announced an endowment of over 400 billion CFA francs (€610 million) for development projects; despite problems with implementation, the idea is to reorganise and mobilise the entire government to ensure results at citizens' level
Asia Bangladesh The President has asked all stakeholders of the Information Commission to play a more active role in ensuring the right to information at all levels