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 Luxembourg Luxembourg-based start-up SaltyLama has launched new innovative and environmentally friendly laundry strips, free of plastics, hypoallergenic, made of natural ingredients that dissolve completely and totally revolutionary in terms of transport impact
America Trinidad and Tobago Jowelle De Souza, the first transgender woman from Trinidad and Tobago to sit in the Senate appointed as a temporary senator, has received many messages on social media calling her "historic" and "monumental"
America Colombia The country’s Constitutional Court has ordered the national government to include the “non-binary” gender in official documents to promote inclusion for those who don’t necessarily identify with any specific sexual-orientation label
America Belize With the aim of growing the cattle exporting industry, The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE), has requested Mexico to certify all cattle-exporting sectors of the country, so that Belize can export significantly more cattle
Asia Lebanon Just a few steps away from Beirut's National Museum, the foundation stone of a new and unique museum showcasing modern and contemporary art has been laid; expected to be completed by 2026, it will be a space for science, work, culture
Oceania Tonga A monument on the island of Pangaimotu was cleaned up by a HMAS Adelaide team during a small island clean-up operation, made necessary by the devastating tsunami and the ash fall from the volcanic eruption
America Costa Rica To raise awareness in modern-life engineering, which is key to fight climate change, UNESCO will host a global 24-hour live today to honour World Engineering Day, which will end in Costa Rica since the country is a world leader in sustainable development
Asia Thailand Deputy Democratic Party leader Pitutecha has been elected chairman of the joint parliamentary committee examining the two organic bills needed to introduce a new electoral system
Africa Tanzania The SADC's regional counter-terrorism centre will be hosted in Dar es Salaam; once operational, it is expected to synergize with national and regional early warning centres of SADC member states to prevent and contrast terrorist threats
Africa Mauritius The Prime Minister inaugurated the State Trading Corporation's new warehouse in Mer Rouge, aka 'the Docks of Port Louis', on the occasion of the STC's 40th anniversary
Asia Turkmenistan A briefing on the adoption of the "National Programme for Transforming Turkmenistan into a Tobacco-Free Country for 2022-2025" and the action plan for its implementation was held Ashgabat
Asia Saudi Arabia African countries such as Mauritania and Senegal have announced their support for the country's bid to host Expo 2030, which was submitted last year
Asia Turkey 5 engineering students, all female, developed a drone, difficult to detect and useful in border security and as an early warning system for forest fires, at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Turkish Aeronautics Association University