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 Albania "Architecture under Communism", a documentary film on the architectural heritage of the period, made by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Albania, was presented
America Panama The De Chepo Public Hospital organised a ‘vasectomy day’ where patients could voluntarily get a free vasectomy; the initiative was to incentivise responsabile planning of parenthood
Africa Central African Republic The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, began a four-day visit focused on the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate and the political and peace process in the country
Asia Bahrain LuLu Hypermarket's World Food Festival has been launched in its 8 hypermarkets in the country, a festival combining a global range of ingredients as well as new and healthy ideas to transform everyday meals
Africa Equatorial Guinea Having just taken Nzalang Nacional to the quarter-finals of the Afcon after they failed to qualify for the previous two editions, coach Juan Micha spoke of 'confidence' as a central theme for his and the team's transformation
Europe North Macedonia The perceived influence of the EU in the country has dropped to the lowest level in recent years - from 44,8% in 2019 to 9,5% in 2021, show the results of the two researches that were conducted by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis"
Europe Luxembourg Thousands of people from France, Belgium and Germany have taken paid leave to learn Luxembourgish under a government scheme to promote the language in a country where three out of four workers are foreigners
Europe Sweden The country's position on not joining NATO was reiterated by the prime minister, who noted that Russia does not have an alarming threat and military activity on Sweden's borders
Oceania Vanuatu Preparations are underway for this year's National ICT Days event which will coincide with World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) on 17 and 18 May 2022, with the theme "digital technologies for the elderly and healthy ageing"
Asia Tajikistan With a World Bank investment of US$45 million, the country will support landscape restoration, sustainable use of natural resources and climate change mitigation practices
Europe Andorra The fire developed in a waste treatment plant in Home del Sac of Comella has been estinguished within a few hours; the plant treats paper and plastc and the tower of smoke was visible from around the country
Africa Angola The country will become the world's second largest producer of rough diamonds by 2030, said the minister of mineral resources; during the last 10 years, it has been the only place in the world where mining has grown thanks to the discovery of new deposits
Europe Czech Republic Czech trains are waiting to pick up refugees at the Polish-Ukrainian border, after a train has already brought some Ukrainian families into the country