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
America Argentina President Alberto Fernandez celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, the nation’s largest commercial partner
Asia Nepal A huge snowfall in Humla is disrupting the lives of locals, with Simkot airport shutting down all operations and grounding planes on the runway; farmers however rejoice after a prolonged drought in the region
America Colombia The country has decriminalized abortion, as the constitutional court ruled five against four to legalization, after years pf protests demanding it; the decision follows a series of rulings in South America that lowered barriers on reproduction rights
America Haiti According to UNICEF, 320.000 children still do not have a suitable school to attend, with more than 1.000 schools in the Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes departments yet to be rebuilt
Asia Afghanistan UNICEF will pay Afghan teachers a monthly wage for at least two months, as salaries haven't been paid for months due to the economic crisis
America United States The last week of Black History Month has begun, a US-born annual observance falling in the month of February; events, exhibitions, concerts are scheduled through the country as a homage and an occasion to meet a deeply rooted culture
Asia Kuwait A committee has been formed to verify the identity of people living abroad who claim to be Kuwaiti citizens; it will visit the countries where they live to subject them to a paternity test to verify their claims before they can enter the country
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai International airport DXB has kept its top position as the world’s busiest international travel hub, counting around 29 million passengers in 2021
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's judiciary said 870 cases were reviewed by the courts in an exercise aimed at decongesting prisons during the national judicial week that ended on 4 February 2022: 234 inmates were discharged
Oceania Tonga The undersea internet cable connecting the country to the rest of the world was repaired and restored five weeks after the eruption
Oceania Fiji Resolving the problem of persistent organic pollutants in Fiji requires a coordinated effort among all stakeholders; the Ministry has held consultations with moat of them and developed the National Implementation Plan
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government signed a multi-billion dollar gas deal for P'nyang with US super-major ExxonMobil and its partners Santos and NOEX of Japan after more than 3 years of negotiations
Asia Turkey Ozturk Turkdogan, co-president of the country's oldest human rights organization Human Rights Association (IHD), faces more than ten years in prison, demonstrating the government's policy of pursuing baseless allegations against members of civil society