America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Europe Austria 34 years after his father Hubert Strolz, Johannes Strolz has won Olympic gold in the Alpine Combined in Beijing 2022 Games
Europe Norway Norway wins the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics; among the golds won, the jumping team distinguished for declaring to have been 'unisex' since last year: female and male athletes train together for not only technical but also ideological reasons
Europe Monaco Rudy Rinaldi and Boris Vain finished in 6th place in the 2-man bobsleigh in Beijing, scoring the highest ranking ever achieved by Monaco at either the Winter or Summer Olympics
America Mexico Donovan Carrillo was the first figure skater to represent the country at the Winter Olympics in 30 years; after making it to the finals, he celebrated the historic moment by using his hands to plant a kiss on the Olympic Rings in the ice
Europe Russia The case of 15-year-old athlete Kamila Valieva has brought about discussions on whether to raise to 17 the age limit for athletes taking part in Olympics
Africa Cameroon The Akonolinga rutile mine in the central part of the country will enter its exploitation phase in 2025, as revealed by the minister of mines with executives of Eramet, the French group in charge of developing the mining project
Africa Cape Verde 96% of 10-year-old girls nationwide are already vaccinated against HPV, as stated by the Minister of Health; vaccination started on 16 August 2021 and is fully funded by the government
America Barbados To fly drones over the country's airspace, two requirements are in place: prior authorization must be obtained and an application form must be completed online from the Prime Minister's office
America Belize Sea researchers worked along with government officials to implement no-fishing zones in order to save the shark population
Europe Liechtenstein The first 5G net will be soon available in the country as a private telecom firm announced it will build its own infrastructure to support the service
Asia Azerbaijan Teknofest, the world's largest aerospace festival, will be held in Baku from 26 to 29 May; the organisation of an international festival of aviation, space and technology in the country is considered a significant step forward in technological development
America Panama Authorities signed an official state document that establishes a new tourism industry, more sustainable towards natural resources and respectful the traditions of ancient local communities
America Argentina The government declared a state of emergency in the Corrientes province due to the recent wildfires that have affected over 800.000 hectares of land