Europe Iceland With the highest show up ever recorded in Reykjavik, 52,8% of 225.031 of Icelanders voted against the government's proposal to resume talks on joining the EU after 13 years; Around 12.600 votes separated the figure from the 47,2% who voted in favor
Africa Mozambique Rare interviews given to journalists with captured members of a jihadist group terrorising northern Mozambique have revealed that they have allegedly lost a lot of power and are now very weak
Africa Mauritius A boat will be sent to the Chagos Islands to map the coral reefs and bring a group of elderly natives hunted by the British 50 years ago back; the islands are under British rule, but Mauritius gained growing support for its campaign to regain control
Africa Burundi Residents of the country's largest city, Bujumbura, expressed their relief as the EU decided to lift its financial restrictions on the government, hoping it will improve the fragile economic situation
Europe Hungary The International Press Institute recently criticised the executive's decision to override a court ruling that lifted a general ban on independent media access to health institutions during the pandemic
Africa Somalia Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, the first female presidential candidate, said the country needs a president who can guarantee peace and stability, stating that only a woman could be able to achieve these goals
Europe France Professor Anne L'Huillier has been awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics for her pioneer contribution on ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics; she is the first woman after 44 years of male winners
Asia Georgia An exhibition of paintings by Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi opens today at the Georgian Palace of Art; the works were purchased by the Ministry of Culture
Europe Denmark The trade surplus declined to Danish kroner 14,1 billion in December as exports fell by 2,1% and imports rose by 1%, according to Statistics Denmark data
America Guyana Government officials met with Cuban representatives in order to discuss about the possibility of the two countries expanding their bilateral relationship
America United States The lockdown in all federal prisons, ordered on Feb1st as a short-term measure dictated by ‘abundance of caution’, is still on; after deadly clashes in Texas, the 150.000 inmates of all 134 facilities have restrictions on visitor access and confinement
Asia Singapore For his act of donating part of his liver to a young girl in need, Sakthibalan Balathandautham was named Singaporean of the Year 2021; he received the award from President Halimah Yacob at the award ceremony at UBS University yesterday
America Canada The mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to truckers' protests against Covid restrictions sparked by a vaccination rule to cross Canada-US border: he claims the city is paralyzed and the protests could threat residents' safety
Asia Cyprus The plan for the island wetlands will be completed in 2022; it will provide for the restoration and overall protection of a fundamental system which tells the state of groundwater, ensures food, protects against flooding and erosion, stabilizes coastlines