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
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 South Korea Controversial games decision at the Olympics sparked anti-China sentiment which grew into a political issue yesterday as civic groups held protests near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul to express their dissent towards the IOC choice of Beijing as host city
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 Argentina The Mate, the traditional herbal beverage, has been confirmed the most popular drink in Argentina and in 2021 the ultimate record for Mate production and consumption was broken
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
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
Asia Turkmenistan The country is ready to resume the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project after a high-ranking national delegation discussed it in Kabul
America Nicaragua The government shut down 14 NGOs and revoked the education permit of various private universities, claiming that there were opposition members and ideals within the now shut-down organisations
Europe Ukraine Minister Kuleba said that staying in touch with international partners has brought political, security, and economic support valued over US$1,5 billion, 1.000 tons of military equipment and bolstered Ukraine's position at the negotiating table
America Suriname The National Coast Guard is providing technical assistance to the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR) to do oil spill simulations in order to be prepared in case of an emergency and prevent as much damage as possible
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
Africa Equatorial Guinea The PDGE Monitoring Committee in Riaba held its first meeting aimed at defining the roadmap for this election year 2022, involving all party structures in the district and local authorities
Europe Russia Bitcoin regulation and taxes could yield up to 1 trillion rubles ($13 billion) in returns for the country, according to government analysts