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
Europe Romania The international airport Brasov - Ghimbav will be operational as of November 1 this year: for the first year of activity, a flow of 300.000 passengers is expected
Asia Indonesia The country welcomed only 1,56 million foreign tourist visits in 2021, a drastic decline of 61,57% year-on-year according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
America Brazil In January, offshore investors broke records by buying over US$6 billion dollars in local stocks to take advantage of the double-digit interest rates, cheap assets and market drawdowns that recently took place in the country
Africa Ivory Coast Monsignor Jean Sylvain Emien Mambé has been appointed apostolic nuncio to Mali by Pope Francis, making him the first Ivorian to be invested with this prestigious papal post
Asia Brunei According to estimates by the Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry, the risk for a man to develop cancer is 27%, while it is 29% for women
Asia Maldives The State Trading Organization donated paint to the Sh. Komandoo Health Center while the Fenaka Corporation donated four AC systems and a television set last week
Africa Lesotho Since December, widespread favourable rains have facilitated engagement in the farming season and crop growth; however, high prices of fertilisers, agrochemicals and fuel are stopping households from properly tending their crops, reducing yield prospects
Africa Madagascar 21.000 tons of rice arrived in Toamasina in a ship received by President Rajoelina, who announced that over 60.000 tons are expected in the 1st quarter of 2022; the decision is not unanimously welcomed by local rice producers who fear damage to the sector
America Bolivia The government is organising a series of meetings with Chilean representatives in order to talk about the ongoing migration crisis that is affecting both their borders; it is the first time these countries will discuss about border security
America Grenada Police officers in St Paul are very concerned about their health and safety due to the continued presence of a prisoner who tested positive for Covid-19, who has been locked up in a cell at the station for several days
Europe Spain A new supercomputer, nicknamed 'Albaicin', was recently switched on at the University of Granada; it takes it 24 hours to perform tasks that used to take 25 years and will be available to the more than 125 research groups and 500 scientists in Andalusia
Asia Philippines After a two-year hiatus and two postponements, the bar exam - the professional licensure examination for lawyers - has been held, with more than 11.000 examinees at 31 local venues in 22 local government units; the second day of exams falls today
Africa South Africa The City of Cape Town has launched a citywide clean-up campaign in a bid to create clean communities around the city over the next two months for which €5 million has been allocated