Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
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
Africa Mozambique After formally opening the 2022 academic year, President Nyusi urged stakeholders to ensure inclusive, patriotic and quality education that leaves no one behind across the country
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
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
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
Europe Norway In Norwegian dictionaries, the neuter pronoun "Hen" could be introduced to be used by or for those who do not recognise themselves as either feminine or masculine, as proposed by the Språkråd, the Norwegian Language Council
Asia India Thousands of office workers, government employees, teachers and pensioners marched in Vijayawada, a municipal corporation in Andhra Pradesh, to protest against the wage revision, considering it detrimental to their interests
Asia Bhutan The government and the EU held their 10th formal consultations in Brussels, allowing for an exchange of views on a wide range of topics of bilateral interest
Oceania Marshall Islands Ebon Atoll recently held a ceremony to officially open libraries in the atoll's three schools, Ebon, Toka and Enekoion, in the presence of the President and First Lady
Europe Andorra Today open the World Triathlon Winter Championships at the Naturlandia adventure park, with over 200 athletes from all around the world competing for the honors of this 24th WC edition
Europe Greece The country plans to repay more than 7 billion euros in loans from the International Monetary Fund and eurozone partners over the next two months, paying off the rest of the IMF funds it had borrowed to avoid bankruptcy during the financial crisis
Europe France After a total freeze of activity during the lockdown, filming of movies and series took the scenes of Paris more than ever before; the city hosted the filming of 110 feature films and 64 series for a total of 7.000 filming days in 2021
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Katya Aragão has been selected in the list of top 20 emerging filmmakers for Netflix and UNESCO's African Folk Tales