America Panama A tanker paid a record $5,3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal before the number of daily transits will be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon; rainfall deficits and drought deplete water reserves needed to operate the canal
Asia Lebanon UNICEF has received US$1,8 million from the Government of Japan to increase humanitarian assistance and life-saving winter interventions through the Adolescents and Youth and Water Sanitation and Hygiene programs
Africa South Sudan The World Bank has announced a $100 million aid package for flood victims, with funds to be available to the government in mid-2022; in May 2021 more than 840.000 people were affected
Africa Malawi Vendors plying their trade around Karonga main market have given the District Council a seven-day ultimatum to address outstanding issues affecting the market or they will boycott the payment of market fees
Asia Singapore Vaccination centers have now encouraged parents to make appointments to minimize waiting time, instead of just walking into facilities; vaccinations of children aged 5 to 11 have been open since 25 January without need of an appointment
Africa Guinea A key communication has been issued by the ARPT, Autorité de Régulation des Postes Et Télécommunications, on the reduction of communication tariffs for mobile phone services
Asia Bahrain The country is among 42 countries and 11 territories where Disney+, The Walt Disney Company's streaming service, will launch this summer
Oceania Australia The Australian Open 2022 ends today, marked this year by the two great controversies: the issue of letting Djokovic in and the back-and-forth over the possibility of wearing T-shirts in support of tennis player Peng Shuai to pressure China over her fate
Oceania Micronesia The Micronesia Climate Change Alliance's new project "Telling Tales with Trash" is underway to encourage children to participate in the island-wide recycled art competition
Asia East Timor The visit of Xavier Reis Magno, East Timor Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, to the Kingdom of Cambodia ended yesterday, where, among other things, the country's application to join ASEAN was discussed
Asia Palestine The project aimed at strengthening the fiscal position of the Palestinian Authority by improving customs revenue collection and border management, a EU-Lithuania twinning, has ended
Africa Eritrea The country's cycling team has been excluded from the Tour of Rwanda because its members have not been vaccinated against Covid-19; the country is still the only one of the 55 African Union member states that has yet to vaccinate its entire population
Africa Tanzania Many girls aged 9-20 who had dropped out of school are returning to life projects thanks to the "Mikono Yetu" Centre, an NGO founded and formed exclusively by women, which aims to make women more aware and responsible, through training in various fields
Africa Seychelles Transport Minister Derjacques yesterday visited ongoing road projects undertaken by the Seychelles Land Transport Authority, and expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing progress which he said will bring great benefits to the local population