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
America Guyana In order to improve business competitiveness and push job creation, Guyana’s government plan for 2022 includes tax cuts for pickups, trucks, contractors and businesses
Europe Hungary The administration of the fourth dose of vaccination for Covid-19 has started with 37.000 people having already received it, but many experts have pointed out that some simple measures (ffp2, indoor restricted events, etc.) could be more effective
Oceania Solomon Islands The Guadalcanal provincial executive has taken the decision to temporarily close the Corona market in the far east of Honiara, banning the buying and selling of produce until further notice to avoid any large gathering
Africa Mauritania With the support of the ILO, the country is combating hazardous child labour, which affects nearly 24.516 children between the ages of 5 and 17, or 37,6% according to the latest Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Asia Iran Human Rights Watch, a pressure group, condemned a new verdict handed down to Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian human rights defender sentenced to eight years in prison and 74 lashes, calling on Tehran to release her "immediately and unconditionally"
Africa Rwanda Several varieties of maize seeds will be exported from the country to the CAR and DR Congo, according to the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board, as the seed adaptability testing phase has begun in these countries
Asia Turkey A team of 20 Turkish researchers has joined the sixth polar expedition at the Turkish research camp located on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, with 750 kilograms of personal and research equipment adding to the 2 tonnes previously delivered
America Brazil With deforestation in the Amazon increasing by a 75,6% rate, climate advocates like Sebastião and Lélia Salgado are taking action: the couple planted over 2 million trees in 20 years and managed to restore a complete forest on a bare hill
Oceania Marshall Islands Girls dominate Marshall Islands High School's latest honor roll, with only one class having more boys than girls on the honor roll, where three-quarters of total students are girls
Asia Turkmenistan The international scientific and practical conference 'Turkmen land - the centre of cultural values of world popularity' and an exhibition of objects, pottery, carpets, jewellery opened in the capital
Africa Mozambique The Port of Maputo set a new record for cargo handling in 2021: with 22,2 million tonnes of cargo it increased by 21% on the 2020 figures when it reached 18,3 million tonnes handled
America Belize As a result of the educational cooperation with Cuba, 14 young Belizean students received a scholarship granting them full access to higher education in Cuba, completely sponsored by the Cuban government
Africa Libya Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Omar Katti stressed the need for Italian companies to return and resume major construction projects, including a highway linking eastern and western Libya, as well as the reconstruction of Tripoli's international airport