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
Europe Denmark The government has outlined 15 initiatives to combat the rise of anti-Semitism in the country; among those, the Holocaust will be compulsory as study topic for children and countermeasures will be intensified where hatred is particularly present
Africa Namibia Last year only 13.000 students accessed the ministry's e-learning platforms during the national blockade, figures that point to a growing need to invest in inclusive digital learning technology to bridge the digital education gap and disparities
America Colombia The “Artemisa Operation”, a military strategy to fight deforestation, has been extended; the plan includes declaring 30% of Colombian territory as protected area by the end of the year
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89 officers within the Local Police, including the SVG Coast Guard and Fire Service, were promoted to various ranks, including the post of Assistant Police Commissioner
America Panama Panama and the EU launched a climate change plan of action and adaptation called EUROCLIMA+, which consists of reducing carbon emissions, using greener technologies, and increasing international climate transparency
Oceania New Zealand The country has been ranked as the best country in the world for financial freedom, based on measures including stability, taxation, anti-corruption and transparency of financial systems
Europe Slovenia The Catholic Advocacy for Victims of Sexual Abuse in the Slovenian Catholic Church Dovolj.je has called for the appointment of a properly funded independent commission to investigate and crack down on those crimes as soon as possible
America Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has demanded that the Police Service Commission launch an immediate investigation into why the merit list submitted to President Paula-Mae Weekes in August 2021 was withdrawn and under whose instructions
Africa Uganda Claimants for livestock compensation will no longer have to process a Tax Identification Number, benefitting from more relaxed conditions to access the refund for their lost cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
Europe Romania The employees of the Bucharest Transport Company suspended the protest action and resumed the activity after a round of negotiations that followed 5 days in which the public transport in the capital was absent
Asia Pakistan The Lahore High Court has demolished the government's much-celebrated Ravi Riverfront urban development project and declared the acquisition of agricultural land for the project unconstitutional and in violation of citizens' fundamental rights
Europe North Macedonia The second winter school of the International Seminar of Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture in Skopje ends today with over 40 Macedonians and foreign Slavists from 17 countries
Europe Vatican City The Catholic bishops of Ukraine and Poland have appealed to leaders to refrain from war, calling on the commonality of dialogue and understanding, joining Pope Francis in his invitation to pray for peace