Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
America Chile Fima, an NGO, installed an ice sculpture at the Chilean Museum of Fine Arts to emphasize how the new constitution - that is yet in progress - needs to address climate change in an urgent manner
Europe Montenegro The country ended 2021 with more than 1 million mobile users, up almost 4% year-on-year, according to the Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Activity
Oceania Fiji Over 200 teachers tested positive for Covid-19, a difficulty that sums with flooding and mud hitting schools and pauses a threat to the scheduled reopening
Africa Burkina Faso There were clashes in the capital during a demonstration, banned by the authorities, organised by the Sauvons le Burkina (Save Burkina) movement, group that also staged a protest on 27/11 against the president's failure to quell jihadist violence
Europe France A new pristine coral reef has been discovered in Tahiti, French Polynesia, at a depth of over thirty metres; experts believe that knowing its secrets could help save and protect other ecosystems, thus representing a great sign of hope for the future
Europe Estonia For the first time, the Estonian Aviation Academy has opened admissions to two international fee-based curricula, Commercial Air Transport Pilot and Commercial Aviation Management; successful completion of the studies confers an engineering degree
Europe Switzerland In 2021, 92% of trains ran less than three minutes late, according to the Federal Railways, confirming the record punctuality of Swiss railways
Africa Madagascar Heavy floods triggered by torrential rains hit Antananarivo, leaving hundreds of displaced and at least 10 dead according to the national disaster risk management office
Europe Lithuania Vilnius outcompeted world 600 cities and won USD 1 million in the 2021–2022 Global Mayors Challenge thank to the project of making the city ‘an open school’, with a number of learning stations to ensure the learning process in unpredictable circumstances
Asia Azerbaijan Measures have been taken to mitigate the consequences of rising inflation in the country, prioritising the creation of food security through local production
Africa South Africa A court has heard a plea from some Khoisan indigenous community groups seeking to stop the construction of Amazon's African headquarters on land the community considers sacred outside Cape Town
Asia Vietnam Thousands of people joined in mourning yesterday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, credited with bringing mindfulness to the West
Asia Uzbekistan Remittances to the country totaled US$8 billion in 2021, +34% in comparison to the previous year