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
Africa Egypt Women will be entitled to a maximum of three maternity leaves throughout their careers, the Senate decided by approving an amendment to the country's labour law, rejecting a proposal to grant fathers seven days of paternity leave
Europe Andorra First year secondary school students are promoting the fourth edition of a blood donation campaign to be held on 2, 3 and 4 February in El Prat de Roure through leafleting and other involvement actions
Asia Qatar A study conducted by Stanford University has shown the top 2% of the world's most cited scientists during 2020: the list includes 80 scientists from Qatar University, an increase of almost 20%
Asia Saudi Arabia Interactive screens in six languages have been installed to facilitate visitors' access to the ritual sites; the initiative of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is part of the plan to improve the orientation system
Africa Kenya Although there are millions of flamingos in lakes located in the Great Rift Valley, their population in the country is rapidly declining in number, as hundreds died stranded in thorny bushes as water levels steadily rise
Asia Afghanistan NGOs trying to provide emergency aid in the country have started turning to cryptocurrencies to avoid US sanctions, failing banks and the Taliban; among them is "Code to Inspire", an NGO teaching computer programming to young Afghan women
Africa Guinea-Bissau People from the Cacheu region, represented by the head of the Movimento Região de Cacheu Seguro Djedo Pati Mendes, asked the Minister of State and Interior, Botche Candé, for security to combat cattle theft and armed robberies, frequently recorded lately
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Accusing the class of 'incompetence and negligence', the unions of health workers proclaim themselves "even more distant" from Health Minister Neves said Benvinda Vera Cruz, spokesperson for the unions of doctors, nurses, technicians, administrative staff
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Paradise Beach in Nevis has been named 'Best Villa Resort of the Year' in the 2021 Caribbean World Travel and Living Awards; the CEO of the Nevis Tourism Authority has declared his satisfaction
Asia Armenia Parajanov's film 'Hakob Hovnatanyan', a documentary on the artist, is the first Armenian film in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
America Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley scored a landslide victory in the January 19 election for her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) in the country's first election since it became a republic, winning all 30 seats in the national legislature
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Gujaratis group of artists has begun development of the world's tallest statue of Mother Mary, probably 50 feet and made of fibreglass with a metal structure inside, in the town of Katebi Kolwezi, which will take three months to complete
Asia Jordan Dana Biosphere Reserve is at 25th place out of 52 in the NY Times ranking of the most prominent and beautiful in the world; it also includes archaeological ruins from the Byzantine, Nabataean and Roman periods and the ancient copper mines in Wadi Faynan