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 Angola 63.000 families in the municipalities of Cuemba, Camacupa and Nhârea have, since February last year, registered to benefit from the Program for the Strengthening of Social Protection "Kwenda"
America Peru The country has decided to close 80 ports as well as all maritime recreational activities since the anomalous currents caused by the Tonga eruption might pose a threat to the Pacific coasts
America Canada Urban exodus increased through the second year of the pandemic with over 64.000 people leaving Toronto for other parts of Ontario, +14%, while Montreal lost 40.000, +60% on the year, for smaller towns or rural areas, and other 6.600 moving out of province
Europe Spain Among European countries, Spain has the most plants and animals at risk of extinction; data from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species show that one in seven species (14,51%) in the country is classified as endangered
America Dominica The “Nature Isle” ranks 3rd in the region in terms of safety, according to CS Global Partners, a London-based government advisory firm, and 33rd in the world considering data from the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2021 and World Governance Indicators (WGI)
Europe Serbia While EU officials have welcomed the results of Serbia's referendum on constitutional changes, opposition parties have expressed suspicions about fraud - although the fact that several cities voted "No" to the government has given them optimism
Oceania Samoa The completion of the Christian Church building in the Worship Centre may be delayed by current difficulties of the shipping and imported goods markets, but it is still expected to be ready by the first quarter of this year
America Mexico The Tequila Fish was declared extinct in 2003, but a new program reintroducing the species successfully managed to revive it in the southwestern region of the country
Africa Sudan Three associations representing Sudanese doctors have suspended work in hospitals run by the military, claiming that the continuation of the work would be a recognition of the practices of these coup forces
Europe Albania The PM openly labelled ‘abusive’ all entrepreneurs that haven’t self-regulated wages; as of yesterday, all of them must declare wages or can be prosecuted and fined
Asia South Korea The city of Busan, UN-Habitat and the blue tech company Oceanix have signed an agreement to build the world's first prototype of a sustainable, flood-resistant floating city, a possible solution for coastal cities threatened by rising sea levels
Asia Indonesia Since Jakarta is sinking, the capital will be moved to "Nusantara", a city that will rise 2.000 km from the current one, on the island of Java; work will begin with the approval of the budget law and the city will be ready by 2024
Europe Finland Neste will donate a total of €1 million to Finnish universities to support research and education in the chemical industry and to further strengthen collaboration between industry and the scientific community