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
Asia Maldives The Ministry of Education is partnering with the UK's Guide Education to launch a training programme for the professional development of teachers and headteachers, where 500 professionals will be trained in the first round
Europe Serbia Tennis player Djokovic was welcomed home with cheers by its fans notwithstanding the fact he had to leave Australia and risks missing all the Slams if he decides not to vaccinate
Europe Slovakia General practitioners can no longer prescribe medicines recommended by a specialist; the Association of Outpatient Providers warned this would require more visits to doctors for chronic and elderly patients and called for the amendment to be re-evaluated
America Saint Kitts and Nevis PM Harris is assuring the country that his government is striving to make 2022 a better year for all than 2021, declaring that "our new year must be better than our 2021, for we serve a God who is abundantly able to make it better"
America El Salvador This week the country celebrates 30 years since the Implementation of the Peace Accords that put an end to the civil war, which left over 75.000 dead in the span of 12 years
Europe Czech Republic Czech scientists are planning to create a map of raw materials that can be found in space; on the recommendation of the European Space Agency (ESA), the project is expected to lead to the launch of two satellites in four years' time
Africa Gambia Project Aid has donated over 4.000 face masks to four major national institutions, the Revenue Authority, the Police Force, the Ports Authority and the Immigration Department, urging them to put them to good use
Asia Iran The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade has announced that Iran's exports have exceeded US$40 billion in the last ten months; it has been estimated that exports will reach US$45 billion by the end of the year
Africa Guinea Chairs made of stretched wire, produced using a long, highly developed construction technique, are losing the interest of locals, especially the new generations; craftsman Babara Soumah launched an appeal to institutions to prevent the art's disappearance
Asia North Korea The country fired again in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea said, in an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the US Biden administration for its continuing test launches
Africa Mauritius The keys to the Intercontinental Slavery Museum were handed over to ISM Mauritius Ltd during a ceremony following the completion of the work that consisted of the renovation of the building; the second phase will consist of the fitting out of the museum
Africa Sudan Abdel Baghji Abdel Gadir Al-Zubier, member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, pledged during a visit with a delegation of the National Energy Research Centre to support it and remove all obstacles and challenges affecting it
Asia Kazakhstan 17-year-old Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubaeva won the World Blitz Championship; President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his Twitter account congratulated her