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 Cyprus The shockwaves triggered by the undersea eruption in the Pacific, traveling over 1000 km/h, reached the country 10pm Saturday, provoking an abrupt change in atmospheric pressure for a few minutes; the unusual phenomenon tells of the force of the eruption
Africa Djibouti To pave the way for the creation of a digital platform dedicated to the training of youths, a partnership agreement has been signed between the Directorate General of Technical Education of the Ministry of Education and Djibouti Port Community Systems
Europe Monaco The Rallye Monte-Carlo celebrates its 90th anniversary today, with a new route combining tradition and originality, with much longer stages, specially designed for the occasion in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
America Bolivia The collapsing of the country’s vaccination centres has led to the temporary suspension of the required vaccination card to enter closed buildings until further notice
Europe Italy Today is Pizza Day, with celebrations dedicated to one of the world's most famous leavened products and a national pride; in 2020, 3 billion pizzas have been taken out of the oven, some 8 million pieces a day, for an economic impact of around €30 billion
Europe Russia President Putin has tasked his government with submitting proposals for a railway link to the Barents Sea; the development of the Arctic region is a strategic priority with massive investment budgeted in military infrastructure and mineral extraction
Asia Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah visited Juthoor, the Kingdom’s largest afforestation project, launched in 2012 in Karak Governorate to increase green spaces in the country; over 22.000 volunteers have participated in planting trees
America Ecuador The state suspended activities on its coasts due to the recent eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano in the Tonga islands, causing a state of alert in case of possible tidal impacts and strong currents
Europe Sweden With Finland and Norway, the country will cull part of the wolf population to control their diffusion; as the hunters have already killed most of their annual target of 27 wolves, several conservation groups have appealed to the EU to take action
America Peru More consequences of the Pacific vulcano underwater eruption, as two women lost their lives while traveling along the shore at Naylamp beach, in Chiclayo, Lambayeque, when their vehicle was caught by waves and dragged out to sea
America Guyana The government pledged that oil-revenues will be mainly directed to the green economy, in order to cut back emissions regardless of their increasing petroleum production
America Paraguay As of this month, a number of Paraguayan products being exported to Taiwan will benefit from tax exemption
Africa Lesotho A basketball tournament to highlight the fight against gender-based violence and cyberbullying took place this weekend at the Lehakoe Sports and Recreational Centre