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
Europe Russia President Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill to simplify the process of acquiring Russian citizenship for individuals falling into more than 20 categories, including those who lived within the borders of the Soviet Union and their children
Europe Ukraine According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Foundation for Democratic Initiatives together with the Razumkov Centre, most respondents named President Volodymyr Zelensky politician of the year
Oceania Tuvalu The country is looking for legal ways to retain ownership of its maritime areas and recognition as a state even if the nation were to be completely submerged due to climate change and the population had to relocate
Oceania Marshall Islands The Asian Development Bank has signed a $7 million grant with the government to support the Marshalls Energy Company to improve its performance, to enhance resilience to power grid disasters and to prepare for the transition to renewable energy
Africa Ethiopia Rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray region are drawing on ancient Islamic history in an Arabic-language propaganda push to garner solidarity among Muslims online for their battle against the government
America Suriname An increase in the price of bread is expected, since the government will no longer subsidize the cost of flour imports
Africa Madagascar The 'unprecedented' fires of recent months in Ankarafantsika National Park are threatening livelihoods and lemurs; they are also drying up the landscape and reducing harvests in neighbouring communities, with knock-on effects for nearby forests
Asia Israel 5200 cranes have been killed by bird flu in Lake Hula, resulting in the deadliest wildlife disaster in the country's history
America Guyana Since the Indigenous Carib language is slowing dying out, the remote village of Kwebana is working with women as part of an empowerment program to try an preserve the language and root it in the lives of younger generations
America Barbados Cidel's US$40.000 donation to The Salvation Army is helping dozens of families, serving hot meals during the holidays and providing clothes through their thrift shop
Africa Liberia Varney Alieu Jarsey, the country's former national student leader, was elected president of the All-African Students Union (AASU), the continental organisation founded in 1972 to defend the interests of African students
Europe Luxembourg The country is at the bottom of the Eu records for online sales, with the lowest share (10%) of businesses having effectively developed e-commerce
Europe Serbia 150 Indian migrant workers hired in 2019 to work on mega construction and infrastructure projects in the country are continuing to fight for their wages