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 Kosovo An electricity crisis has been declared, following difficulties with local energy production and rising consumption amidst sub-zero temperatures in the country
Asia Cambodia More than 95% of the farmers in southeast Kampot who are part of NGO NatureLife's Crane Rice project will be part of a scheme in which the NGO buys part of the unharvested rice crop at above-market prices and then leaves it to the sarus cranes to feast on
Oceania Fiji At last week's ceremony where 39 students graduated, Principal Remesio Rogovakalali said Corpus Christi Teachers College has graduated a total of 1520 Fijians with a primary education degree in the last 61 years
Europe Monaco The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco is hosting at Villa Sauber the exhibition "Monaco - Alexandria, The Great Detour." that explores the link between the two seemingly different cities
Asia East Timor The community support programme for the country's economic recovery was launched to support the population not only from the latest waves of Covid-19 pandemic but also from the recent heavy flooding, delivering food parcels to tens of thousands of people
Africa Morocco International e-commerce company Fulfillment Bridge, founded by Kais Khadraoui in Hong Kong, now offers its global fulfillment solution in Morocco, helping local businesses reach customers everywhere with precision and punctuality
Europe Sweden National producer price index rose in November at the fastest annual rate in 30 years, up 18,1% year-on-year, according to Statistics Sweden
America Paraguay Inflation is the highest it has ever been in the past ten years: the Central Bank raised its interest rate by 125 basis points, consequently taking it up to 5,25%
Africa South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Anglican cleric, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as he led the fight to end apartheid in his country, has died at the age of 90
Africa Central African Republic The 7th edition of the Bangui Marathon - a sporting promoting peace in the country - was held thank to the support of sponsors, ALLSPORT and the Ministry of Sport and Humanitarian Action and National Reconciliation
Africa Egypt The Administrative Judicial Court of the Council of State rejected a lawsuit filed by two lawyers to block the "TikTok" application in the country on the grounds that it incites immorality, pornography, bullying, and violence among teenagers
Asia Bangladesh Several brick kilns, built near educational institutions, carried out their operations in Kamalganj upazila, defying the law and ignoring the protests of local residents, affecting students with their emissions
Africa Djibouti With over 100 containers shipped weekly, the new direct transport service connecting the country with port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, is a great opportunity for local trade