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 Sudan Sudan's Central Committee of Doctors (CSDC) has tweeted for medical professionals across the country to join efforts to treat injured protesters after Sudanese security forces violently repressed pro-democracy demonstrations
America Bolivia Since the former Argentinian government supported the 2019 Bolivian coup d’état, Argentina donated 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the country; this act represents the countries’ willingness to leave the past behind and strengthen their relationship
Africa Cameroon A training session on traditional Chinese medicine was given to 50 doctors and nurses from the gynaecological, obstetric and paediatric hospital in Yaoundé as part of the 21st Chinese medical mission to the country
Oceania Solomon Islands The Government thanked the Solomons International Assistance Force and welcomed China's offer of riot gear assistance and training to the RSIPF
Africa Seychelles A newly launched biometric corridor at Seychelles airport uses the face as a passport; with a matching time of less than one second per traveller, the biometric corridor checks an average of 30 travellers a minute, allowing faster, contactless screening
Asia Singapore Singapore Swimming Association appoints Gary Tan as the new national head coach; he competed in the pool for Singapore and in 2018 was appointed 'Coach of the Year' after swimmers won six medals at that year’s Asian Games
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis in Christmas address urged humility among Vatican departments' heads
Asia Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Christmas is a "Palestinian message of hope that our people continue to embrace with love and aspirations towards achieving justice, freedom and peace"
Oceania Nauru Students of the Nauru Secondary School will be receiving free musical tuition after they opted to join the national Police Force brass band
America El Salvador The legislative assembly passed a law that prohibits the privatisation of water and recognizes the resource as a human right
Africa Tanzania Wildlife authorities have begun capturing roan antelopes to be translocated to Kenya; operations will take five days to complete
Asia Georgia Opposition party, United National Movement, has launched a mass hunger strike to express solidarity with the political group's founder, the country's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has also been on strike since his imprisonment
Africa Niger The National Institute of Statistics, in collaboration with UNDP, organised a workshop in Niamey to launch the National Human Development Report 2021, which will focus on the impact of employment on human development in the country