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
America El Salvador 2021 has been the year with less registered murders in the country’s history; authorities have described it as “the safest year” El Salvador has ever had
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwean-born rugby great David Pocock is seeking political office in the Australian Senate, which has always been sensitive to issues such as LGBTQ rights and climate change
Asia Yemen As the humanitarian crisis grows worser and worser, Pure Hands has increased its effort to provide health facilities with critical medical supplies, surpassing $100 million in aid delivered
Africa Botswana The country plans to start COVID-19 vaccinations for adolescents aged 12 to 17 early in 2022
Africa Gabon The Carrefour Group has announced the opening of its first shop in the country with its franchise partner Prix Import
Asia South Korea Four initiatives challenging the government’s policies on energy, food safety, environmental protection and regulations failed to pass Saturday in a national referendum with a relatively low turnout and nearly identical vote margins on all four issues
Africa Uganda Despite updates in legislation, a new report shows that organisations in the country are still struggling with data protection and privacy compliance
Africa Gambia The main opposition party, the United Democratic Party, has filed a petition challenging the result of the December 4 presidential election, affirming there is evidence of electoral fraud
America United States The Parker Solar Probe successfully flew through the sun's upper atmosphere, called ‘corona’, on December 18th, to sample particles and magnetic fields: a goal NASA has been working on for 60 years
Asia Lebanon Despite the great economic crisis the country is going through, there has been a boom in plastic surgery in the country, long known as the Botox capital of the Middle East
Oceania Solomon Islands Ms Christina Lasaqa is the first female Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Telekom Company Ltd; the formal announcement has been made by the chairman of the board of directors
Asia Singapore The country's domestic non-oil exports (NODX) rose by 24,2% year-on-year in November, marking the biggest jump in nearly a decade and the 12th consecutive month of growth
America Belize The Ministry of Finance announced that the cost of diesel decreased by 10% - the alteration was a government tactic to safeguard the pump prices paid by Belizean consumers