Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis highlighted World AIDS Day yesterday as “an important occasion to remember the many people affected by this virus, for many of whom in some parts of the world, access to essential treatment is unavailable."
Oceania Fiji Fiji Airways operated the first commercial flight landing in the country after 20 months; the 193 passengers from Sydney are the first of nearly 1000 tourists reaching the country in the next couple of days from Australia and the USA
Europe Sweden Lawmakers elected the country's first female Prime Minister for a second time; Magdalena Andersson, who resigned on the same day as the election due to the defeat of the budget proposal, will now form a minority government
Europe Poland Women's rights activists used red paint to protest against a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database while parliament debates a new proposal to further restrict abortion
Europe Italy Swimming champion Federica Pellegrini, worldwide known as 'the Divine', bid farewell to competition in tears with her last victory in the 200 freestyle at the Italian short-tub championships
Europe Czech Republic Despite the pandemic, living standards were close to the EU average last year; the country also maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the EU, according to data published by the Czech Statistical Office in the Statistical Yearbook 2021
America Venezuela The country set the world record for the largest orchestra contemporarily playing, made up of over 12.000 musicians
Africa Tunisia The vaccination target for 2021 was reached, with the symbolic milestone of 10 million people receiving at least one dose being exceeded; this means that more than half of all eligible people (aged 15 and over) have been vaccinated
America Canada Ontario reaches milestone of 10.000 Covid-19 deaths, while Canada's doctors confirm the pandemic took a dramatic toll on those who did not contract it by delaying surgeries and therapies
America Barbados In an overnight ceremony in Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president yesterday, making of the Barbados the world's newest republic - the event coincided with the country's 55th anniversary of independence
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina New UN survey says some 47% of Bosnians aged 18 to 29 are contemplating emigration, either temporarily or permanently, disillusioned by the lack of prospects at home
Asia United Arab Emirates Today start the three days of celebration of the 50th National Day, with fireworks every night at 9pm as most spectacular attraction among a variety of events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Asia Philippines 3000 km of road connecting farmlands to markets have been built since 2016 by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Department of Agriculture; roads are crucial to improve and support both sectors