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
Asia Azerbaijan Baku has signed an agreement on natural gas supplies of 1,5-2 billion cubic meters from Turkmenistan to the country via Iranian territory
Europe Serbia The Serbian Post Office has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Turkish Post Office in the areas of e-commerce and money transfers, an important opportunity for the country to tap into Turkey's lucrative e-commerce market
Asia China China's playing card and board game market is expected to reach $1.675,4 million by 2025 according to a new report published by Allied Market Research
Oceania Fiji Today ends Movember, defined by Health Minister as an opportunity to reflect on cancer, particularly prostate; the ministry is keen to reach out to people who are not satisfied with their check-ups at local health centres
Africa Benin Within the measures undertaken since 2016 in the decentralization sector, the recent reform for improving and depoliticizing the municipal administration was initiated by targeting the exchange on the life of municipalities through various themes
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko, at a meeting at the Defence Ministry's Strategic Control Centre, reminded that, while not brandishing its weapons, the country has the possibilities and means to react to non-peaceful threats
Oceania Marshall Islands Boys and girls teams from Majuro Cooperative High School battled it out in the school basketball championship sponsored by the Sports and Extracurricular Program that ended last weekend
America Honduras The country successfully held peaceful elections with the support of the EU and the OAS - a significant milestone due to the recent political tensions - and Xiomara Castro became the first ever female President
Africa Libya Vaccination against Covid-19 will now be mandatory for employees of public institutions and private companies as well
Europe Albania According to INSTAT data, the country has the highest number of self-employed people in Europe, reaching 32% of the total at the end of 2020
Asia Bhutan The country, which in recent years has been gradually encroached upon by China, which claims over 764km of state territory, has now signed yet another memorandum of understanding on the issue
Europe Austria Tens of thousands of Austrians gathered this weekend to protest against the government's introduction of compulsory vaccination - the first EU country to do so
Oceania Micronesia After it was voted twice to maintain the ban on dual citizenship, a vote will be taken again to change this law, in a move strongly supported by Micronesians living abroad