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 Slovenia Ski jumpers Ema Klinec and Urša Bogataj secured their first double victory in the individual World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Asia Tajikistan Rare protests by thousands of people in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan region continued for a third day yesterday demanding an investigation into the death of a local man wanted on kidnapping charges and fatally wounded by security forces
Asia Kyrgyzstan Nearly 14 months after a post-election parliamentary revolt, people will go to the polls again today to vote for parliament after a new electoral code, approved 27 July, changed the structure of parliament, creating difficulties and confusion for voters
Europe Liechtenstein While neighboring countries are postponing the ski season opening for a lack of snow, Balzner postponed its opening because of the heavy snowfall
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Two rappers arrested and charged in recent months have defended themselves in court against charges of insulting the army and the president in their works, which condemn the government's failure to stem the bloodshed in the conflict-torn east
Africa Lesotho The information collected and recorded electronically by data collectors in districts across the country will be used to create the country's first national register of farmers under the FAO-supported project
Africa Chad Republic Day, celebrated today in the country, commemorates the fact that the country became an autonomous republic within the French Community on this day in 1958; the country remained a French territory until achieving full independence in August 1960
Africa Gambia After the government launched a polio vaccination campaign with immunization as a top priority, efforts are facing skepticism due to the distrust towards Covid-19 vaccines
Africa Sierra Leone Since 2018, the annual number of students passing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has increased by 60%, 39.029 students nationally; for the first time, the BECE has recorded more female than male pass rates
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The communication and cultural gap between law enforcement and the Spanish-speaking community is narrowing thanks to concerted efforts by the Police Training School, with Spanish included as a formal subject during course training
Africa Togo WAEMU-securities agency said the country's first issue on the regional money market for Q4 2021 was successful, raising CFA55 billion - nearly US$95.000.000; the bonds will have a maturity of 15 years and will finance the economic recovery
Africa Central African Republic The United Nations Office for Project Services has signed a "Headquarters Agreement", with the aim of formalising cooperation in the field of infrastructure, in particular the construction of roads crucial to linking communities
Europe Russia Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion, a top local official announced