Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
Asia Jordan Jordan’s Royal Film Commission has nominated the feature-narrative film “Amira” by Mohamed Diab as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony that will be held on 27 March 2022
Oceania Australia Australia won the male Twenty20 World Cup defeating New Zealand in the final: it's the first time ever that the country wins the prestigious event by the International Cricket Council
Africa Sierra Leone Jeremiah Thoronka, a young student, is the winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021 of US$100.000 for inventing the Optim Energy device that uses the kinetic energy of traffic and pedestrians to generate clean energy
America Antigua and Barbuda Irate parents react to vaccine mandate but principals report good compliance rate, as unvaccinated children are not admitted to school anymore
Africa Senegal The launching ceremony of the integrated cross-border development plan for the Senegal River Basin will be presided today by the Minister of Territorial Communities, Development and Spatial Planning
Africa Nigeria Despite losing big international funding for an alarmingly growing birth rate, the government refuses to project interventions on family planning and birth rate reduction; Nigeria will be the third country for population in 2050
Europe Belgium Employers and unions are calling for maximum telework, where possible, at least until the end of the year
Africa Sudan Sorghum harvesting has started in the Blue Nile region in projects owned by smallholder farmers; high productivity of 20 bags per feddan is expected thanks to the adoption of modern zero-tillage farming technology
Africa Rwanda The National Electoral Commission revealed that 558 candidates have filed for this weekend's elections for the positions of female councillors in the district council; each has to elect 5 female councillors constituting 30% of the council
Africa eSwatini The first ever currency museum opened at the Central Bank of Eswatini in Mbabane to preserve the historical legacy of the country’s currency for the benefit of present and future generations
Asia Indonesia One fifth of oil palm plantations in the country, the world's largest palm oil producer, operate illegally within forest areas that are off-limits to commercial farming, as a new Greenpeace report showed
America Colombia Due to the ongoing Venezuelan oil crisis, Colombian crude oil theft is currently at the highest it has ever been; criminals are illegally stealing and refining oil to then export it to Venezuela, causing damage to Colombian oil facilities and the industry