Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Africa Togo Textile company ITC Rmg will install 750 flat knitting machines in the Adetikope industrial platform, creating a world-class knitwear operation within its industrial zone unit 'Togo Clothing Company', directly involving 2000 workers
Asia Bhutan Bhutan Space Week 2022 has invited teachers across the country to submit proposals for space-related activities; the six selected proposals will receive a $100.000 grant
Africa Comoros Personal protective equipment for frontline health workers in seven clinics across the country has been provided by the US government; supplies include 39.000 face covers, 39.000 gloves, 6.500 disposable gowns
Africa Libya Having visited Jewish cemeteries during the war, and having been unsuccessful in restoring them, Libyan psychologist David Gerbi has announced a new effort to establish a virtual cemetery to replace each of the physical ones
Europe Latvia The organizers of the Riga International Film Festival, starting today, have had to introduce last-minute changes as a result of the new state of emergency that began on Monday; concerns about such sudden changes geopardising the festival are on the rise
Africa Central African Republic Livestock traders, grouped in seven associations, denounce the assaults, killings, extortion, abusive detention and other ill-treatment to which they have been subjected in recent times in the region of Damara, Bangui and the village of Bouboui
America Haiti PwC firms operating in the Caribbean have collectively donated $50.000 in cash to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency for relief and recovery efforts following last month's magnitude 7,2 earthquake
Africa Morocco The new minister for energy transition and sustainable development has described the country as "a prime destination for renewable energy", intending to curb carbon emissions and switch 52% of the electricity to renewables within the next 9 years
Africa Namibia To empower, educate and protect communities on the fight against COVID-19 and HIV combined together, UNAIDS has started a local, focused collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Asia Iran Iran's Minister of Communications and IT has proposed the establishment of joint regional data centers with the Organization of Developing Countries' Communications and Information Ministers
America Jamaica WiPay Jamaica, the leading fintech company in the Caribbean, has unveiled a new digital money option, a unique and non-transferable QR code identifier
America Dominica Having identified the transport sector as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in this country, the government has stated that it aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transport by 17% by 2030
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Central African Coastal Zone Resilience Investment Project has opened a tender for stormwater drainage, marine flood protection wall and safe expansion zone preparation in Yô Grande, Micoló and Abbot Beach