Asia China "An open-source artificial intelligence zone" aimed at BRICS nations has been proposed by President Xi Jinping's at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, yet another sign of the increasingly fierce race for technological supremacy with the US
Africa Djibouti Accor, one of the world's leaders in hospitality with more than 400 high-end hotels, is expanding its presence in sub-Saharan Africa with a new Fairmont Djibouti in the capital, due to open 2024
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Minister of Education laid the foundation stone of a primary school in Santa Catarina - the iniziative is part of the WACA project on climate change in coastal areas and is aimed at guaranteeing safe expansion in a number of fishing communities
Europe Poland In his speech at the UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, President Duda said the country will double its current renewable energy production by 2030
Europe Croatia The IX Kvarner Fiumare festival of the sea and maritime heritage - with exhibitions, lectures, interactive workshops, and the Rijeka Boat Show - displaying nautical, fishing equipment and small boats locally produced - are taking place in Rijeka
Asia Mongolia The country is considering to continue the construction of a dam on the Uldza River despite the UNESCO’s demand to stop it in order to preserve the ecosystems of the Torey lakes; the project, started in 2020, is frozen due to lack of funding
Africa Central African Republic UN-Women with the National Election Authority launched a program to support women candidates in the 2022 municipal elections, in the context of the 2030 Gender Equality Act
Europe Netherlands A man who stole two paintings by Van Gogh and Frans Hals has been sentenced to eight years in prison and to pay compensation of €9 million; the two paintings are still missing, but he was convicted thanks to DNA evidence
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Pensioners are menacing street protests if pensiones aren't increased, as increase in the price of essential foodstuffs is a daily issue
America Antigua and Barbuda Education Minister Daryll Matthew has publicly apologised for recent comments he made in Parliament regarding the alleged controversial vaccination methods of teachers at Baptist Academy
Africa Republic of the Congo The Government has signed a partnership with private sector companies for the development of the state land reserve in Léfini, in the Plateaux department
Asia Georgia Within the Kartvelology program inaugurated this week at Harvard University, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been invited for a lecture on Georgian culture scheduled for February 2022
America Cuba The environment of the Great Northern Wetland of Ciego de Avila, a site with international status, is showing more vitality after being fostered by actions included in the state programme called Task Life
Europe Germany Citizens are voting today in parliamentary elections; the Bundestag 2021 elections will end Angela Merkel's 16-year term in office, with the latest polls showing the centre-left slightly ahead of the outgoing chancellor's conservatives