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
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
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 Iceland Icelandic Education Minister has asked Apple for help in preserving the Icelandic language by adding it to the collection of voices, texts and languages in its operating systems
Africa Egypt The manpower minister reported that the emergency fund for employees has paid nearly 1.424 billion lira to 416.666 workers, in one of the government's moves to support those most affected by the pandemic
Europe United Kingdom In a month time, a new train service called Lumo will link London and Edinburgh in 4 hours, with a scenery journey, convenient prices and low carbon footprint
Asia Philippines Boxing star Manny Pacquiao will run for president in next year's elections; incumbent President Duterte is barred from another term, but will run as vice-president in a rival party faction, a move critics say is an attempt to retain power
America Grenada According to the Islamic Foundation of Grenada, a survey conducted among the Islamic community revealed that more than 90% of respondents had been inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine, a very high rate compared to the rest of the country
Asia Maldives Exim Bank extends a US$40 million line of credit for specific projects in housing, the Greater Malé connectivity, water and sewerage, the international cricket stadium, road construction and sports infrastructure
Africa Zimbabwe The country has exceeded the Abuja Declaration target that requires countries to spend at least 15% of their national budgets on the health sector, being at the forefront of the continent's fight against Covid-19
Asia Armenia Within the Armenian Business Forum-2021 held this week, the chairman of the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs stated that they will allocate about US$50 million for the development of the Republic of Artsakh, also know as Nagorno-Karabakh
America Mexico The ongoing migratory crisis has reached a new level, with 13.700 undocumented migrants trying to cross to American territory and forming an improvised refuge on the border
Europe France The government plans to spend more than €400 million on help for the elderly in 2022, more than half of which will be earmarked for home care services
Africa Mozambique A delegation from the Swedish agency Folke Bernadotte Academy will train people involved in the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process of Renamo, an element of the peace agreement between the party and the government