Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Europe Hungary The country moved up five places to 42nd position in the competitiveness ranking published by the IMD World Competitiveness Center of the Swiss Business School
Africa Libya The unity government has reopened the coastal highway linking the country's east and west, closed for two years due to local fighting hazards
Oceania New Zealand A new Multicultural Council in Te Tai Poutini, a West Coast region, has been established and will ensure that people of all ethnicities celebrate their cultures with pride
Africa Mauritius In the newly announced budget measures, health has been put at the centre to guarantee the country's economic recovery, in particular the sustainability of national vaccination campaign
America Argentina The Minister of Education has informed that almost 1 million students quitted in 2020 and has release the program ‘Acompañar’ to invert the worrying scenario
Africa Zambia The country is going into 21-day national mourning over the death of Kenneth Kaunda, former president and father of independence, the last great figure in the fight against colonialism in the last century
Europe Greece The government in Athens has earmarked €100 million in subsidies for the construction of photovoltaic facilities that will be used to meet the energy needs of poor households
Asia India The National Highways Authority of India has stipulated that all highway construction projects will have to carry out monthly drone surveys during all phases
Asia Thailand Colleagues and clients of UOB Thailand are coming together to raise funds to help the Thai Red Cross Society purchase relief kits and basic necessities for disadvantaged people in home quarantine
Europe Bulgaria The Bulgarian Digital Week 2021 starts today and sees the participation of more than 150 lectors
Africa Ethiopia According to Médecins Sans Frontières, 87% of Tigray's health infrastructure is destroyed and around 4% of ambulances were operational in January; schools, water supply facilities and agricultural equipment are also mostly compromised
America Chile "The Responsible Lithium Partnership", a programme for the sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium, without affecting the ecosystem or people living in the area, is now supported by the holding companies Daimler AG, Volkswagen AG, BASF and Fairphone
Africa Cape Verde The Agostinho Neto Hospital in Praia will move towards specialization in nursing, an important and needed step for the country