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
Africa Burkina Faso The Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN) has expresses deep concern about the growing rate of insecurity in the Sahel region and has called on authorities to make urgent efforts to restore calm amid a spate of violent attacks
Asia Bahrain Tenants of government properties will receive a three-month waiver on rent as part of a financial stimulus package to counter the effects of the Coronavirus launched by the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
America Grenada Recent data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) shows that the country has recorded 1.526 live births and, for the first time since 2000, over 1.000 people have died
Africa Uganda The Ministry of Education has started broadcasting lectures on various radio stations across the country as one of the means of ensuring continuity for students after schools were closed due to the pandemic
Africa Botswana Ophadile Gofamodimo, through her company Fashion Passion Promotions, has recently opened a pop-up stall in the Gaborone Main Mall, a platform that gives local fashion designers an opportunity to collectively sell and promote their brands
Africa Togo In Kodjoviakope, a neighbourhood in the capital near the border with Ghana, Jean Koffi Akpo, a football agent and manager by profession, continues to help homeless children, using football as a peacemaker for the boys and to stop the violence in the area
Africa Namibia The Zambezi regional police has expressed concern over the lack of adherence to the curfew - set between 22 and 4 -by residents especially at Katima Mulilo
Africa eSwatini The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade announced that the country wants to invest in grid energy and that the Government is talking to a number of potential investors
Europe Ireland Today and tomorrow the country will host a meeting of Ministers from across the OECD to discuss responses to a significant rise in global poverty linked to the pandemic
Africa South Sudan The UN Population Fund, with Sweden's support, will bring on its sexual and reproductive health program, which aims to achieve zero preventable maternal deaths, gender-based violence and harmful practices by 2030
Oceania New Zealand The country's only child car seat recycling programme has reached a major milestone after collecting over 100,000 kg of plastic and metal for recycling
America Ecuador The country will invest over US$140 million in hydro plant works, as the regressive erosion is threatening the water catchment infrastructure of Ecuador’s Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant
Oceania Marshall Islands The College of the Marshall Islands' 28th commencement year scores a record as the class of 2021 has a number of graduates surpassing the goal of 15% graduation rate with 19%