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
Oceania Nauru The Department of Transport conducted a workshop with Nauru Police officiers teaching them how to access and use the new vehicle registration App Transport
Africa Republic of the Congo The Ministry of Health has approved the Russian single-dose vaccine Sputnik Light, after having already approved the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine
Europe Romania The Night of Museums will return with a new edition that starts today; 185 cultural spaces in Bucharest and other localities will join the event, awaiting visitors with exhibitions, screenings, shows, workshops, concerts, or int
Europe Estonia According to the new government strategy, school education will be completely transfer into Estonian language by 2035
Africa Ethiopia UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock addressed a high-level meeting of G7 representatives to call for immediate action as 350.000 people are already severely threatened by hunger and millions more are at risk from the conflict in Tigray
America Bolivia President Luis Arce ratified that national and Russian companies are seeking to advance a roadmap for the development of investments and projects in the energy sector
Africa Benin Two 16th century brass plaques depicting a Warrior Chief and a Court Official, belonging to the 'Benin Bronzes' series, will be returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Nigeria, where they had been found and looted
Europe Croatia Croatian judoka Barbara Matic is the new world champion in the category under 70 kg, having beaten Japan's Yoko Ono in the final match in Budapest
America Antigua and Barbuda Through the UK-funded 'Blue Maritime Economy Plan', the government aims to ensure sustainable use of the ocean, creating jobs, diversifying the economy and protecting one of the country's most valuable ecosystems
Asia Cambodia Forest rangers confirmed the presence of 61 rare and endangered vultures from three different species at the area of the Chheb Wildlife Sanctuary; the ministry and its NGO partners carried out a census of the vultures in four natural protected areas
Europe Luxembourg The owner and publisher of the Luxembourg Times, the Saint-Paul Luxembourg Group, has appointed Martine Reicherts, former European Commissioner for Justice, as its first ever chairwoman
America Guyana Ongoing rainfall are the second highest in 40 years and the Civil Defense Commission has distributed as emergency relief thousands of food hampers and sanitation supplies to over 300 communities
Africa Mozambique To improve connections with Malawi by rebuilding the Mutarara–Malawi border section of the Dona Ana–Vila Nova da Fronteira line, the President Filipe Nyusi has laid a foundation stone