Europe Netherlands Equal opportunities are under scrutiny on Women's Day, as government plans to reduce parental leave benefits for higher income earners: the measure would disproportionately affect men, who often earn more than women, discouraging fathers from taking leave
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The International Conference on the 150th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery will culminate in an academic dialogue between two São Toméan historians and several foreigners: excluding reputable local historians from the panel has left many doubtful
Oceania New Zealand With Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson and Dane Menzies qualifying for the men’s snowboard big air final, the Kiwis accounted for a quarter of the 12-strong field at Milano-Cortina Olympics, but no medals came to New Zealand in the first day of races
Europe Serbia The Russian personalized mRNA cancer vaccines will be available to patients in Serbia starting in 2026, said Minister without portfolio Nenad Popovic speaking from Moscow following meetings with Russian Health Minister
Africa Senegal Hundreds of apartments remain empty in Dakar, while thousands of households struggle to find housing in the capital; the unprecedented phenomenon for a city where rental demand has long exceeded supply reflects a market in complete imbalance
Asia North Korea Tons of meat products worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been shipped in from Belarus -reports independent media project Zerkalo- while North Korea supplied automotive parts to a Belarusian truck manufacturer that also produces missile launchers
Europe Andorra 17 of the 114 films and documentaries released in Catalan throughout 2025 were screened in Andorra, 15% of the total says report by Plataforma per la Llengua on the presence of cinema in Catalan
Africa Zimbabwe A mass seizure of stray dog has started earlier this week in Chegutu; the campaign at municipal level has been organized in partnership with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and aims to curb increasing dog bites episodes
Europe Hungary With the first during of concrete, IAEA officially changed the status of Paks II nuclear power plant from project to under construction; government sees it as a guarantee for reducing ancillary costs, and the "flagship of Europe’s nuclear renaissance"
America Dominica Recent paintings by Dominican artist Francilia Agar make her new solo exhibition titled “I Am Dominica” housed at Vetivert Contemporary Fine Art Gallery; expressive use of color and texture embody the island’s landscapes, cultural memories, identity
America Canada All public servants will be required to be in the office at least four days a week as of 6 July by a new policy issued earlier this week, with all government executives starting on-site presence for five days a week on 4 May
Europe Belgium An investigation will clarify the incident aboard the M940 Oostende, a new minehunter, occurred at Zeebrugge docks in West Flanders, as smoke was noticed aboard the ship, though no fires were detected
Asia Afghanistan Nearly five million patients with respiratory illnesses were registered in government hospitals over the past three months according to Minister of Health data, a significant surge from around 3 million last year
Asia Jordan The implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2030, in line with global Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022, has been launched to strengthen biodiversity protection through an ambitious agenda