Africa Malawi Taxes on the importation of electric and hybrid vehicles has been removed in a government move aimed at accelerating the adoption of fuel-efficient transport as global fuel prices continue to rise
Africa Togo A five-year cooperation agreement has been signed with the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA to expand the peaceful use of nuclear technologies in sectors including health, agriculture and energy
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb Leader Milorad Dodik has been criticised for making derogatory comments and using racist rhetoric about Bosniaks at a press conference following the presidential election in Bosnia’s mainly Serb Republika Srpska won by his ally Sinisa Karan
Europe Austria Skiers Ariane Rädler and Katharina Huber won the alpine team combination, the first Olympic victory for the ÖSV women in over ten years; the first gold at Milano-Cortina Winter Games came with snowboarder Benjamin Karl in the men's parallel giant slalom
Asia Singapore Singapore Institute of Technology has launched an Energy Audit Training Centre to support decarbonization;The centre will train professionals to assess and improve energy efficiency in buildings and industry, to cut emissions and help meet climate targets
Oceania Solomon Islands The long-awaited Technical and Vocational Education and Training Policy has been launched; unified guidelines for all TVET providers in the country will guarantee high-quality skills training to streamline career pathways, increasing national productivity
Europe Russia Health workers in Kemerovo are reporting delayed and reduced salaries as the region registers record-breaking budget deficit due to coal industry crisis; delayed payments have been recurrent across Russia, particularly in areas reliant on state funding
America Bolivia Protests have erupted in Bolivia as transport workers have denounced poor-quality gasoline, while President Rodrigo Paz has claimed there has been a sabotage against his government amid an internal investigation at the state oil company
Africa Cameroon The Port of Douala, strategic gateway for trade in Central Africa, is gripped by a tug-of-war centered on the management of the non-intrusive cargo scanning: two rival operators have been claiming the right to inspect containers, paralyzing cargo flow
Europe Liechtenstein Madeleine Beck is the only female athlete in the 8-people strong team Liechtenstein; she is an alpine skier who hasn't yet declared in which race she will compete at Milano-Cortina 2026, and never finished or qualified in the last two seasons
America Dominican Republic Over 400 million table eggs will be produced this month, the highest monthly volume in the country’s history, according to Dominican Poultry Association, and domestic chicken production will reach about 21,4 million units
Africa Botswana New rate for personal income tax will be debated in the upcoming sitting of Parliament; proposed changes will impact corporate tax and International Financial Services Centre companies and increase top tax rate for individuals from 25% to 27,5%
Europe Lithuania 88% of Lithuanians oppose raising the retirement age, latest survey shows; Minister of Social Security and Labour underlines there are no plans to make people retire later and the currently existing retirement age for women and men, 65 years, is optimal
Asia Armenia Nearly two years after the fall of Artsakh, or Nagorno Karabakh, 25.000 displaced families remain without permanent housing despite government claims progress on assistance programs, says Founding Chairman of the NGO Artsakh Union