Asia Indonesia Officials in East Jakarta faced backlash after using an AI-generated image to respond to a public complaint, raising concerns over transparency; The fact highlight risks of using AI in public communication without clear disclosure or verification
Asia Oman Ministers of Transport of the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Iraq met in Baghdad to discuss enhancing cooperation in transport and logistics as a driver of economic growth and regional integration
Europe Austria Additional HGV driving bans have been introduced on the A10 'Tauern Autobahn' motorway from 16 April to June to smooth out car traffic among construction sites; the ban applies to trucks and vehicle combinations with a GVW over 7,5 t, with exceptions
Europe Lithuania The Constitutional Court ruled that the 'the institution of partnership', as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships
Asia Indonesia Jakarta plans to launch its own film festival; Deputy Governor Rano Karno envisions the event as a platform to celebrate national cinema, strengthen the local film industry and boost Jakarta's cultural identity
Europe Greece Greece has completed its first marine spatial planning and released the official map with the extension of territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, as per UN Convention; the continental shelf of the Aegean islands is a point of friction with Turkey
Africa Guinea Nobody was injured as a violent wind took off the roof of a primary school in Koyékoyé district, Linsan, Kindia, making the whole structure come to pieces; it was built by community effort last year to give local children the premises they were missing
Asia Syria Over 100 chemical weapons sites, many not secure, could have remained after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to a leading chemical weapons watchdog, a number higher than any previous estimate; government pledged to destroy any remaining weapons
Asia Nepal Thousands of teachers of the Nepal Teachers’ Federation protested in Kathmandu earlier this month wearing black masks and demanding the long-delayed School Education Act; a nationwide strike closed schools and put more pressure on the government
Africa Egypt Optimize the use of bagasse, a waste of sugarcane processing, was the object of Ministerial Group for Industrial Development's 21st meeting, aiming at converting it into value added products instead of burning it as an alternative fuel in sugar factories
Asia Bangladesh 33 fishers, including six women, were rescued from a den of pirates from a deep jungle in the Sundarbans: they were allegedly abducted for ransom days ago; the Coast Guard also recovered 16 fishing boats from the den but no pirate could be detained
Europe Luxembourg Ten of Luxembourg’s most promising startups have been selected to compete in the Startup World Cup, a prestigious global competition organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures; the winner will access the San Francisco challenge against 100+ global competitors
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines To celebrate his 2nd anniversary, Coastal Adrenaline Inc. will honor its commitment to environmental stewardship by organizing a coastal clean-up event instead of a traditional party and is inviting the public to join forces on 19 April
Europe Slovakia While Slovak president condemned Russian strike on Sumy and urged to make pressure for peace, the parliament refused to sign the international document condemning Russia for those deadly attacks