Europe Switzerland Supermarket chains Coop and Migros are recalling cheese products due to a possible risk of salmonella; contaminated Kräuterbrie soft cheese found at Landbrügg dairy triggered the measure and the dairy's decision to recall its entire product range
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The competent Ministers on 31 January passed The Passage of the Vehicles and Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2025 and the ground breaking Passage Of Plea Negotiations And Agreements Bill 2024, considered a milestone for justice reform
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A new self-referral pathway for mammograms has been implemented by the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital; the program welcomes women who wish to undertake the examination and encourages to access critical breast cancer screening services
Africa Gambia A two-day intensive training on Sexuality and Sex Education, Gender Based Violence was organized at Jambangjelly Senior School by the Njaboute Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the living standards of women and girls in The Gambia
Europe Iceland Iceland Foods is reintroducing plastic trays in response to consumer dissatisfaction with vacuum-packed minced meat; vacuum-sealed packages were designed to contain 50% less plastic and reduce the retailer's annual consumption by 35 tonnes
Europe Estonia Inequality between the skills of different generations is growing faster in Estonia than in other OECD countries, increasing the risk of marginalisation among the least qualified adults
Africa Guinea-Bissau The FAO representative in Guinea-Bissau, Mohamed Hamma Garba, stated that over 107.000 people in the country, around 7% of the population, face severe food insecurity
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Dozens of tourists gathered to watch over 400 baby sea turtles being released into the sea at Vila Maria beach on the island of São Tomé; the release is overseen as an initiative of the Tatô programme, an international NGO based locally
America Haiti The President of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council has promised to hold elections this November and inaugurate an elected government by February 2026; the last elections were held in 2016
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Founding Day will be celebrated on 22 February to mark the establishment of the first state in 1727 with a calendar of events celebrating history, traditions and heritage that include the concert of Arab world's icons Nawal and Ahlam in Riyadh
Oceania Fiji Efforts are underway to further strengthen and promote kava exports to the US and the entire North American region; new import tariffs introduced or planned by President Trump are a pending variable
Europe Kosovo Extremism in Kosovo remains limited, but conditions for its spread persist, according to a report by the Pristina-based think tank Sbunker
Asia Iran A new ballistic missile, capable of travelling 1.700 kilometres, was unveiled at a ceremony in Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian
Europe Croatia Croatia's first satellite, CroCube, launched on 21 December 2024, successfully captured and transmitted its first images of Croatia from space