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
Europe Monaco On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Mois Sans Tabac - No Tobacco Month - in November, the government announced a national lung cancer screening campaign for all social security beneficiaries over the age of 50 in the Principality
Asia Maldives 248 political appointees were dismissed from their posts as part of cost-cutting measures announced by President Mohamed Muizzu
Oceania Marshall Islands Rhea Moss-Christian, from the Marshall Islands, told an Australian television and radio network that within the nuclear tests conducted by the United States in her country, the Marshallese people were victims and suffered collateral damage
America Belize A new website has been launched to improve public access to court information, judgments, and updates; the Senior Courts of Belize announced it as part of ongoing judicial modernization efforts
Europe Montenegro Montenegrin startup Buddy.ai, a conversational AI tutor for children, announced that it has closed a EUR 10,2 million seed funding round, bringing the total venture funding raised since launch to EUR 12 million
Europe Luxembourg People travelled around 30% more on trains in the Grand Duchy in 2023, putting it at the top of the list of EU countries where trains were most used last year
Oceania Palau Surangel and Sons Company filed a civil lawsuit against Palau's Island Times newspaper, its publisher and editor Leilani Reklai, accusing them of negligence and defamation
Africa Djibouti Foreign Ministers of the African Union countries, with the addition of Turkey, will gather in Djibouti today for the3rd Conference of Evaluation, a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation between Ankara and African nations
Europe North Macedonia A mobile application was launched that will host the country's digital identity wallet, allowing citizens to store an electronic version of their identity cards and driving licences
Europe Norway The state police put an end to 13 years of sending out operational announcements, often with a dose of humour, via the social media channel Twitter and later version 'X' and will now use their own app, Politiloggen, for security and operational reasons
Europe Moldova Schools with a smaller number of students will be supported in achieving educational standards through a financial centraliser, allocated to targeted schools for needs like repairs, purchase of transport means and services, and provision of internships
Europe Malta Over 55.000 people own more than one vehicle, according to data presented in parliament, of which 10.000 own three and over 1.000 own four; data exclude vehicles such as motorbikes and other two-wheelers
Oceania Samoa Children aged from 4 to 14 from Samoa became the youngest official delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia