America Brazil The federal import tax on international purchases of up to US$ 50 made through e-commerce platforms like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress has been erased; experts say it is a strategic move in view of October's upcoming general elections
Europe Latvia A remote mine-laying system has been tested in various conditions to improve anti-tank defence and strengthen Latvia's deterrence capabilities, according to officials; it quickly creates anti-tank minefields designed to hamper the movement of any invader
Asia Afghanistan In an escalation of tensions with Pakistan, Afghanistan announced a major offensive against Pakistani military posts near the border that triggered Pakistan's response with bombing of targets in Kabul and the neighboring provinces of Kandahar and Paktika
America Jamaica Uber BV has renewed its historic partnership with the Jamaica Paralympic Association JPA in becoming the official islandwide travel partner for the governing body for para sports
America Grenada Over 400 professional chess sets will be distributed to primary and secondary schools throughout Grenada during the first-ever “Chess Week” in the Caribbean, that will begin on 2 March and aims to form chess clubs in schools
America Costa Rica The sale of flavored vape liquids has been banned in Costa Rica and only tobacco flavor is allowed; businesses have six months to comply, as authorities have sought to curb rising adolescent use and related illnesses
Africa Chad Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan after several Chadian soldiers and civilians were killed in clashes linked to the Sudanese civil war; closure aims to prevent any risk of conflict spreading to Chadian soil and to protect citizens and refugees
Asia Yemen UN World Food Program will lay off all staff working in areas under Houthi control in northern Yemen by March 31, halting its operations there; the move, announced in February, is a setback for millions of Yemenis who rely on WFP assistance for survival
Asia Iraq Umm Qasr port, Iraq's sole deep-water port will receive $120 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm; through Aloreen Company for Investments new equipment for port services will be funded
Asia India In her speech for the International Press Institute India Award for Excellence in Journalism, Justice Nagarathna emphasised how precarious press freedom is in an era of corporate consolidation that makes media legally free but economically constrained
Africa Guinea The tense atmosphere in border areas between Guinea and Sierra Leone in recent days has given way to calm as Sierra Leonean soldiers apprehended on Guinean territory were officially released today in a gesture aimed at preserving good neighborly relations
Europe Latvia Scarecrows, the latest documentary by Laila Pakalniņa, has opened the programme of the Latvian National Film Awards, where it is nominated in four categories; it is a chronicle of 'runway rangers' and their encounters with wildlife RIX Riga Airport
Europe Hungary Prosecutors indicted the progressive mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in organizing a gay pride march last June in defiance of a ban imposed by far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government
America Mexico “Peace, security and normalcy” are being maintained in Mexico, said President Sheinbaum, notwithstanding violent clashes with security forces with dozens of deaths following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera, aka "El Mencho", leader of Jalisco Cartel CJNG