Asia India Workers and homemakers, with robot-hands and head-mounted cameras record first-person "egocentric data" of manual tasks, precious for tech companies to train physical AI and humanoids, building for free knowledge that will eventually take up their jobs
Africa South Sudan In a historic first for South Sudan, virtual court proceedings that were taking place via video conferencing were successfully conducted in Malakal, ensuring greater accountability and access to justice for all
Asia Bangladesh The UNHRC stated that there is a credible probability of an 'unnecessary' use of force by Bangladeshi security forces against student-led protesters
Africa Sierra Leone Special Olympics Sierra Leone, in collaboration with Lions Clubs, held its inaugural Family Health Forum, bringing together people with intellectual disabilities, their parents and caregivers
Asia Thailand The Thai Alcohol Beverage Business Association has asked the government to amend Section 32 of the Alcohol Control Law to remove 'excessively strict' limits on alcohol advertising
Africa Somalia A consultation meeting to modernise Somalia's governance and security systems by enhancing the legal and digital identity infrastructure has been initiated by the Federal Minister of Interior and Reconciliation
Africa Seychelles In a highly anticipated event, the Anointed Gospel website was officially launched recently, a new chapter in the digital Christian music industry
Europe Sweden The government decided to reduce the monthly salary required to obtain the EU Blue Card by almost €866,17
Africa Uganda Financial literacy training programmes have been launched across the country by the Bank of Uganda to educate community members on financial discipline; in 2020 it was found that 50% of Ugandans neither save nor plan for retirement
Oceania Solomon Islands The Commodities Export Marketing Authority urged farmers to produce quality cocoa beans and not to resell the discarded cocoa beans to other buyers authorised to export quality cocoa
Asia Syria Syria received around 1.400 kilograms of cancer drugs from India as part of India's humanitarian assistance efforts
Asia Taiwan Victor Gao, renown Chinese lawyer, businessman and academic - vice president of the Beijing-based Centre for China and Globalisation - affirmed that everyone in Taiwan must pledge there is 'one China and Taiwan is part of China' after 'reunification'
Asia Tajikistan Two-day International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Current Issues in the Development of the Hissor Sheep Breed’ was supported by the EU, in collaboration with other development partners, as part of the Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER
Africa Ivory Coast Amnesty International urged the Ivorian authorities to immediately provide the necessary support measures to the thousands of Ivorian citizens who have been evicted from their homes since January 2024