America Canada Canada Strong Fund, the first ever national sovereign wealth fund will be launched with an initial endowment of $25-billion (€15,5 billion); PM says the investment will ensure all Canadians reap the rewards of government support for major new projects
Africa Seychelles Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Port Victoria after a week-long expedition with a team of scientists and students from the University of Seychelles that explored the seagrass beds around Owen Bank
Asia Qatar The sighting of a group of long-beaked common dolphins is the first documented record of the dolphins in Qatari waters
Africa Central African Republic Central African authorities and WFP leaders are getting organised in the framework of the implementation of the school canteen programme
Asia Syria Syria took part in the 12th International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in Russia
Europe Ukraine Over the past week, the Ukrainian army has reportedly carried out a number of attacks against Russian military targets using a new long-range missile system that the US would have secretly shipped in recent weeks
Africa Ivory Coast Health workers riding bicycles and medical equipment, are making great strides in the fight against malaria by travelling between remote villages, reducing malaria cases by up to 70% in some areas
Africa Burundi The Talitha Koum centre breaks the taboo of autism, still little known in Burundi where autistic children are often hidden, accused of being spoilt, capricious or possessed
Europe Belarus The Belarusian publishing house received a first-class diploma in the Culture and Art category for the book 'National Parks - Gems of Belarus' at the Eurasian International Book Fair held in Astana, Kazakhstan,
Asia Iran An Iranian court sentenced to death the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was accused of participating in the large anti-regime protests of 2022
Africa Benin Focusing on culture is part of Benin's strategy to stimulate economic growth: the government is building 4 new museums in different locations and a cultural district in the largest city, Cotonou, as well as increasing investment in arts education
Europe Austria The painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt entitled 'Portrait of Miss Lieser', disappeared a century ago and found in January this year, was sold at an auction in Vienna for €30 million
Africa Comoros A training seminar has been organised in Retaj to raise awareness and train healthcare personnel on pharmacovigilance, the science of examining the adverse effects of drugs, upon initiative of the National Agency for Medicines and Medical Evacuations
Africa Uganda A study conducted by the Universities of Stirling and Wisconsin-Madison on a forest in western Uganda shows that indiscriminate, large-scale logging of forests and natural environments inevitably causes changes in animal behaviour