Asia Kazakhstan 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy AMM Congress and Exhibition is closing today; the event brought together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector.
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai Police Force, represented by the 'Your Commitment is Happiness' initiative, organised a lecture to educate students about the responsibilities of spectators in sports stadiums
Asia Nepal A 33-kilometre stretch of the Narayangadh-Butwal section along the East West Highway was paved; initially scheduled for completion in less than 4 years, the project has been completed at 50% in over five years and three months
Africa Republic of the Congo An international conference on China and Africa opened in Brazzaville with experts, researchers, policy makers and development actors assessing the impact of Sino-African cooperation on the economic, social and political development of Africa
Africa Morocco 16.171 ne Companies were created in Morocco within the end of February 2024, reported the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PM defended the revision of the spelling agreement of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries to make the Portuguese language more simplified and dynamic and to integrate new languages of Lusophone cultural diversity
Europe Russia 'The descendants of Napoleon and Hitler want to defeat Russia again with the help of the Anglo-Saxons,' allegedly said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on the eve of Victory Day over Nazi Germany
Asia Syria International Organisation for Migration stated that Syria continues to be the largest source of refugees in the world at the end of 2022, with a number of 6,5 million, although down from 6,8 million in 2021
Oceania Solomon Islands The US Embassy in Honiara has labelled recent allegations of alleged interference in the Solomon Islands elections as 'questionable' and 'misinformation'
America Mexico Nearly 150 forest fires are currently active across Mexico, consuming over 70.000 hectares of green areas, with challenges for the 5.000 firefighters combating them posed by difficult access to high-altitude zones
Africa Rwanda Since December 2023, after the government waived taxes by granting an exemption allowing free registration of plots of land, more than 324.000 plots have been registered in all districts
America Guyana A Turkish power generation ship, capable of producing 36 megawatts of electricity, has arrived in Guyana to assist in addressing blackouts, working alongside recently acquired generators and transformers to boost the grid's capacity
Europe Spain An unprecedented attack on landlords and managers of short-term rentals has been launched by the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida, who announced a freeze on licences for this type of housing and increased penalties for unlicensed renters
Asia Myanmar Thailand is piloting a biometric data collection programme for Myanmar citizens and stateless persons, mainly aimed at simplifying the provision of health services, particularly vaccinations