Europe Finland A proposal to reduce and clarify the goals of Finland’s basic education curriculum has drawn resistance from politicians, business representatives and municipal leaders, who warn that falling learning results must not lead to lower standards in schools
Europe Sweden A recent study by Institute of Environmental Medicine shows a disturbing trend in common mental illnesses among social workers, who had up to a 30% increase in cases of depression and anxiety compared to the general working population
Africa Republic of the Congo The Turkish ambassador to Congo spoke in Brazzaville with the chairman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Abroad about the abolition of visas between the two countries
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.451 pairs of shoes were placed on the streets of Sarajevo to commemorate the beginning of the 4-year wartime siege of the city on April 5, 1992; installation is part of a project called "Path of Remembrance," organized by the Sarajevo Memorial Center
Africa Sierra Leone National emergency has been declared for growing abuse of kush, a psychoactive mixture of addictive substances made also from human bones affecting 63% of patients of Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital; security has also been tightened at cemeteries
America Bolivia Thousands of MSC Cruises passengers are stranded in a port in Barcelona due to 69 Bolivian passengers lacking the correct entry documentation for the Schengen area, as reported by Bolivia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Europe Portugal Despite recent rain, the Algarve continues to be in a situation of extreme hydrological drought; the City Council of Albufeira will launch a set of 23 measures to promote the reduction of water consumption to be detailed to users in their next water bill
Oceania Tuvalu Climate migration and security agreement between Australia and Tuvalu to proceed after new Tuvalu government agrees not to amend agreement
Asia Uzbekistan Yunusabad District Market will be rebuilt to six stories; due to extremely limited space in Tashkent, there is a need to develop industry and commerce through vertical growth of existing infrastructure
Asia United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed ordered payment of all student debts in public schools: unpaid debts will be settled as part of initiative to support youth education
Asia Mongolia An international analysis estimated that there may be 66.000 people in Mongolia infected with hepatitis D
Europe Slovakia Team from the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies created the world's largest database of verified facts and an app for media professionals to verify information, regardless of where in the world it originated
Asia Tajikistan UN Women and Embassy of France in Tajikistan collaborated to host an event focused on protecting survivors of gender-based violence through shelters to raise awareness among government authorities, the private sector, development partners
Asia Vietnam Teachers need higher salaries to improve their quality of life, declared experts during the workshop entitled "Teacher regulation - International experience for Việt Nam" organized by HCM City National University