America Nicaragua Legal status of 12 organizations, including NGOs from the United States and Canada, has been revoked, bringing the total number of associations dissolved since 2018 to more than 5,700 amid Nicaragua's political crisis
Europe France The National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, approved by 44 votes to 2 a bill banning discrimination based on hair, preventing employers from requiring their employees to iron afro and dreadlocks and braids
Africa Sudan NGO Emergency has opened a new pediatric outpatient clinic in Khartoum within the Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in the Soba district, and will provide care to mothers and children up to 14 years old
Africa Ethiopia Throughout Ethiopia, seedlings are being prepared for tree planting as part of the Green Legacy Initiative, for integrated management of existing forests and biodiversity, to restore degraded landscapes and improve the ecosystem
Asia Kazakhstan 1,1 million plants will be planted in a drained part of the Aral Sea by the end of 2025 to revitalize the area, according to plans of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
America Cuba Wearing a rainbow-colored stole and a rainbow flag in her collar, Reverend Elaine Saralegui welcomed everyone to her LGBTQ+ church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas
Asia Cambodia There has been a significant increase in mobile payments due to digital transaction options allowing more people to switch from cash to digital payments, the National Bank of Cambodia said
Asia East Timor The influenza laboratory at the National Health Laboratory's in Timor-Leste has been recognized as a National Influenza Center under the WHO Global Influenza Program as a member of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System
Europe Albania Tirana Airport served 577.753 passengers in February, up from 341.247 a year ago; in terms of destinations, London UK led with 53.358 passengers, closely followed by Italian airports Milano Orio, Rome and Pisa
Asia Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Iqbal, president of Kabul Polytechnic University, said the first international water conference of this atheneum will be held by the end of September this year
America Uruguay Over 5.000 people remain displaced due to heavy rains and 5 national routes are reported closed, according to Uruguay's National Emergency System
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Nurses Association welcomed its new nursing assistants into the nursing field, while 30 students celebrated graduation from the multi-year program
Asia Armenia Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan said Armenia will participate for the first time in the Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of the European Union, scheduled for mid-April in Spain
Asia Palestine UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese presented a report with a body of evidence "suggesting that Israel has committed at least three of the proscribed acts in the Convention" of genocide toward the people of Gaza