Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Asia Philippines The rehabilitation of Manila's iconic Central Post Office will begin this year, starting with a tender for an architectural and engineering study on the rebirth of the structure gutted by fire last year
Asia Laos Laos's economic growth is facing continued challenges, with growth in 2023 estimated to remain below 2019 levels and expected to remain below in 2024 as well
Europe Luxembourg The Fondation de Luxembourg launched a climate foundation under its own name to enable individual companies to invest in climate-related projects in Luxembourg and the Greater Region
Africa Nigeria Chess in Slums, Africa operates in the slums of Lagos and other Nigerian cities, and aims to teach a pastime that makes children aware of their intellectual abilities, making them more confident and equipped to go back to school
Asia Oman Muscat hosted the regional consultation meeting of the secretaries of the Arab National Commissions for UNESCO, aiming to align the aspirations of the Arab world and UN guidelines and strategies
Africa Benin The number of unique mobile subscribers was 8,5 million as of 31 December 2023, when 16,3 million Sim cards were active in the country, according to the latest census, with an average of two Sim cards per person and a mobile penetration rate of 67,3%
Asia Pakistan An IMF mission will arrive this month to discuss a new 'longer-term, larger' loan programme aimed at helping the government repay billions in debt maturing this year
Asia Kyrgyzstan A three-storey medical unit was inaugurated at the Republican Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases after a major renovation in Bishkek; the building modernization was financed through the WB's Emergency Response to COVID-19 project
Europe San Marino A new accident involving a cyclist occurred on the stretch under renovation for asphalting in preparation for the Tour de France, that will cross the Republic on 29 June
America Saint Lucia At a meeting organised by the Caribbean Public Health Agency, it was learnt that over 300 youths in Saint Lucia have been victims of homicide in the last decade
Europe Greece Ferries are registering a 100% occupancy rate yesterday and today, thanks to travellers joining families for Orthodox Easter festivities
America Canada 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an international legally binding document on plastic pollution, also in the marine environment, closed in Ottawa with 176 countries participating and a draft text available in all UN languages
Africa Liberia China-Aid's solar power project has been handed over to Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; it will supply the Ministry itself and 8 provincial post offices with a reliable and environmentally friendly power