Africa Ghana Tradional chief of Berekum area has warned against data leaks by bank staff, reminding that releasing private information is highly discouraging and affects rural areas where it is most important to create and support trust to advance financial inclusion
Oceania Vanuatu The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-risks Department has asked the PENAMA Provincial Government Council to relocate the manual weather station in Saratamata to another location for accurate and reliable data collection
Asia Maldives Police have decided to open an internal investigation into the allegation that traffic police assaulted a teenage girl at a checkpoint in Hulhumale'
Asia United Arab Emirates Flu vaccination was made mandatory for Umrah and Hajj pilgrims starting March 26, with Ministry recommending that vaccinations be administered at least 10 days before departure to ensure vaccine efficacy and immunity
Africa Mali Malian President Assimi Goita received the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for GNU Political Affairs, Mohamed Issa, who is leading the Libyan delegation to the meeting of the Alliance of African States held in Bamako
Oceania Papua New Guinea A woman and her daughter lost their lives and more than 1.000 homes have been reduced to rubble following a 6,9-magnitude earthquake that struck parts of East Sepik; government allocated 500 million kina (around 130.000.000 US$) for relief nationwide
Asia Kuwait The country has announced a three-month amnesty period, that began March 17, 2024 to June 17, 2024, to offer relief to expatriates who have violated the country's residency laws
Europe Vatican City During a commemorative event in New York for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican's Permanent Observer to UN, stressed the crucial role of education in eradicating racial prejudice
Asia Israel Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the country does not intend to comply with the call for an immediate ceasefire in the month of Ramadan, contained in the resolution passed by the UN Security Council thanks to the abstention of the US
Africa Djibouti Textron Aviation of Wichita reported that it has been awarded a contract by the Us Army Contracting Command, for the delivery of two Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft to the Djibouti Air Force
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnians around the world mourn the death of Sarajevo-born poet and writer Abdulah Sidran, famous for his critically acclaimed screenplays for directors such as Emir Kusturica
Africa Sudan Faced with questions about his disappearance, the Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat claims how former Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was able to move to northern Sudan, to a safe place
Europe Estonia In Tallinn's Noblessner district, a former lighting pole in the Old Port area is now adorned with a light installation inspired by a crane's nest, designed by Stina, a five-year-old Tallinn student
Asia Cyprus Green tax will be discussed today; it aims at being fiscally neutral, as in the tax reform being implemented there would be compensatory measures studied by the Centre for Economic Research of the University of Cyprus