America Nicaragua Legal status of 12 organizations, including NGOs from the United States and Canada, has been revoked, bringing the total number of associations dissolved since 2018 to more than 5,700 amid Nicaragua's political crisis
Asia North Korea North Korea's football association rejected requests from six news organisations to cover a World Cup qualifying match to be held in Pyongyang later this month, without specifying why they were denied
Asia Tajikistan The country has stepped up work on training migrant workers and diversifying labor migration destinations; under the Asian Development Bank project, three new migration service centers will be established this year
Africa Niger A meeting was held in Niamey on the digital integration projects of the Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority, promoted by Niger's Minister of Communications, Posts and Digital Economy, Sidi Mohamed Raliou
Asia Philippines The Department of Health is procuring at least 800.000 doses of vaccine to prevent the further spread of whooping cough through UNICEF
Asia Syria Damascus is joining the Global Initiative for Artificial Intelligence Governance, launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the third Belt and Road Forum, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced
America Brazil Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally indicted for falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, the first such charge against him, with allegations suggesting he and 16 others manipulated public health records to appear vaccinated
Europe Monaco ClicBus, part of the Mobility Plan launched by the Monegasque government in February, will begin operating on March 25; the new on-demand service is designed to complement existing urban transportation offerings
America Canada The number of air passenger complaints to Canada’s transport regulator is soaring, more than tripling to 42.000 on 2022; the backlog brings each case to need over a year and a half to be handled, while advocates and politicians question the entire process
Asia Thailand A target has been set to reduce the annual rate of tuberculosis cases by 5%, as stated by the Ministry of Public Health, which emphasized its worrying incidence in the country
Oceania Nauru Bendigo Bank is delaying plans to leave Nauru after Bank of China signaled it may move to the Pacific island country as a replacement
Africa Republic of the Congo The Catholic University of Congo-Brazzaville welcomed its first students after academic year activities began, initially scheduled for October 2023
Africa Mozambique The conjunctivitis epidemic affecting several regions of the country is impacting the productivity of businesses, warned the president of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique
Asia Oman InnoTech, a pioneering company at the forefront of environmental technology, has ventured into the realm of artificial coral reefs using 3D production technology, heralding a new era in marine ecosystem restoration