Asia Palestine Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and spraied the word "revenge" on walls, according to local witnesses, in an unprecedented episode of escalating hostilities
Africa Madagascar Ambatovy, major industrial operation mining and refining nickel and cobalt, has been allowed by the government to sell more than 10% of its ammonium sulfate production on local market for national economic interest, despite Law on Major Mining Investments
America Antigua and Barbuda According to Xen Ayra, Antiguan citizen who recently made their debut at a major annual conference for game developers in California with his team, said Antigua can benefit from the global gaming industry
Europe Latvia "Exit Rīga" mobile application provides access to tourist information on attractions and services in municipalities, such as active leisure offerings, natural values, educational excursions, dining venues, accommodation and event venues in Riga region
America Honduras In Honduras, wildfires have affected 63.433 hectares so far in 2024, with 1.014 fires recorded since January, marking a 10,8% increase compared to the same period last year
America Colombia Colombia and Panama are allegedly failing to correctly protect migrants crossing the dangerous Darién jungle, according to a report by NGO Human Rights Watch published this week
Africa Libya To finance the new airport project in Tripoli, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Libyan Airport Authority and two foreign companies
Asia Bhutan Druk Holding & Investments, Bhutan's investment division, is partnering with Bitdeer Technologies Group to increase the ocuntry's mining capacity sixfold through the use of advanced hardware technology
Europe Belgium Google has started construction of a second data center in Belgium, in Farciennes, Hainaut province, with total investment of €1 billion, which will also use to expand its existing data center in the country
Africa Chad There is growing concern about the consumption of energy drinks by young people, which are often consumed for reasons of lack of sleep, fatigue and lack of information about the composition
America United States For the first time since 2009, none of Forbes World’s Youngest Billionaires under 30 are self-made this year: they all inherited their wealth, due both to the self-made ones aging into their 30s and the start of the "great wealth generation transfer"
Africa Cameroon The Cameroon Football Federation has given its president Samuel Eto'o 72 hours to appoint a new technical staff for the country's men's national soccer team
Africa Algeria Over 200 people are allegedly currently detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and other fundamental rights; associations and organizations have called on Algerian authorities to release them
Europe Moldova The population and housing census, organized once every 10 years, is scheduled from April 8 to July 7 and the information obtained will be crucial for policy making, monitoring and evaluation, scientific research and more