Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Asia Japan The film Oppenheimer was first shown in Japanese theaters, several months after its US release in July 2023
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
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
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
Africa Ivory Coast The country has been confirmed as the site of the African women's basketball championship, AfroBasket, to be held in July 2025 in Abidjan
Asia Kazakhstan The Astana Hub International Technopark of IT Startups has seen a surge in projects started by female entrepreneurs, with nearly 250 companies registered, 25% of which have successfully extended their services abroad
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
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 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
America Peru Ecuador Armed Forces destroyed a clandestine bridge used for smuggling on the Peruvian border, seizing 2.500 liters of fuel, highlighting the lucrative illegal fuel trade in the Ecuador-Peru border areas and also eliminating over 10.000 coca plants found
America Paraguay During his visit to Washington D.C., Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano emphasized the urgent need to cooperate with the US to combat corruption, protect democratic institutions, and strengthen cybersecurity cooperation
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