Oceania New Zealand A women meeting in Wellington marked a year since changes to pay equity extinguished some 180.000 claims for equal work of equal value; a request to the UN was made to investigate whether the move amounted to systemic discrimination towards women
America Uruguay Aeropuertos Uruguay, in the presence of the President Luis Lacalle Pou, celebrated the inauguration of the refurbished "Nueva Hespérides" International Airport in Salto, representing a milestone in Uruguay's airport infrastructure modernization
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The country announced the inauguration of its first liquefied natural gas carrier, in the frame of DRC's aspirations to expand its export capacity
Asia East Timor Mozambique's ambassador to East Timor and Indonesia, Belmiro José Malate, expressed Mozambique's willingness to support the Timorese authorities in the training of Portuguese language staff and teachers
America Guatemala Guatemala has declared an "orange alert" as the Agua volcano erupted, affecting 20 hectares; specialized teams, supported by private helicopters and the Guatemalan Army, are currently battling the flames on the ground and in the air
Asia Iran On the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the country launched an ambitious environmental initiative with the inauguration of 67 projects, covering 17 provinces, to combat pollution and promote sustainable practices
Europe Ukraine From the White House to London, from Berlin to the EU, everyone has excluded direct involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, except French President Macron, criticised by some geopolitical experts, who see it as a dangerous escalation of the conflict
America Venezuela Venezuela has allegedly stopped receiving deported flights from the US and Mexico in response to US sanctions
Africa Mozambique The consulting firm Oxford Economics said that after Mozambique's 5% growth, the economy will slow to 4.5% this year, despite the expected 2,5% increase in natural gas production
Europe France The 'steak' label on vegetarian products has been banned in a new government decree in response to a long-standing complaint from the meat industry that consider terms such as 'vegetarian ham' or 'vegan sausage' confusing for consumers
Europe Italy According to report by Autostrade published by economic newspaper Sole24Ore, 2023 marked an all-time record for heavy goods vehicles: lorry traffic increased by 6% compared to 2007, when there had been another record for heavy goods vehicle traffic
Asia Israel Thousands of artists from around the world, as well as thousands of citizens via an online petition, called for the exclusion of the song 'October Rain', representing the country at Eurovision, which makes strong allusions to what happened on 7 October
Africa Djibouti 1.400 tablets to carry out the country's third population census - scheduled for 2024 - have been handed over to the Ministry of Economy and Finance by Egyptian Ambassador to Djibouti Khaled al-Shazly
America Dominica Opposition Senator Delbert Paris called for a 'free and liberated Dominica' while addressing hundreds of opposition supporters at a peaceful rally held in Roseau