Europe Serbia Chinese and Russian companies have contributed in drafting Serbia’s mining regulations, now adopted by Parliament, raising concerns among non-governmental organizations, citizens and experts that say the practice could hide concessions
Africa Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe's four teachers' and educators' unions announced the start of an indefinite class strike, following the failure of negotiations with the government, to demand an increase in the basic salary from €100 to €400
Africa Seychelles Seychelles National Olympic Academy invited citizens aged 20 - 30 to apply to become ambassadors of the organization; one man and one woman will participate in the 64th International Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors in Olympia
Africa Tanzania Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, known for introducing multi-party democracy in his country, has passed away
Africa Central African Republic The director of the Russian cultural centre, Dimitry Syty, former head of Wagner in Central Africa, returned to Bangui after months of absence, pictured in photographs at the ceremony commemorating Wagner mercenaries who fell in the field
Asia Azerbaijan Ahliman Amiraslanov, chairman of the Milli Majlis Health Committee, said that about $29,5 million was allocated from the state budget for oncology services, about $470 for the treatment of each patient
Africa Sudan Ten months of war have brought Sudan 'to the brink of collapse', where the vast majority of the population suffers from hunger: less than 5% of Sudanese can afford a full meal a day,' said World Food Programme director
Asia Qatar Qatar's Government Communications Office and TikTok signed an MoU on the sidelines of the ongoing Qatar 2024 Web Summit in Doha
Africa Ghana Ghana's parliament passed a law that gives way to intensifying the repression of Lgbtq+ rights and of those who promote lesbian, gay or considered unconventional sexual or gender identities
Europe Slovenia Slovenian mattress manufacturers exporting their products to the US risk punitive anti-dumping tariffs of almost 745% according to preliminary findings issued by the US Department of Commerce at the end of February
Africa Ethiopia Britain will provide the necessary support for archaeological research in Dredawa Harla said Darren Wilch, British Ambassador to Ethiopia
Oceania Australia Meta announced that it will also close Facebook news tabs in Australia, after noticing that enough people were not visiting the platform to read the news
Europe Portugal The electoral campaign has begun ahead of the general elections to be held on 10 March, and among the issues already much discussed is the rise of Chega, an extreme right-wing party that according to the polls could get around 19% of the vote
Asia South Korea Doctors and trainees, on strike for days, who do not return to work today 1 March will be punished with at least a three-month suspension of their medical licence and other legal action, Minister of the Interior declared