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
Africa Malawi "For many years COP conferences have been held, financial resources have been allocated, but poor countries do not have access to these resources," said Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi
Europe United Kingdom Only 10% of the funds promised to reduce inequality under the leveling program have been spent; Public Accounts Committee noted ministers "unable to provide any compelling examples of what leveling up funding has delivered so far"
Oceania Marshall Islands "The Republic of the Marshall Islands is facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change," reads the opening of a document on the Republic of the Marshall Islands' new National Adaptation Plan, released by the Directorate of Climate Change
Europe Vatican City The Holy See Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition - Venice Biennale, which will be displayed in the Giudecca women's prison, will illustrate the ability of inmates to embrace art to transform their lives
Africa Mali Mali's junta has disbanded the nation's main student organization, the Mali Student Association, accusing it of disrupting classes and provoking clashes and killings
Europe Moldova The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body listed reforms Moldova needs to make, focusing on lobbying in government, police and border police integrity, and the work of the country's anti-corruption prosecutor's office
Asia Malaysia The country is growing among major producers of semiconductors, being the world's sixth largest exporter; in the 1970s, Malaysia created a free trade zone on the island of Penang, offered tax exemptions and built dedicated districts and warehouses
Asia Uzbekistan Mobile operator Perfectum has been privatized: 100% of the legal entity, Rubicon Wireless Communication, is now owned by Abdumalik Iminov; privatization was ordered by presidential decree in October 2020
Oceania New Zealand The country will record "significantly slower" economic growth in the coming years, the finance minister said, as slowing productivity hampers the economy; the announcement came as New Zealand is about to issue a pre-budget update in two weeks
Africa Mauritius The ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of 100 housing units by New Social Living Development on Puspass Avenue in La Source was held in the presence of many government ministers
Oceania Vanuatu The Department of Biosecurity has partnered with New Zealand's AgResearch to release a virus in areas of Efate heavily infested with the coconut rhinoceros beetle, including Devils Point, Bukura, and Ifira
Asia Qatar Over 50 dolphins of different species have been encountered in Qatari territorial waters by a research team, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced
Africa Zambia National power company Zesco has announced a series of scheduled eight-hour blackouts to ration electricity after the country is hit by a devastating drought due to a very poor rainy season