Asia Tajikistan An amnesty law signed by President Rahmon to celebrate 35 years of independence will cover 18.038 convicted people, with full release for 11.305 people, reduced terms for 6.733; of 507 women, 248 will be released, of 134 minors, 99 will be freed
America Dominican Republic To celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic, Jumbo presented the book "Collection of Dominican Words and Expressions," which features a selection of distinctive words and phrases born out of "Being Dominican is the Best from A to Z" campaign
Asia Sri Lanka In response to recent findings published in the British medical journal The Lancet regarding child malnutrition and underweight girls, Sri Lankan health authorities have rejected content referring to Sri Lanka's representation
Africa Seychelles The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Seychelles Ports Authority, invites contractors to submit their prequalification application for the Port of Victoria rehabilitation and expansion project
Europe Denmark Several hours of waiting time to access TastSelv expected tax payers over the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax return website on Monday; 1,4 million visits to the annual tax return website have been recorded since last Friday
Africa South Sudan The country will produce 600.000 tons less grain this year than it would need, FAO estimates
Asia Cyprus Out of some 230.000 registered companies, only 140.000 have updated their records regarding Ultimate Beneficial Owners; the directive issued by the Registrar of Companies sets 31 March as cutoff date and aims at reducing the existence of shell companies
Europe Slovenia The parliamentary groups of the coalition Movement for Freedom and Social Democratsand the opposition Democrats and New Slovenia have filed in parliamentary procedure a motion to hold a referendum on the expansion of nuclear energy
America Belize Belize has solidified its global engagement strategy by formally establishing for the first time diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan
Europe Estonia The EU Council approved the directive on platform work, with the green light from Estonia, which had previously opposed it
Europe Finland A two-week political strike has brought freight traffic to a halt in Finnish ports and railways, with major disruption in the country's logistics and potentially leading to shortages, including fuel; Finnair has decided to refuel some aircraft overseas
America Argentina President Javier Milei's decision to close Argentina's state-owned news agency, Télam, is being met with opposition, as police blockaded its offices, workers plan protests, and critics accuse the government of a severe attack on freedom of expression
Asia Georgia Construction of the Shorapani-Argveta section of the Rikoti Pass is in its final stages and Georgian population will be able to use the Zestaponi Bypass starting in May, said Irakli Karseladze, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure
Africa Egypt The country will export locally produced insulin injections to Cuba for the first time through the United Company for Pharmaceuticals, an affiliate of the Acdima Group