Africa Sao Tome and Principe Conceição Lima died yesterday; she was a symbol of identity, ambassador of culture, the most translated author from Sao Tomé with German, Arabic, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish versions and prizes won in Brazil and USA
America Jamaica The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a J$20 million (€118000) relief fund to support fishermen who have been affected by rising sea waves along the Jamaican coast
Africa Seychelles The trade department of the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade, in collaboration with the European Union, recently organised a workshop on the identification and screening of potential geographical indications
Africa Somalia The Somali authorities banned, for security reasons, the wearing of masks in the capital Mogadishu, as the use of masks would be used to conceal identity and facilitate criminal activities
Oceania Palau In a rally echoing his campaign slogan 'Palauans First', President Surangel Whipps Jr. officially launched his re-election bid, becoming the first candidate to declare for the November 2024 general election
Europe Switzerland The Graubünden cantonal police have launched an investigation on suspicion of discrimination and incitement to hatred following the decision of equipment rental shops in Davos to stop renting to Jewish people
Asia Japan A traditional rice-planting dance was performed on 18 February at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture; the shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake
Africa Zimbabwe 62 people sentenced to the death penalty in the country will see their sentences commuted to life imprisonment as a result of the abolition of capital punishment, decided by the Harare government, which gave its assent to a parliamentary initiative
Europe Slovakia Malnutrition affects almost two-thirds of Slovakian hospitalised patients; despite additional costs of malnutrition entails for healthcare system, interventions remain minimal, according to research by Slovakian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia said Israel's actions in the Palestinian Territories are 'legally indefensible' at the second day of the International Court of Justice hearing
Africa Tunisia Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures who are leading a protest fast
America Saint Lucia The Epidemiology Unit reports that 82% of deaths are attributed to non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes
Asia North Korea In defiance of UN resolutions, Vladimir Putin paid homage to Marshal Kim Jong-un with a luxury limousine made in Russia, 'as a demonstration of their special relationship', as the North Korean state media writes
Africa Rwanda The local office of the Mechanism in charge of the last files of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the special court in charge of trying those responsible for the Rwandan genocide and other human rights violations, is about to close its doors