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Africa Namibia In response to a request from the government for technical assistance to support the design and implementation of an index-based agricultural insurance programme for small farmers, a diagnostic report was prepared by the World Bank
Asia Sri Lanka FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, arrived to the country for a three-day visit to participate in the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
Europe United Kingdom About a million adults in England unconsciously suffer from type 2 diabetes, putting their health at risk; data from Office for National Statistics also suggests many more - up to five million - are on the cusp of developing it
America Peru After over two decades, Peru reported its first case of locally transmitted measles, marking a departure from the country's trend of only imported cases since 2000 and prompting a nationwide alert to complete vaccination schedules
Asia Qatar In an effort to address evolving paediatric nutrition concepts related to metabolic diseases, Qatar University will host its second Child Nutrition Conference on 21-22 February at the College of Education building
Europe Ukraine Approximately 23.000 people are missing in Ukraine 'because they have been captured, killed, or have lost contact with their families after fleeing their homes', the International Red Cross points out in a statement
America Paraguay Students and protesters mobilized in Asunción demanding the restoration of democratic order following the expulsion of Senator Kattya González, denouncing both arbitrariness and the establishment of an authoritarian government
America Trinidad and Tobago The Northern Division Operations Centre activated the TTPS Coastal and Air Support Unit and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service after a family alerted the E999 Command Centre that they were lost on a hike
Asia Saudi Arabia MEFIC Capital unveiled the Saudi Film Fund, with a capital injection of SR 375 million ($100 million) and 40% of its budget coming from the Kingdom's Cultural Development Fund, to elevate Saudi cinema
Africa Niger Last week the country defaulted on a debt of 13,4 billion CFA francs ($22 million), the West African debt management agency said, bringing the total default to about $519 million since the July coup and its suspension from regional financial markets
Europe Poland Parliamentary commission 'Pegasus Commission and Illegal Surveillance' will begin investigating the alleged use of such surveillance technology by the country's former rulers
Asia Thailand Transport Minister Suriya Juangruangreangkit has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand to try to persuade airlines to lower fares on domestic flights, in response to complaints from travellers
Europe Vatican City The Catholic Church has celebrated the feast day of the 21 victims of Coptic confession killed by ISIS in 2015 for the first time; all 21 men had been proclaimed martyrs by the Coptic Church