America Chile Hundreds of Haitian minors allegedly entered the country on charter flights without authorities verifying their relationship to the accompanying adults, either during the journey or upon arrival, according to the Prosecutor’s Office
Oceania Samoa The Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development under its Aged Care Budget signed financial support for the Mapuifagalele and Logoipulotu Home for the Elderly
America Haiti The Haitian league returned this weekend, after a three-year hiatus marked by gang violence and political unrest; the new format offers with fewer matches and promises to make it more competitive
Europe Iceland Iceland's only whaling company has been fined 400.000 Icelandic kroner ($2.900) for violating animal welfare laws by delaying a necessary inspection operation on a whale in September 2023
Europe Kosovo The country has been urged by OSCE to take swift action to prevent school drop-out among children from non-majority communities, as the schooling of children from Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities continues to be one of the biggest challenges
Africa Zambia Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared the drought a disaster and a national emergency, saying it has devastated food production and compromised power generation
Europe Poland Radio Poland celebrated its 88th anniversary; the station, launched on 1 March 1936, is part of the Polish public radio network and broadcasts programmes on developments at home, foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investment
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 Nigeria Lagos environment commissioner Tokunbo Wahab said Nigeria will "immediately" begin implementing a ban on the use of polystyrene and other single-use plastics, with the aim of becoming completely plastic-free, as plastic clogs sewer drains
Europe Spain Seville's mayor José Luis Sanz wrote on X that a project is underway to charge tourists a fee to enter Plaza de España, the city's most famous square built in 1928 in the neo-Moorish style
Africa Ethiopia Britain will provide the necessary support for archaeological research in Dredawa Harla said Darren Wilch, British Ambassador to Ethiopia
Europe Serbia Both government and opposition hailed the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' final report on the December 2023 elections as a vindication of their conflicting claims
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
Europe Austria Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg called for a pause in the fighting in the Middle East for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan