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
Asia Oman At the Suhar Investment Forum, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning announced the creation of a smart city in Suhar, with an area of 6.240.000 sqm and 15 districts, two central parks, a museum, a university, an exhibition centre and a sports centre
America Dominican Republic The Association of Koreans in the Dominican Republic has announced the celebration of the second Korean Festival in the country, which will provide an opportunity to showcase its culture, for 2 March 2024
Europe Russia Starting today 1 March, Russia will ban gasoline exports for six months: the government said the decision is taken to avoid a price increase linked to seasonal growth in domestic demand from consumers and farmers
Africa South Africa If Vladimir Putin were to go to the country, the South African political authorities would not be able to guarantee his safety and he could be arrested as a result of the arrest warrant issued against him by the ICC
Europe Portugal The electoral campaign has begun ahead of the general elections to be held on 10 March, and among the issues already much discussed is the rise of Chega, an extreme right-wing party that according to the polls could get around 19% of the vote
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, deployed for 25 years, has begun its final withdrawal from the province of South Kivu, prey to the violence of armed groups
Europe Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko ordered things to be put right in the sports clubs as soon as possible, after hearing a report on the state and prospects of Belarusian football
America Antigua and Barbuda The country has announced the creation of the world's first leap year beach, 'Beach 366', which will be officially inaugurated at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, in conjunction with June's Cricket World Cup celebrations
Asia Pakistan For years, a dispute has been going on between India and Pakistan that also has to do with basmati, the famous rice; the world's main producers and exporters, both, separately, have applied to the European Union for the PGI mark
Africa Mauritania The National Commission for Human Rights and the Mauritanian Football Federation signed a MoU in Nouakchott on the promotion of human rights, for children and people with special need
Europe Latvia It will be compulsory to install bio-waste containers in Riga in the vicinity of apartment buildings with more than 10 flats as of 1 March, as stipulated in the municipal waste management regulation adopted by the Riga City Council
Africa Zambia Artist Olive Samukolo during an event at Livingstone Museum said to regard art as a decent career like any other vocation, as art enables to acquire long-lasting skills to earn a fulfilling livelihood, contributing to social and economic development
Africa Burkina Faso Former Inter soccer team and Brazilian national team footballer Roberto Carlos has been recently appointed 'Burkina Faso football ambassador' by the Minister of Sport