Africa Sierra Leone A ship departed from Freetown was intercepted and diverted to Canary Islands, in a crackdown on international drug trafficking; Spanish police found aboard 35-40 tonnes of cocaine in what has been called “record-breaking cocaine seizure in the Atlantic”
Europe Netherlands The Dutch railway company NS is planning a complete reorganisation of its services for next year and aims to add 1.600 extra journeys per week from 2025 onwards; all plans will have to be approved by the government, a shareholder
America Peru Ocho Sur, Peru-based palm oil producer supplying brands like Nestle, Kellogg's and Colgate, is allegedly linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, operating on 130 square kilometers of deforested land, as environmental groups revealed
Africa Mali The foundation stone was laid for the Children's Home in Bamako, a project that will extend over 2 hectares and aims to 'create an environment conducive to the training, schooling and development' of orphaned children of the Armed Forces
Europe San Marino Today, 11 February 2024, operations are scheduled for the defusing and blasting of a 104 kg aeroplane bomb with approximately 30 kg of TNT, unexploded war residue found in July 2023 in the Serravalle area within the borders of the Republic of San Marino
Oceania Tuvalu Stormy weather has delayed the formation of a new government in Tuvalu, with newly elected legislators still unable to reach parliament, weeks after the Pacific nation went to the polls, as they are stranded on the outer islands
Europe Hungary Icon and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in 2016 at 99, will be commemorated with a life-size statue by János Babusa in Budapest; born in Hungary, she made a career in the USA, winning a Golden Globe Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Africa Botswana Diamond producers De Beers, Anglo American and Okavango diamond company, owned by the state of Botswana, have asked the Group of Seven to reconsider new bans on Russian diamonds, which are having and will have even more 'unintended consequences'
Africa Cape Verde A study presented concluded that child labour affects 4,2% of Cape Verdean children between the ages of 5 and 17; 2,5% work in hazardous conditions, but the majority work for family members
Asia Afghanistan The Afghan power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat settled a two-year debt with Uzbekistan for the supply of electricity
Asia Brunei The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Intellectual Property Office of Brunei Darussalam to outsource patent services
Africa Djibouti The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation signed a USD 90 million Master Murabaha agreement for the Republic of Djibouti, with the International Hydrocarbons Company of Djibouti as executing agency
Africa Angola In December 2023, APOPO, with over two decades of history in humanitarian mine action, reached an extraordinary milestone by achieving a total of 100 million square metres of landmines cleared over the years
Europe Andorra The entity running the canteen at the French school in Sant Julià will go bankrupt due to financial difficulties it has been unable to remedy