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
Africa Sudan At least one child dies every two hours in the Zamzam camp in Sudan, one of the largest and oldest IDP camps in the country, the medical association Doctors Without Borders declared
Europe Iceland Bus routes will undergo major changes in the coming months due to construction work at Hlemmur, the main bus terminal in the centre of Reykjavík
Asia Kyrgyzstan Reporters Without Borders called on Coalition for Media Freedom to take action against the liquidation of Kloop Media, known for its news website and journalistic investigations, after the Oktyabrsky District Court decided on 9 February to close it down
Oceania New Zealand A dentist with a private practice in Ashburton complained that Māori still receive inadequate dental care and that the coalition government's policies on oral health care remain ambiguous
Asia Nepal 321 families affected by wild elephant attacks in Jhapa district are awaiting compensation from the government after the animals caused damage to people and property in various places and at different times in the current 2023/24 fiscal year
Oceania Samoa A review of the minimum wage in Samoa is closer after Finance Minister Lautimuia Uelese Va'ai said the government is looking to set up a committee to guide it; the current minimum wage in Samoa is $3 per hour and came into effect in 2020
Oceania Tonga After a three-month break, the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will meet today, 12 February 2024, at 2pm to continue work on the 2023 parliamentary session
Oceania Papua New Guinea Detective Senior Constable Hakaiwa and Constable Koma, both serving with Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, have advanced police forensic skills in East Sepik and Morobe, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Australian High Commission in the country
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's courts found 666 people guilty of sexual harassment under the new Article 41-1 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility in 2023, said Supreme Court spokesman Aziz Abidov
Europe Slovakia The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is launching a new project in the field of nursing services, worth €100 million, to help almost 13.000 people over two years
Africa Lesotho Civil servants have given the government a week to honour its 'promise' of a 25% wage increase, otherwise they will go to court, after a meeting between the government and the Coalition of Lesotho Civil Servants that allegedly produced no positive outcome
Asia Japan Recent survey by Taisho University shows Japanese people in smaller towns and villages with at least 5% foreign population do not regularly interact with the foreigners who live in their communities, underscoring the need to work on integrating society
Africa Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations 2023, beating Nigeria 2-1 in a comeback in the final, for the third time in its history