Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Oceania New Zealand The country will record "significantly slower" economic growth in the coming years, the finance minister said, as slowing productivity hampers the economy; the announcement came as New Zealand is about to issue a pre-budget update in two weeks
Asia Vietnam Nearly 200 people have been treated for food poisoning after eating contaminated chicken at a restaurant in Nha Trang city; the deputy director of the Khánh Hòa Department of Health said that so far, tests of samples and food have not yet yielded results
Europe Moldova The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body listed reforms Moldova needs to make, focusing on lobbying in government, police and border police integrity, and the work of the country's anti-corruption prosecutor's office
Asia Qatar Over 50 dolphins of different species have been encountered in Qatari territorial waters by a research team, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced
Asia Palestine The Spanish ship of the humanitarian organization Open Arms, carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid, arrived in the waters of the Gaza Strip; departing from Cyprus, it was carrying equipment and mostly food from World Central Kitchen
Europe United Kingdom Only 10% of the funds promised to reduce inequality under the leveling program have been spent; Public Accounts Committee noted ministers "unable to provide any compelling examples of what leveling up funding has delivered so far"
Europe Vatican City The Holy See Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition - Venice Biennale, which will be displayed in the Giudecca women's prison, will illustrate the ability of inmates to embrace art to transform their lives
Africa Mali Mali's junta has disbanded the nation's main student organization, the Mali Student Association, accusing it of disrupting classes and provoking clashes and killings
Africa Mauritius The ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of 100 housing units by New Social Living Development on Puspass Avenue in La Source was held in the presence of many government ministers
Africa Zambia National power company Zesco has announced a series of scheduled eight-hour blackouts to ration electricity after the country is hit by a devastating drought due to a very poor rainy season
Africa Malawi "For many years COP conferences have been held, financial resources have been allocated, but poor countries do not have access to these resources," said Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi
Asia Uzbekistan Mobile operator Perfectum has been privatized: 100% of the legal entity, Rubicon Wireless Communication, is now owned by Abdumalik Iminov; privatization was ordered by presidential decree in October 2020
Oceania Marshall Islands "The Republic of the Marshall Islands is facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change," reads the opening of a document on the Republic of the Marshall Islands' new National Adaptation Plan, released by the Directorate of Climate Change