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
America Trinidad and Tobago 2 years after what has come to be known as the Paria underwater tragedy, the families of the four men - Yusuff Henry, Kazim Ali Junior, Rishi Nagassar and Fyzal Kurban - were joined by several parliamentarians and opposition activists for a memorial march
America Panama Despite handling less cargo due to drought and transit restrictions, Panama Canal's revenues surged by 14,9% to US$4,97 billion in 2023; the Panama Canal Authority attributes the rise to the tolls system implemented in January 2023
Europe North Macedonia According to the World Population Review, North Macedonia and Albania had the lowest average IQ in Europe, 81,91 and 81,75 respectively
Africa Republic of the Congo Closing the proceedings of the 7th government seminar, Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso urged ministers to take action so that 2024 would truly be the year of youth, especially noting that 2026, the end of the term of office, is approaching
Asia Turkmenistan Over 300 online shops selling food, everyday goods, clothing, furniture, are registered in the country, also thanks to the implementation of the State Programme for the Development of the Digital Economy in Turkmenistan for the period 2021-2025
America Costa Rica A US$2,1 million US-funded Anti-Drug Operations Center in the Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland, a region historically exploited by organized crime for drug trafficking
Africa Guinea-Bissau A shortage of a large number of teachers in public schools in Guinea-Bissau has been officially announced in a communiqué; this shortage has been caused by various reasons: study, health, dropout and other situations
Asia Jordan A total of 26.272 young men and women are members of the Kingdom's 33 licensed political parties according to the Independent Election Commission
Asia Sri Lanka Diana Gamage, Minister of State for Tourism, emphasised the critical role of nightlife in driving economic growth, citing it as the cornerstone of the night economy as it accounts for as much as 70% of revenue
Africa eSwatini The country became one of the first three COMESA Member States to successfully integrate their national systems with the e-Co system, a major step towards facilitating cross-border trade within COMESA
Europe Montenegro The government requested €137 million in funding from the EU Western Balkans Investment Framework for 12 major projects covering energy, infrastructure, transport, digitisation and the environment
Asia Thailand Thai Airways reported a rebound in profits upon increased demand for air travel; a net profit of 28,1 billion baht (US$782 million) in 2023, shows a substantial recovery from the 272 million baht loss reported the previous year
Europe Norway Over half of Norwegians believe that 'everyday racism', characterised by derogatory comments related to ethnicity, is widespread in Norway while only 2% think it's not widespread, a new poll indicates