Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Europe Romania Experienced specialists continue to be the most difficult category of candidates to recruit in Romania, especially in sectors such as construction, finance, accounting or manufacturing, where employers generally face a shortage of talent
America Canada Online child sexual exploitation rates more than tripled in Canada between 2014 and 2022; new research from Statistics Canada shows police were only able to solve two in five online sexual offences against children in that period
Europe San Marino San Marino Aluminum is in liquidation and the government is working to save the historic company and its 250 workers
America Saint Lucia A review exercise with the management team of the Saint Lucia Fire Department was organized by the Department of Internal Affairs to ensure that the management team had a complete understanding of the various legislative acts
Africa Madagascar A new customs support project, funded by USAID, has been launched to improve airport procedures, with a focus on passenger handling and cargo processing
Africa Tanzania The World Bank predicts massive population growth for the country within the next 2 decades: Tanzania could reach 140 million people by 2050 from the current 68,8 million
Asia Tajikistan U.S. Agency for International Development contributed $7 million to World Food Program to strengthen assistance to vulnerable families facing growing food insecurity in Tajikistan
Asia Oman The Oman Across Ages Museum has joined the Oman Research and Education Network to strengthen the role of museums in the dissemination of knowledge and culture and to keep pace with advances in technology, research and innovation
America Dominican Republic To celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic, Jumbo presented the book "Collection of Dominican Words and Expressions," which features a selection of distinctive words and phrases born out of "Being Dominican is the Best from A to Z" campaign
Europe Spain If strict new rules on cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs would go into effect, a heavy impact on tourism is feared; they would be forced to close at 1 a.m. in order limit working hours and impose the 37.5-hour work week
Africa Guinea-Bissau Siphiweka Baleka, a North American-Guinean athlete, denounced the existence of a "web" of corruption, discrimination and fraud in the swimming federation and at the level of the Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee
Europe Denmark Several hours of waiting time to access TastSelv expected tax payers over the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax return website on Monday; 1,4 million visits to the annual tax return website have been recorded since last Friday
Asia Sri Lanka In response to recent findings published in the British medical journal The Lancet regarding child malnutrition and underweight girls, Sri Lankan health authorities have rejected content referring to Sri Lanka's representation