Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Europe Kosovo Doruntina Kastrati, 32-years-old artist, representing Kosovo at the 60th Venice Art Biennale, will depict the post-war feminization of labour in the country in her abstract sculpture exhibition
Europe France Sophie Binet, general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor, said her union may organize strikes during the Olympics to be held in Paris between July and August
Asia Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz officials are now calling for the 2019 uranium mining ban to be lifted, while populist President Sadyr Japarov continues to pursue state production in the extractive industries he first supported more than a decade ago as an opposition politician
Europe Bulgaria Human Rights Watch urged the country not to deport Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalid, as deportation would expose him to the risk of torture
America Dominica Private sector organizations have been urged to step forward and take action to prioritize gender equality in the workplace by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Services
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Council of Ministers sent to Parliament the draft law on the prevention of conflicts of interest in state institutions, a key reform law on which the EU is pressing for the European Council to decide on the opening of accession negotiations by March
Europe Greece The bill allowing the management of private non-profit universities has been passed; although some private higher education is already legal, the new law will make degrees from vetted private institutions equivalent to public universities
Africa Benin The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend SWEDD Committee appointed the new leadership to lead the initiatives in Burkina Faso and the partner countries; Benin took over the role of vice-president
Africa Guinea The country has just hired two American companies to help with IT security and digital data protection in an agreement signed with the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy
Africa Mali The Economic Community of West African States recorded over 3.500 terrorist attacks in Mali, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger in 2023, resulting in almost 7.000 deaths
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The value of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wood industry exports last year decreased by 12,3% compared to the previous year, while imports decreased by 11%
Europe Italy Two and a half years after the decree-law that banned cruise ships from passing through St. Mark's Basin and the Giudecca Canal, discussions are underway in Venice to bring medium-sized ships back to the Maritime Station
Asia Kuwait The first edition of Kuwait Sports Day kicked off with great enthusiasm with the participation of over 13.000 runners on foot and on motorbikes