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 Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, after an interview with former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, declared that 'Donald Trump has been a president of peace'
Europe Norway The government has reportedly proposed measures to ensure that those who are reluctant to use digital payments can pay with notes and coins
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
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
Europe Italy At the Olympic Stadium in Rome, with a score of 31-29, the Italian national team beat Scotland at the Six Nations rugby tournament: it had been 11 years since the national rugby team won a home game in the tournament
Africa Ivory Coast Women victims of their partners are gaining independence and self-esteem in the country's only shelter offering integrated support to victims of domestic abuse, the Akwaba Mousso shelter, with doctors, midwives, psychologists, social workers and lawyers
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 Moldova During the election period legal research organisations or public associations registered in the Republic of Moldova may conduct opinion and exit polls if they have obtained permission by electoral authority, the Central Election Commission informed
Africa Niger Niger leads the world ranking of the 20 countries with the strongest economic growth expectations in 2024, according to the African Development Bank Group's macroeconomic report
Oceania New Zealand Auckland Transport admitted that its trains were in 'huge demand' on Friday when the city hosted P!nk's concert at Eden Park and the Warriors at Mt Smart
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
America Grenada Aisha Achiumugu, CBI's new resident in Grenada, recently donated 250 backpacks for the school and will fund five scholarships in Grenada
Africa Guinea-Bissau The civil registration system in Guinea-Bissau is classified as an unsatisfactory system, according to the typology defined by the World Health Organisation, stated the Minister of Justice and Human Rights