Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Europe Vatican City The Catholic Church has celebrated the feast day of the 21 victims of Coptic confession killed by ISIS in 2015 for the first time; all 21 men had been proclaimed martyrs by the Coptic Church
America Trinidad and Tobago The Northern Division Operations Centre activated the TTPS Coastal and Air Support Unit and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service after a family alerted the E999 Command Centre that they were lost on a hike
America Paraguay Students and protesters mobilized in Asunción demanding the restoration of democratic order following the expulsion of Senator Kattya González, denouncing both arbitrariness and the establishment of an authoritarian government
Asia Turkmenistan USAID held its fourth annual civic forum, with representatives from various Turkmenistan ministers and 15 civil society organisations, focusing on the implementation concept and the state programme for the development of the digital economy for 2019-2025
Asia Saudi Arabia MEFIC Capital unveiled the Saudi Film Fund, with a capital injection of SR 375 million ($100 million) and 40% of its budget coming from the Kingdom's Cultural Development Fund, to elevate Saudi cinema
Oceania Marshall Islands Rehearsals for the musical Oliver! are in full swing and proceed at the Marshall Islands High School library every weekday afternoon and Saturday
Asia Tajikistan According to the official website of the Tajik President, the handicraft sector development is growing year on year under the special attention of President Emomali Rahmon himself
Europe Ukraine Approximately 23.000 people are missing in Ukraine 'because they have been captured, killed, or have lost contact with their families after fleeing their homes', the International Red Cross points out in a statement
Africa Zimbabwe The country aims to reach 60% survival of children with cancer by 2030, said Dr Loice Hlatshwayo, oncologist at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
Asia North Korea A North Korean art festival scheduled for April will not feature live performances by foreign participants this year, the DPRK Ministry of Culture said
Africa South Sudan UN human rights experts called on South Sudan's leaders to properly manage the conclusion of the country's political transition to achieve lasting peace and prevent violence and gross human rights violations
Europe Spain In a strategic move, the Region of Murcia, the Valencian Community and Andalusia joined together to ask the Ministry for Ecological Transition to ensure they have enough water for the future
Asia East Timor The President of the Republic, José Ramos-Horta, swore in Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai as the new Minister of Justice of the 9th Constitutional Government at a ceremony held at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace in Dili