Asia Tajikistan An amnesty law signed by President Rahmon to celebrate 35 years of independence will cover 18.038 convicted people, with full release for 11.305 people, reduced terms for 6.733; of 507 women, 248 will be released, of 134 minors, 99 will be freed
Asia Laos The 'Couples Counselling' project, supported by UNFPA and funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, offers to help couples with a reproductive health counselling service
Asia Iraq A 3D-printed copy of Bull of Nimrud, built in 9th century BC and destroyed by Isis fighters in 2015, donated has been donated by Italy; previously on display at Colosseum in Rome and Unesco headquarters in Paris, it's now relocated at the of Basrah Museum
Oceania New Zealand A dentist with a private practice in Ashburton complained that Māori still receive inadequate dental care and that the coalition government's policies on oral health care remain ambiguous
Asia Indonesia The National Food Agency is implementing five measures to ensure the availability of rice and stabilise prices nationwide
Asia Vietnam 2023 brought a major breakthrough for science and technology: Vietnam had the first scientist to win the VinFuture prize and saw an explosion in AI with the country's desire to implement ChatGPT
Europe Iceland Bus routes will undergo major changes in the coming months due to construction work at Hlemmur, the main bus terminal in the centre of Reykjavík
Europe Monaco The average real estate price per square metre in Monaco reached €51.418 in 2023, an increase of almost 40% in a decade
Asia Kyrgyzstan Reporters Without Borders called on Coalition for Media Freedom to take action against the liquidation of Kloop Media, known for its news website and journalistic investigations, after the Oktyabrsky District Court decided on 9 February to close it down
Africa Tanzania The shortage of alcohol and the consequent soaring prices have left Zanzibar in severe difficulties at the beginning of the tourist season, with expected deep consequences as the tourist season generates 90% of the archipelago's revenue
Asia Philippines NASA's mission to test air quality through international collaboration will help the Philippines gain access to advanced monitoring techniques to study and combat pollution
Africa Sudan At least one child dies every two hours in the Zamzam camp in Sudan, one of the largest and oldest IDP camps in the country, the medical association Doctors Without Borders declared
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's courts found 666 people guilty of sexual harassment under the new Article 41-1 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility in 2023, said Supreme Court spokesman Aziz Abidov
Africa Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations 2023, beating Nigeria 2-1 in a comeback in the final, for the third time in its history