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
Africa Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe's four teachers' and educators' unions announced the start of an indefinite class strike, following the failure of negotiations with the government, to demand an increase in the basic salary from €100 to €400
Africa Seychelles Seychelles National Olympic Academy invited citizens aged 20 - 30 to apply to become ambassadors of the organization; one man and one woman will participate in the 64th International Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors in Olympia
Europe Spain Seville's mayor José Luis Sanz wrote on X that a project is underway to charge tourists a fee to enter Plaza de España, the city's most famous square built in 1928 in the neo-Moorish style
Africa Sudan Ten months of war have brought Sudan 'to the brink of collapse', where the vast majority of the population suffers from hunger: less than 5% of Sudanese can afford a full meal a day,' said World Food Programme director
Europe Serbia Both government and opposition hailed the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' final report on the December 2023 elections as a vindication of their conflicting claims
Africa Central African Republic The director of the Russian cultural centre, Dimitry Syty, former head of Wagner in Central Africa, returned to Bangui after months of absence, pictured in photographs at the ceremony commemorating Wagner mercenaries who fell in the field
Africa Tanzania Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, known for introducing multi-party democracy in his country, has passed away
Africa Nigeria Lagos environment commissioner Tokunbo Wahab said Nigeria will "immediately" begin implementing a ban on the use of polystyrene and other single-use plastics, with the aim of becoming completely plastic-free, as plastic clogs sewer drains
Europe Denmark The Danish police have concluded their investigation into the sabotage operation that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in 2022: there are no elements necessary to initiate legal proceedings
Asia Jordan Jordan ranks 35th globally in internet speed according to Ookla speed test, having achieved an average speed of 126.47 megabits per second for fixed speeds, including fiber and ADSL, in January 2024
Europe Portugal The electoral campaign has begun ahead of the general elections to be held on 10 March, and among the issues already much discussed is the rise of Chega, an extreme right-wing party that according to the polls could get around 19% of the vote
Africa Mauritania The National Commission for Human Rights and the Mauritanian Football Federation signed a MoU in Nouakchott on the promotion of human rights, for children and people with special need
Asia Georgia As of today 1 March, the cost of connecting new customers to the water network in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Poti will increase, making it more expensive for customers to register and connect to water