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 Russia Starting today 1 March, Russia will ban gasoline exports for six months: the government said the decision is taken to avoid a price increase linked to seasonal growth in domestic demand from consumers and farmers
Asia Pakistan For years, a dispute has been going on between India and Pakistan that also has to do with basmati, the famous rice; the world's main producers and exporters, both, separately, have applied to the European Union for the PGI mark
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 Oman At the Suhar Investment Forum, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning announced the creation of a smart city in Suhar, with an area of 6.240.000 sqm and 15 districts, two central parks, a museum, a university, an exhibition centre and a sports centre
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 Cambodia Over the past two years, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has arrested 31 offenders and confiscated over 1.400 fishing gears in the six provinces bordering Tonle Sap Lake
America Suriname The Suriname Fire Department halted fire-fighting in Wageningen due to unpaid weekend work and ongoing delays in receiving new clothing, thus initiating national consultations, with an ultimatum for resolution by the end of this week
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Almost half of the children in Bosnia and Herzegovina live in poverty according to international standards, as 80% of the country's pensioners do
America Cuba The government plans to reschedule an unpopular five-fold increase in retail petrol prices for 1 March, a month later than originally planned, after officials said its systems suffered a cyber-attack
America Uruguay Aeropuertos Uruguay, in the presence of the President Luis Lacalle Pou, celebrated the inauguration of the refurbished "Nueva Hespérides" International Airport in Salto, representing a milestone in Uruguay's airport infrastructure modernization
Asia Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has revealed his intention to establish Gelephu Mindfulness City Special Administrative Region, which will be funded through investments in green energy, physical and digital connectivity, infrastructure and education
Europe Czech Republic The Czech Lower House approved a bill on same-sex marriages that would give same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual married couples, with the exception of the adoption of children
Africa Botswana Tumo Kgabeng, a 24-year-old from Gaborone, uses drones to monitor diseases, pests and soil quality and provides timely treatment recommendations