America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Europe Germany Citizens can now register online to indicate their willingness to donate organs after death; until now, people could only register such decisions on paper or on an organ donor card
Africa Ivory Coast Major cocoa processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have halted or curtailed operations due to financial difficulties in purchasing cocoa beans; the challenge is hitting the global cocoa industry and could lead to a worldwide spike in chocolate prices
Asia Laos The country faced a difficult year in 2023, battling 76 extreme weather events and wildfire;; these disasters, with storms, floods, landslides, and fires, have provoked estimated da magra for around $53,5 million
America Grenada Reach Within - a Grenada-based charity that supports children at risk - initiated the Food Security for Trauma Healing project to develop the agricultural skills of those assisted and to meet their personal and community nutritional needs
Oceania Fiji The government will provide new harvesting machines to hillside sugarcane farms; Sugar Minister Charan Jeath Singh will leave for China next week to organize the delivery of the machinery
Asia Iraq The country will complete its connection to Kuwait's power grid by the end of 2024 and begin receiving 500 megawatts of electricity, as part of a push to diversify energy sources that now heavily rely on Iran
Africa Gabon Gabon has acquired a 56% majority stake in the private company Afrijet Business Service, which will not change its name but will adopt an additional brand name called FlyGabon and serve as the country's new national carrier
Asia Kazakhstan A phased implementation of new railways covering 4.700 kilometers is planned to be initiated between 2024 and 2030 for the further development of transportation and transit potential and the modernization of transportation infrastructure
Asia Kuwait Amer Hayat, head of communications at the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, said 3 new internet cables will be installed to boost connectivity
America Nicaragua The US has imposed an arms restrictions on Nicaragua, citing concerns over the alleged ongoing repression and aiming to hold the regime accountable
Africa Liberia Gluwa CEO Tae Oh met with Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to discuss improvements to Liberia's financial infrastructure and internet connectivity
America Colombia Facing criticism for breaking his pledge not to alter the constitution, President Gustavo Petro has proposed a constitutional reform process to achieve promised social transformations
Europe Ireland For St. Patrick's Day, yesterday 17 March, an estimated 500.000 people participated in the traditional parade in Dublin, with 100.000 visitors from abroad