Africa Mauritius Genre Statistics 2025 still show men dominate the economy and retain most of the political power, but show increasing weaknesses in education, health and certain social behaviors
Asia Malaysia Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan, the first Malaysian woman elected to public service, has died at the age of 100; an influential figure in Malaysian politics, she had been called the 'Grand Dame of Malaysian Indian politics'
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate today a large Hindu temple in Ayodhya symbolising the country's growing Hindu cultural nationalism, a movement also known as Hindutva, which stands on the site of a mosque demolished in the 16th century
Oceania Tuvalu Taiwan's Foreign Ministry emphasised Sunday the strength of its relations with Tuvalu, amid speculation that the Pacific island country might follow Nauru and pass diplomatic recognition to China
Europe Vatican City At the Angelus, Pope Francis announced a 'Year of Prayer' in view of 2025 Jubilee and urged the faithful to pray for Christian unity and peace in the world; he also called for the release of a group of people, including nuns, kidnapped last week in Haiti
Europe Moldova The Intelligence and Security Service has informed that it has come into possession of data indicating the revival of disinformation and manipulation campaigns to destabilise the situation in Moldovan society and regional security
Africa Senegal A recently concluded seminar in Dakar addressed the possibility of defining a strategy for better management of labour and remittances from the diaspora to African countries in an initiative of the UN Economic Commission for Africa
Africa Mali In Bamako, the cultural festival 'Les Praticables' was recently staged by young teenage girls to bring a new artistic and civic perspective to the community through theatrical performances on topics such as the fight against forced marriages and terrorism
Europe Germany An estimated one hundred thousand people took to the streets in dozens of large and small cities to express their indignation against the rise of the parliamentary ultra-right AFD and its alleged secret plots with neo-Nazis
America Paraguay The recent heat wave has brought Paraguay to break its highest temperature ever recorded, hitting 45,5 degrees celsius
Asia Bangladesh Only 47.773 citizens registered for the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, out of a quota of 127.000, marking the lowest turnout of registrations ever; despite government efforts to reduce the price of packages, most people cannot afford the trip
Europe United Kingdom Medicines are becoming more and more unavailable in the country, with the President of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies stating that the 'situation is the worst ever'; shortage includes drugs to combat cancer and depression
Africa Ivory Coast A bill to protect the elephants, the country's symbol, has been adopted; compared to about 3.000 in the 1970s and 1980s, there are now only about 500, thus wildlife sanctuaries will be created in national parks and reserves
Asia Tajikistan The heads of ministries, agencies, provinces and cities will start holding press conferences on the results of the last six months' work on 29 January; on 4 March 2005, President Rahmon had signed a decree obliging them to hold quarterly press conferences