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
Asia Taiwan One project to build a "Round-the-Island" high-speed rail network and another one to extend National Freeway 6 to Hualien have been proposed
Europe Belarus It is necessary to develop a state ideology for the entire nation, President Lukashenko said during a meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus
Asia Cambodia The Women Run 10K with the theme "Women of Victory" saw the participation of about 3.000 runners; the event was organized by the Cambodian National Olympic Committee in collaboration with Sovannaphum Life Assurance
Oceania Australia Australia will begin funding UNRWA again, after stopping funding in late January, foreign Minister Penny Wong announced
Africa Republic of the Congo All political groups -majority, opposition and center - as well as civil society, have been invited to attend a meeting to reflect on the use of biometrics in the electoral process by the Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Local Development
America Barbados Haymans Market, a new food, retail and entertainment complex, now in its fourth month on the site of the old Haymans plantation and sugar factory in St. Peter, was officially opened
Africa Central African Republic A strategic committee was created to ensure the smooth functioning of the recruitment of young graduates into the public service, upon iniziative of Prime Minister Félix Moloua
Asia Brunei The start of on online bidding process for the long-awaited BBG series of vehicle registration numbers has been announced by the Brunei Land Transport Department, opening a new era for vehicle owners
Africa Zimbabwe A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael has been indicted in a Zimbabwean court after police raided the compound where he headed a religious sect and found more than 250 children kept out of school and used as cheap labor
Europe Russia At least eight people have been arrested for vandalizing polling stations before the presidential election that could re-confirm Putin after 20 years in power
Africa Cameroon The country has obtained a $2,2 million investment commitment from Japan to boost the coffee and cocoa sectors; the plan is to increase domestic cocoa and coffee production by 2030, with targets set at 640.000 tons and 160.000 tons, respectively
Asia Yemen People in Hodeidah governorate gathered in mass marches in solidarity with the Palestinian people and to emphasize readiness to mobilize in the face of America and UK, under the slogan "Yemen's Ramadan is a flood that wins for Gaza"
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's absence from PACE is a loss for the organization, said the President of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, who is participating in the 11th Global Baku Forum