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
Oceania Samoa After six months of planning and recruitment, the Office of the Election Commission is set to open Samoa's online registration portal on May 6, while manual registration will begin in Aprile
America Canada Online child sexual exploitation rates more than tripled in Canada between 2014 and 2022; new research from Statistics Canada shows police were only able to solve two in five online sexual offences against children in that period
Asia Philippines The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation has addressed bills that would provide harsher penalties for perpetrators of road rage; bill proposes a prison sentence of up to 12 years
Europe Romania Experienced specialists continue to be the most difficult category of candidates to recruit in Romania, especially in sectors such as construction, finance, accounting or manufacturing, where employers generally face a shortage of talent
Asia Oman The Oman Across Ages Museum has joined the Oman Research and Education Network to strengthen the role of museums in the dissemination of knowledge and culture and to keep pace with advances in technology, research and innovation
Asia Georgia Construction of the Shorapani-Argveta section of the Rikoti Pass is in its final stages and Georgian population will be able to use the Zestaponi Bypass starting in May, said Irakli Karseladze, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure
America Haiti Ariel Henry has resigned as Prime Minister of Haiti and a 7-member Transitional Presidential Council will now govern the country, Caribbean Community leaders said
Africa Egypt The country will export locally produced insulin injections to Cuba for the first time through the United Company for Pharmaceuticals, an affiliate of the Acdima Group
Asia Sri Lanka In response to recent findings published in the British medical journal The Lancet regarding child malnutrition and underweight girls, Sri Lankan health authorities have rejected content referring to Sri Lanka's representation
Africa Seychelles The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Seychelles Ports Authority, invites contractors to submit their prequalification application for the Port of Victoria rehabilitation and expansion project
Europe Estonia The EU Council approved the directive on platform work, with the green light from Estonia, which had previously opposed it
Europe Slovenia The parliamentary groups of the coalition Movement for Freedom and Social Democratsand the opposition Democrats and New Slovenia have filed in parliamentary procedure a motion to hold a referendum on the expansion of nuclear energy
Europe Finland A two-week political strike has brought freight traffic to a halt in Finnish ports and railways, with major disruption in the country's logistics and potentially leading to shortages, including fuel; Finnair has decided to refuel some aircraft overseas