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 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
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
Europe Denmark Several hours of waiting time to access TastSelv expected tax payers over the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax return website on Monday; 1,4 million visits to the annual tax return website have been recorded since last Friday
Africa South Sudan The country will produce 600.000 tons less grain this year than it would need, FAO estimates
Africa Guinea-Bissau Siphiweka Baleka, a North American-Guinean athlete, denounced the existence of a "web" of corruption, discrimination and fraud in the swimming federation and at the level of the Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee
Europe Sweden According to scientists, current logging practices are bringing old-growth forests to the brink of extinction as vast areas of old-growth forests are being cut down and replaced by fir and pine plantations, resulting in a devastating loss of biodiversity
America Argentina President Javier Milei's decision to close Argentina's state-owned news agency, Télam, is being met with opposition, as police blockaded its offices, workers plan protests, and critics accuse the government of a severe attack on freedom of expression
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
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
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
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
America Belize Belize has solidified its global engagement strategy by formally establishing for the first time diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan