Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh is committed to further collaborate with the Nordic countries for a greener and more resilient future, according to the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Europe Lithuania The country would risk violating international agreements by unilaterally imposing a ban on the import or transit of Russian wheat, said Agriculture Minister Kestutis Navickas
Asia Bahrain Around 14 cutting-edge technology companies from Bahrain took centre stage at LEAP 2024, held in Riyadh from 4 to 7 March
America Guatemala Guatemala has declared a national epidemiological alert to combat dengue, with three deaths and around 7.000 cases reported this year, amid a significant global rise in dengue cases over the past two decades
Africa Tunisia Violence against women remains a very present phenomenon, since 84,75% of the women questioned in a national survey by the National Institute of Statistics said they had been victims of at least one act of violence since the age of 15
Africa Senegal In a surprising twist, Senegalese President Macky Sall officially announced the date of 24 March for the next presidential elections, triggering reactions across the country and evoking a mixture of relief and uncertainty among citizens
Africa Morocco Some of Morocco's renown public baths are closing a few days a week to save water, in consequence of a years-long of water scarcity
America Trinidad and Tobago US President Joe Biden nominated a Trinidadian woman to be a district judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia
Africa Sierra Leone Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, 56, Mayor of Freetown, famous for her commitment to the environment, has taken on an additional important role as a female leader "seeing me in this role today helps many women realize that there is nothing they cannot do" she said
Asia Tajikistan Tajikistan must reconsider its attitude towards civil society and consider human rights defenders as allies instead of enemies, said a UN expert after the dissolution of 700 NGOs in the country
Africa Angola Angola's central bank intends to increase its exposure to the euro due to rising interest rates in the currency bloc, said a spokesman for Banco Nacional de Angola
Asia Iraq The Iraqi National Investment Commission has announced that it has received 17 proposals from foreign, Arab and local companies for a waste management and electricity generation project in Baghdad
Asia Taiwan The country recorded its fourth consecutive month of year-on-year export growth in February, with foreign sales up 1,3% year-on-year to $31,43 billion, the second highest ever for the month