Oceania Australia Police in New South Wales rejected arming guards at Jewish events; The Australian Jewish Association told the antisemitism royal commission that private security guards at Jewish events should be armed, authorities fear that would further fracture society
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of Republic met with leaders of political parties of the national democratic opposition to analyse the agreements governing the Electoral Coalition of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea and political parties of democratic opposition
Europe Russia Russian opponent Alexey Navalny claims he was immediately sent to solitary confinement for seven days as soon as the mandatory quarantine period ended in the remote 'Polar Wolf' prison above the Arctic Circle, where he was transferred in December
Africa Tanzania The Tanzania Railway Corporation has taken delivery of three new electric locomotives and 27 passenger coaches for the new standard gauge railway under construction between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro, which will extend to the border with Rwanda
Asia Laos UNICEF Laos celebrated its 50th anniversary; in 1973 the peace agreement between the Royal Government of Laos and the communist Pathet Lao marked the end of the Laotian civil war and laid the foundation for UNICEF's entry into Laos
America Dominica The unparalleled benefits of the 'Citizenship by Investment' programme was recently emphasised by the Prime Minister; at a press conference he stressed that it provided citizens with exceptional advantages, superior to those of any other country
Africa Sao Tome and Principe FAO will develop a strategy and plan to promote employment in the agricultural sector for young people in Sao Tomé with the final goal of reducing the poverty rate, now over 66%
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Education in Southern Region organised a training programme on financial and material management for education offices, with directors of school offices, heads of administration and finance, warehouse workers and internal auditors
Oceania Kiribati The country received a new police patrol boat donated by Australia; Radio Kiribati reported that the RKS Teanoai II arrived in Kiribati waters after a long journey from Western Australia via Cairns and the Solomon Islands
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines will launch flights from Ashgabat to Jeddah (Turkmenistan-Saudi Arabia) three times a week starting 16 February 2024; Turkmenistan Airlines is the country's only national airline and flies to ten destinations in Europe and Asia
Asia Bhutan Gross Domestic Happiness has been used for over 15 years to measure the citizens' well-being instead of the GDP; some critics believe it is more of an image-enhancing gimmick and not very effective in improving the living conditions of the population
Europe United Kingdom Labour has proposed measures to tackle persistent school absenteeism, such as free breakfast clubs for primary schools and increased funding for early speech and language interventions
Asia Yemen Qatar Red Crescent Society aims at improving lives of 4.683 vulnerable and displaced people training heads of 669 households; the project, in cooperation with Yemeni counterpart, will take place in Shabwah, Hadramaut, Al-Mahrah, Hajjah and Sanaa
Asia Palestine Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stated that nearly 59.000 Palestinians have been injured in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war, reporting a very high number of amputees, especially among children